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They dug down lower than the bottom of my foundations right up to the boundary and then built a 5 story apartment block adjoining my building. The survey suggests the weight, scale of works and proximity of the building caused the damage and this makes sense since the cracks in my walls exactly...

Good idea. I spoke to the surveyors who suggested it was a party wall issue and I should try and find the party wall agreement, but builders tend to only guarantee the work for 5-10 years in a party wall agreement. This would leave it up to me to repair at my cost. Having spoken with my...

About 12 years ago a block of flats was built right up to the boundary line. My building (100 years old) was also built up to the boundary line and so an external wall of the block of flats was built flush on my external wall. Freeholder/developer of the block of flats sold freehold and...

Thanks for all the replies, they have helped. Regarding the foundations being labelled inadequate without underpinning by one local engineer, he explained he was familiar with buildings in the area of the same period. This being a lightweight building on (he presumed) 2 step brick foundations...

Apparently not. 2 engineers expressed doubts but quoted for coming down. Another had a long phone chat with me just to lay out why he didn't think I should waste my money with him (as he was very sure the building would likely not support an additional floor without underpinning). I have spoken...

Background: I own a 2 story converted terraced office on a strange plot. It is fronts the pavement, therefore no space at all to front. 90% of the rear belongs to a neighbouring apartment block with a tiny 3m2 walled off courtyard in one corner belonging to me. I have got planning permission...

He did, though to his credit he was trying to help me find a solution to reduce costs. He highly recommended I spend the money and do it properly, but said it was one solution. He also only graduated last year...

That solves that then! :D I'm going to go for sand, insulation and screed to raise the floor the 25CMs to match the rest of the basement. Why oh why did they not make the whole thing level in the first place?

I have a 50CM gap in the floor of half my basement flat. The flat next door and most of my flat has been concreted, so the ventilation is no longer efficient enough and the timber suspended floor in teh remainder of the flat has rotted. So having spoken to an architect friend of mine, this is...

If you check the google map below on the left side, you will see the three houses, on the right of them there is a pitched roof house and on the left a flat roof house. My only issue with a flat roof, without extending any higher, is that I can't knock through the wall to create any windows...

Not sure about your question so I'll answer it with a drawing. :lol: The house on the right in the middle represents the one I would like to buy the top floor flat in. Notice how they are terraced but different heights - they were built at different times and in different styles - which...

Looking to buy a top floor flat with a V shaped roof - only seen inverted V-shaoped roofs before. Am I able to convert the loft (I would own the space and the freehold owner said he would give permission to alter the structure)? Building is c.1900 in north London. A loft conversion would...