You have nothing to do with the contractor.
See a solicitor and ask him to send a letter.
I think you will find that he had no right to go up to your wall, and that he must remove it up to, I don't know 6 inches, the solicitor will know. He will be liable for any damage. I doubt you can for him to put in drainage.
First though write to him yourself, recommended post, and keep a copy, saying what you intend to do if it is not resolved by say, give a date a month hence.
comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - Bronze medal khunt 2022 - Buy..Bellingham and another mid 20s Thiago type...lets just call him "frank" (U18109)
posted 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
Basically you need to be a khunt to him until you find his breaking point - that thing that irritates him so much that he is willing to negotiate.
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Yeah, fight fire with fire. Can't let unsavory people get a free ride these days.
comment by Hawkeye78 (U22468)
posted 41 minutes ago
To be boring and give you a sensible answer, when doing any work along a boundary this would come under the Party Wall Act (I was a party wall surveyor in a previous life) He would have to serve you notice and then the works are agreed (or disputed) between you. The Party Wall Award which details the agreed works then form a legally binding document which your neighbour has to follow. This would have detailed how the works were to be undertaken and what measures were put in place to protect your property, which in this instance would be to not breach your DPC. Go to your lawyer, you have all the reasonable grounds to injunct him. It's not pretty but he can't get away with affecting your property.
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There you go - you can say you have taken advice from a Party Wall Surveyor in that opening letter!
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
The driveway level should be at least 150mm (2 bricks) below the DPC according to British Standards. In cases where this isn't realistically possible, suitable measures should be taken to ensure that the DPC isn't breached. This would usually mean either an ACO drainage channel against the property wall, (which would need to be connected into a drainage gully) or a gravel trap/strip against the property to act as a soakaway.
However, if the driveway is above the DPC level, neither of the above are likely to be a suitable fix and the driveway level would need dropping.
The difficulty of putting in ACO drainage channel or gravel strip against the house at this stage depends on what surfacing is down. If it is block paving, it isn't too much of a hassle to take up a section against the wall and relay, allowing the the drainage channel/gravel strip. If the surface is tarmac or resin bound gravel, the job becomes more difficult, as you can't patch into those surfacing materials without seeing the join. So any strip that is taken out needs to be cut very precisely. But it can still be done.
I would think that in legal terms you would possibly have recourse with the driveway installer. They are the expect contractor. If they have advised your neighbour incorrectly and installed outsides the British Standards then you might want to be contacting them first to see what they are going to do about it. If it is just lifting a relaying a few blocks whilst putting some kind of drainage in then it isn't a big job. They might be less happy to do anything if the surface if tarmac/concrete/resin bound gravel.
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It was travellers that done his drive
Sounds like he might be harder than you.
comment by Fik Tossa (U22768)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
The driveway level should be at least 150mm (2 bricks) below the DPC according to British Standards. In cases where this isn't realistically possible, suitable measures should be taken to ensure that the DPC isn't breached. This would usually mean either an ACO drainage channel against the property wall, (which would need to be connected into a drainage gully) or a gravel trap/strip against the property to act as a soakaway.
However, if the driveway is above the DPC level, neither of the above are likely to be a suitable fix and the driveway level would need dropping.
The difficulty of putting in ACO drainage channel or gravel strip against the house at this stage depends on what surfacing is down. If it is block paving, it isn't too much of a hassle to take up a section against the wall and relay, allowing the the drainage channel/gravel strip. If the surface is tarmac or resin bound gravel, the job becomes more difficult, as you can't patch into those surfacing materials without seeing the join. So any strip that is taken out needs to be cut very precisely. But it can still be done.
I would think that in legal terms you would possibly have recourse with the driveway installer. They are the expect contractor. If they have advised your neighbour incorrectly and installed outsides the British Standards then you might want to be contacting them first to see what they are going to do about it. If it is just lifting a relaying a few blocks whilst putting some kind of drainage in then it isn't a big job. They might be less happy to do anything if the surface if tarmac/concrete/resin bound gravel.
