Hi all,
We have a two storey extension at the back of our house that's been there for 30 or so years. The next door neighbour wants to build a single storey extension. I've just spoken to their builder and he's explained that they plan to use our existing exterior wall as their exterior wall and attach it to ours by using wall ties.
Should I be concerned about anything? For example:
- will this put any extra load on our wall/foundations? If so, what do I do about this?
- is this standard practice? (I presume it is for terraced housing)
- do I need to go down any legal route so that I'm covered if they damage our extension in any way? Do I need to get contracts drawn up for anything?
- does the council need to be informed?
I have no idea about any of this so any help will be gratefully appreciated. I may be just blowing this completely out of proportion of course.
Paul.
We have a two storey extension at the back of our house that's been there for 30 or so years. The next door neighbour wants to build a single storey extension. I've just spoken to their builder and he's explained that they plan to use our existing exterior wall as their exterior wall and attach it to ours by using wall ties.
Should I be concerned about anything? For example:
- will this put any extra load on our wall/foundations? If so, what do I do about this?
- is this standard practice? (I presume it is for terraced housing)
- do I need to go down any legal route so that I'm covered if they damage our extension in any way? Do I need to get contracts drawn up for anything?
- does the council need to be informed?
I have no idea about any of this so any help will be gratefully appreciated. I may be just blowing this completely out of proportion of course.
Paul.