Advise on rebuilding wall dividing gardens

Jasper79

HI All,

Looking for a bit of advice.

My attached to me Neighbour is building an extension on the back of his house.

He has told me that the wall that divides our gardens in sitting on the concrete part of our back garden ( ie. no foundations dug).

His options are the have a seperate wall inside the existing wall, or knock down the existing wall, remove some fencing and build the new wall with foundations he can then use as the wall for the extension(18ft).

I've no problem with the wall being knocked and rebuilt with the foundations as long as it does not affect our house/garden.

Is there anything I should check or watch out for in relation to this? If he uses the wall as his extension, can I use the same wall down the line if we decide to extend ?

Thanks, bit clueless. .

BryanF

i would recommend you get your own charter & PI insured structural engineer to check:

1. the construction drawing
2. check the poured foundations
3. check the rising wall
4. check the roof detail and plasterwork upon completion

its up to you whether you pay for this, OR your neighbour pays for your engineer on your behalf

your neighbour might decide that the cost of an eng for you, makes building his own wall on his side of the boundary a cheaper option. you might decide the chances of you building in the future make the cost of an eng worth your while..

A2LUE42

I'd be wary of where his roof would connect to this proposed wall and how far that could extend across. Also if there is a run off from it onto your side. The height and if any light is blocked would also be a concern. As suggested above, get the full details and get a professional to check it out.

Jasper79

A2LUE42 wrote: »

I'd be wary of where his roof would connect to this proposed wall and how far that could extend across. Also if there is a run off from it onto your side. The height and if any light is blocked would also be a concern. As suggested above, get the full details and get a professional to check it out.

Thanks for the advice. It could block the light not too sure, but then he can build the extension without using the existing wall and still block the light I think once it's not over a certain size ?

The run off from his roof is a good point and something I'd have to check.

I think the guy is doing it himself(he's not a builder) so not too sure if will be any plans etc..

martinn123

Jasper79 wrote: »

HI All,

Looking for a bit of advice.

My attached to me Neighbour is building an extension on the back of his house.

He has told me that the wall that divides our gardens in sitting on the concrete part of our back garden ( ie. no foundations dug).

His options are the have a seperate wall inside the existing wall, or knock down the existing wall, remove some fencing and build the new wall with foundations he can then use as the wall for the extension(18ft).

I've no problem with the wall being knocked and rebuilt with the foundations as long as it does not affect our house/garden.

Is there anything I should check or watch out for in relation to this? If he uses the wall as his extension, can I use the same wall down the line if we decide to extend ?

Thanks, bit clueless. .

Couple of points to look out for, also.

If as is usual, the foundations are wider than the new wall, and the new wall, is positioned to be along the boundary, then the foundations will effect your garden.

He will need access the your garden, to render the wall, when it up, again if you have plants, etc, up to the fence at present they may be effected.

The positioning of the new wall, is critical, insofar, as you should both agree where the boundary lies, in association with your engineer, as this can lead to all sort of disputes, or issues should one of you sell the house.

BryanF

i find this a useful document to explain the current regs