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It was travellers that done his drive
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And you didn’t take this further at the time faaaaack me you are living up your username there.
You need to devour a lot of energy to this now - this guy is taking liberties. Before you know it he will be round your house, smashing your Mrs, drinking your booze and wearing your slippers. Unless you are one of them blokes that likes being humiliated you need to stand up for yourself
his neighbour is the type of guy who likes to shoot pidgeons in his spare time and hires pikies to do his driveway ....somehow I get the impression that hiring speaking to a lawyer will change a thing.
you have 3 options the way i see it.... fight back, move out or accept it
comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 57 seconds ago
Sounds like he might be harder than you.
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Then don’t let it be a level playing field - guerilla warfare
comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 2 minutes ago
Sounds like he might be harder than you.
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you diont need to be harder than someone you just dont let him walk over you, standing up to someone is not you showing that your harder just that you wont take his $hit
comment by whodunnit (U22710)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 2 minutes ago
Sounds like he might be harder than you.
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you diont need to be harder than someone you just dont let him walk over you, standing up to someone is not you showing that your harder just that you wont take his $hit
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Exactly, make it horrendously difficult everytime they try and do something that they get to the point where it’s more hassle than it’s worth - it’s a tactic as old as time because it works
comment by Fik Tossa (U22768)
posted 15 minutes ago
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
The driveway level should be at least 150mm (2 bricks) below the DPC according to British Standards. In cases where this isn't realistically possible, suitable measures should be taken to ensure that the DPC isn't breached. This would usually mean either an ACO drainage channel against the property wall, (which would need to be connected into a drainage gully) or a gravel trap/strip against the property to act as a soakaway.
However, if the driveway is above the DPC level, neither of the above are likely to be a suitable fix and the driveway level would need dropping.
The difficulty of putting in ACO drainage channel or gravel strip against the house at this stage depends on what surfacing is down. If it is block paving, it isn't too much of a hassle to take up a section against the wall and relay, allowing the the drainage channel/gravel strip. If the surface is tarmac or resin bound gravel, the job becomes more difficult, as you can't patch into those surfacing materials without seeing the join. So any strip that is taken out needs to be cut very precisely. But it can still be done.
I would think that in legal terms you would possibly have recourse with the driveway installer. They are the expect contractor. If they have advised your neighbour incorrectly and installed outsides the British Standards then you might want to be contacting them first to see what they are going to do about it. If it is just lifting a relaying a few blocks whilst putting some kind of drainage in then it isn't a big job. They might be less happy to do anything if the surface if tarmac/concrete/resin bound gravel.
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It was travellers that done his drive
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On the plus side they probably left a load of white goods everywhere, and maybe a dag in that case, sell them to pay for that but to be fixed.
comment by Fik Tossa (U22768)
posted 20 minutes ago
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
The driveway level should be at least 150mm (2 bricks) below the DPC according to British Standards. In cases where this isn't realistically possible, suitable measures should be taken to ensure that the DPC isn't breached. This would usually mean either an ACO drainage channel against the property wall, (which would need to be connected into a drainage gully) or a gravel trap/strip against the property to act as a soakaway.
However, if the driveway is above the DPC level, neither of the above are likely to be a suitable fix and the driveway level would need dropping.
The difficulty of putting in ACO drainage channel or gravel strip against the house at this stage depends on what surfacing is down. If it is block paving, it isn't too much of a hassle to take up a section against the wall and relay, allowing the the drainage channel/gravel strip. If the surface is tarmac or resin bound gravel, the job becomes more difficult, as you can't patch into those surfacing materials without seeing the join. So any strip that is taken out needs to be cut very precisely. But it can still be done.
I would think that in legal terms you would possibly have recourse with the driveway installer. They are the expect contractor. If they have advised your neighbour incorrectly and installed outsides the British Standards then you might want to be contacting them first to see what they are going to do about it. If it is just lifting a relaying a few blocks whilst putting some kind of drainage in then it isn't a big job. They might be less happy to do anything if the surface if tarmac/concrete/resin bound gravel.
