I planted 6 figs close to my house. Is this NOT a good idea.
I was told that this will damage my foundation.
I would really appreciate any input.

I have a 30 year old Violette de Bordeaux about 18" from my house. Hasn't been a problem.

I had the same question. In a post I made, I was told that it shouldn't be a problem. Planted 3 on the south side of my house. Hopefully I'll bee dead before it ever becomes a problem :). Then someone else can worry about it. But seriously, I was told there shouldn't be any problem.

Thank you!
Now I feel better.

I had all manor of shrubs/trees planted within spitting distance of my foundation when I moved in to my house and my basement is dry as a bone.  As long as you don't create any low areas where water can collect and not drain, you'll be fine.

I would think you would be fine unless your foundation already has (or develops) structural integrity issues from settling.  As stated above make sure the water drains away from your foundation.  If there are structural issues (i.e. major cracking) then roots from trees could make that problem worse.   I have read that if you live on a slab that fig roots going under a slab could cause problems.  It looks like you have either a basement or a crawlspace though.

I'd be more concerned about the coloured mulch you have there. Concern has been raised about the toxic crap in the dye.  Not sure you wanna be eating figs or anything else ....grown where the dye could go into your food.

Hi,
18'' away from the house would be better. What do you have ? 10'' or less or ?
The problem will more be branches rubbing against the wall and staining, marking it .
The leaves need some space to open up completely ... You could leave them like that. But since that looks like a fresh done job... I would consider increasing the distance to the house - because of the rubbing and not because of the roots ...
If you want to be safe with the roots, you could use an 80 liters (20 gallons) plastic trashcan with bottom removed and plant each tree in one.
The container will restrict the area available to the roots. This will have a dwarfing affect too.

Good luck !

Thank you all for taking time to reply.

The figs are about 2.5 ft. (30 inches) away from the wall. I do not intend to grow them too big, I'll keep them pruned to about 4 feet so they are manageable to protect in the winter time.

Regarding the dye in the mulch, I'll read more about it, perhaps I will scrape everything off and put something more natural.

Thanks again!