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stone wall supporting main road fell - who is responsible for rebuilding??

  • 13-10-2011 10:46am
    #1
    dscan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    our house is around 8ft below the main road and the stone wall at the side our house between the garden and the main road fell all of a sudden yesterday. Around a 40ft stretch of the wall fell and now we are wondering what we have to do next - is it our responsibilty to rebuild this wall or would it be up to the local council. We are afraid the road will begin crumbling at the edges with heavy traffic and fall into our garden.

    Any advice would be great - thanks!


Comments

  • #2
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,216 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    This is going to need images. More Images OP.


  • #3
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 42,171 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    the onus of responsibility here needs to be assessed by a professional engineer / surveyor. it is impossible for anyone here to comment without knowing the particulars.

    certainly contact your local authority STRAIGHT AWAY and notify them of this serious risk. They will have their own engineers who will assess them immediate situation.


  • #4
    hbarstone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭hbarstone


    yes contact local authority without delay, see what their eng. say and their proposals remedy matters. if not happy with findings contact structral eng to get your own report.

    hard to comment as matters like age wall, structure of it to take load bearing etc. images would help give better idea to make comments


  • #5
    good logs...
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 210 ✭✭good logs...


    if its between to houses its a party wall two partys own it. if its on one side you own it and may be the co.council. how build it in the frist place?


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