Arrived home to a snotty letter from my neighbour this evening.
I live in a link-detached house, with my garage to the right of the property and my neighbours' garage to the left.
(Please see pics for details)
In August 2008 I had an unvented cylinder installed in the airing cupboard, all proper and above board with a corgi building regs certificate for the work.
The discharge pipe from the expansion vessel was run out the left side of my house and down to the wall to the ground. Just beyond that area is a gutter which runs along the entrance to my neighbours' garage.
Just before the jubilee weekend my neighbour noticed that the pipe had released water. There was a puddle in the area, with some water making its way beyond the guttering and under his garage door (making a puddle on his garage floor).
Obviously, this isn't supposed to happen - it's a safety pipe and shouldn't as a rule be dispensing water. My plumber has fixed the problem now, something to do with the expansion vessel losing pressure (though it may need the rubber diaphragm inside replacing if it loses pressure again).
Anyway, back to the snotty letter. Said neighbour has been to citizens advice and is now insisting that:
a) He should have been asked before the pipe was placed there.
b) The plumber did not have authority to carry out the work and access his property and was trespassing (i.e. treading on his driveway to access the side of my house).
c) The water will create a slip hazard in the winter. (Puddle was about 1.5ft from the wall, max)
d) Downpipes should be situated over the owners property only.
e) Although the pipe is attached to the side of my house, it is invading his "Air Space".
And so, he wants me to have the pipe re-positioned either to the other side of my house, or to the back. This would involve pulling up the carpets and baseboards upstairs.
I hope the photos will allow someone to help me out. I don't know enough about property law to know whether he's correct in what he's saying. In reality, he hasn't said a word about it for 4 years. I asked my plumber about it and his response was that he thought it was ok and that the roof sticks out further than the pipe does in his direction.
We aren't on speaking terms so I can't talk to him about it, I will get a lawyer, but just trying to get an early indication from the helpful people on here first.
He's been harassing my wife by text message over and over about it, she's not very impressed.
P.S. The lead is from the sky dish, there before I moved in.
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I live in a link-detached house, with my garage to the right of the property and my neighbours' garage to the left.
(Please see pics for details)
In August 2008 I had an unvented cylinder installed in the airing cupboard, all proper and above board with a corgi building regs certificate for the work.
The discharge pipe from the expansion vessel was run out the left side of my house and down to the wall to the ground. Just beyond that area is a gutter which runs along the entrance to my neighbours' garage.
Just before the jubilee weekend my neighbour noticed that the pipe had released water. There was a puddle in the area, with some water making its way beyond the guttering and under his garage door (making a puddle on his garage floor).
Obviously, this isn't supposed to happen - it's a safety pipe and shouldn't as a rule be dispensing water. My plumber has fixed the problem now, something to do with the expansion vessel losing pressure (though it may need the rubber diaphragm inside replacing if it loses pressure again).
Anyway, back to the snotty letter. Said neighbour has been to citizens advice and is now insisting that:
a) He should have been asked before the pipe was placed there.
b) The plumber did not have authority to carry out the work and access his property and was trespassing (i.e. treading on his driveway to access the side of my house).
c) The water will create a slip hazard in the winter. (Puddle was about 1.5ft from the wall, max)
d) Downpipes should be situated over the owners property only.
e) Although the pipe is attached to the side of my house, it is invading his "Air Space".
And so, he wants me to have the pipe re-positioned either to the other side of my house, or to the back. This would involve pulling up the carpets and baseboards upstairs.
I hope the photos will allow someone to help me out. I don't know enough about property law to know whether he's correct in what he's saying. In reality, he hasn't said a word about it for 4 years. I asked my plumber about it and his response was that he thought it was ok and that the roof sticks out further than the pipe does in his direction.
We aren't on speaking terms so I can't talk to him about it, I will get a lawyer, but just trying to get an early indication from the helpful people on here first.
He's been harassing my wife by text message over and over about it, she's not very impressed.
P.S. The lead is from the sky dish, there before I moved in.
James View media item 47040 View media item 47041 View media item 47042 View media item 47043