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Neighbours looking to join their roof to ours? Any advice welcome!

  • 26-10-2016 8:33pm
    #1
    StarBright01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 731 ✭✭✭


    Hi, excuse my ignorance as I know nothing about this...

    We live in a semi detached house. Our neighbours are building an extension onto their kitchen and today my husband got a knock on the door from our new neighbour asking if it's okay if they join the roof of their new extension onto our roof (the back of our house has an extra lip of a roof) he also said that their roof will hang lower than ours.

    Is this something where we need to have something in writing or get advice from an architect on? It's a small extension so they didn't have planning

    As I say I haven't a clue so want to make sure we are covered or maybe I'm over thinking it.


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  • #2
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    StarBright01 wrote: »
    Hi, excuse my ignorance as I know nothing about this...

    We live in a semi detached house. Our neighbours are building an extension onto their kitchen and today my husband got a knock on the door from our new neighbour asking if it's okay if they join the roof of their new extension onto our roof (the back of our house has an extra lip of a roof) he also said that their roof will hang lower than ours.

    Is this something where we need to have something in writing or get advice from an architect on? It's a small extension so they didn't have planning

    As I say I haven't a clue so want to make sure we are covered or maybe I'm over thinking it.

    Ask for a drawing illustrating how the connection will be made and what it will look like afterwards.
    Ask for their Engineers details so you can get it in writing that they are overseeing the structural connections and get it in writing that any damage, leaks etc will be rectified by the neighbor.

    You could also engage an agent to act on your behalf, and its wise to get a legal advice/contract in place.


  • #3
    2012paddy2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭2012paddy2012


    Say no. Keep it as an independent structure. Could case issues if you sell ...water run off etc..


  • #4
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    2012paddy2012 wrote: »
    Say no. Keep it as an independent structure. Could case issues if you sell ...water run off etc..

    Hi this is Alarmist

    Listen to Kceire


  • #5
    StarBright01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 731 ✭✭✭StarBright01


    Thanks for the advice much appreciated


  • #6
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    2012paddy2012 wrote: »
    Say no. Keep it as an independent structure. Could case issues if you sell ...water run off etc..

    This is what ruins extensions in terraced houses. One neighbour says no, somthen they have to step in a foot to create their extension. A few years later, next door extend and they then have to set it in a foot. Then there's a no mans land between the extensions that nobody maintains or can fit into to keep maintained, when both of you could have split the space and gained invaluable internal space.

    Get a proper structural party wall, maybe parapet that allows you to connect to in the future if needs be for you to extend. Ensure foundations are adequate to take two, two storey extensions going forward. Very easy and relatively cheap to do now while builders are on site and have not commenced.


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  • #7
    StarBright01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 731 ✭✭✭StarBright01


    Thanks all for the advice. We popped over this morning before work to meet their builders so they showed us what they are planning to do and it makes a lot more sense now as to what they are looking to do. They never got planning for it as its a small extension and they have it already started.

    Their extension is about 2 feet and they are looking to join their roof to ours (the back of our house has an extra lip of a roof) so they are looking to join and seal the two roofs

    Going to do what Kceire suggested and ask for their Engineers details to get it in writing that they are overseeing the structural connections and get it in writing that any damage, leaks etc will be rectified by the neighbor.

    Thanks again guys


  • #8
    2012paddy2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭2012paddy2012


    Best of luck ..crazy idea...had bad experience before..when they sell next door lets hope the new neighbour's are as happy with the set up as your present ones appear to be. If you keep it to your own property you will never have issues. Best of luck anyway


  • #9
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    2012paddy2012 wrote: »
    Best of luck ..crazy idea...had bad experience before..when they sell next door lets hope the new neighbour's are as happy with the set up as your present ones appear to be. If you keep it to your own property you will never have issues. Best of luck anyway

    New buyers will see the roof join before the commit to buy so they should be happy enough with it. The same argument could be said for the altering open plan layout etc

    It's madness not to work with your neighbours when doing these types of extensions.


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