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It was travellers that done his drive
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Dyaloikedags?
comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - Bronze medal khunt 2022 - Buy..Bellingham and another mid 20s Thiago type...lets just call him "frank" (U18109)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by Fik Tossa (U22768)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
The driveway level should be at least 150mm (2 bricks) below the DPC according to British Standards. In cases where this isn't realistically possible, suitable measures should be taken to ensure that the DPC isn't breached. This would usually mean either an ACO drainage channel against the property wall, (which would need to be connected into a drainage gully) or a gravel trap/strip against the property to act as a soakaway.
However, if the driveway is above the DPC level, neither of the above are likely to be a suitable fix and the driveway level would need dropping.
The difficulty of putting in ACO drainage channel or gravel strip against the house at this stage depends on what surfacing is down. If it is block paving, it isn't too much of a hassle to take up a section against the wall and relay, allowing the the drainage channel/gravel strip. If the surface is tarmac or resin bound gravel, the job becomes more difficult, as you can't patch into those surfacing materials without seeing the join. So any strip that is taken out needs to be cut very precisely. But it can still be done.
I would think that in legal terms you would possibly have recourse with the driveway installer. They are the expect contractor. If they have advised your neighbour incorrectly and installed outsides the British Standards then you might want to be contacting them first to see what they are going to do about it. If it is just lifting a relaying a few blocks whilst putting some kind of drainage in then it isn't a big job. They might be less happy to do anything if the surface if tarmac/concrete/resin bound gravel.
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It was travellers that done his drive
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And you didn’t take this further at the timefaaaaack me you are living up your username there.
You need to devour a lot of energy to this now - this guy is taking liberties. Before you know it he will be round your house, smashing your Mrs, drinking your booze and wearing your slippers. Unless you are one of them blokes that likes being humiliated you need to stand up for yourself
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I did take action at the time but there was no actual damp then .The lawyers were saying there was fack all they could do.The surveyor I have had around twice. Surname of Levvy.
comment by whodunnit (U22710)
posted 31 minutes ago
comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 2 minutes ago
Sounds like he might be harder than you.
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you diont need to be harder than someone you just dont let him walk over you, standing up to someone is not you showing that your harder just that you wont take his $hit
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You do when he comes to punch your head in for grassing him in
Shaft his wife. That’ll get to him
comment by LukaBrasi COYS (U22178)
posted 3 hours, 29 minutes ago
Could be worse. You neighbour could be Sam Smith.
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What’s Sam smith done?
comment by Fik Tossa (U22768)
posted 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
The driveway level should be at least 150mm (2 bricks) below the DPC according to British Standards. In cases where this isn't realistically possible, suitable measures should be taken to ensure that the DPC isn't breached. This would usually mean either an ACO drainage channel against the property wall, (which would need to be connected into a drainage gully) or a gravel trap/strip against the property to act as a soakaway.
However, if the driveway is above the DPC level, neither of the above are likely to be a suitable fix and the driveway level would need dropping.
The difficulty of putting in ACO drainage channel or gravel strip against the house at this stage depends on what surfacing is down. If it is block paving, it isn't too much of a hassle to take up a section against the wall and relay, allowing the the drainage channel/gravel strip. If the surface is tarmac or resin bound gravel, the job becomes more difficult, as you can't patch into those surfacing materials without seeing the join. So any strip that is taken out needs to be cut very precisely. But it can still be done.
I would think that in legal terms you would possibly have recourse with the driveway installer. They are the expect contractor. If they have advised your neighbour incorrectly and installed outsides the British Standards then you might want to be contacting them first to see what they are going to do about it. If it is just lifting a relaying a few blocks whilst putting some kind of drainage in then it isn't a big job. They might be less happy to do anything if the surface if tarmac/concrete/resin bound gravel.
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It was travellers that done his drive
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Pahahahaha. 100% it is tarmac then.
Is the tarmac actually above the DPC or is it below it?
comment by Baz tard (U19119)
posted 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
Shaft his wife. That’ll get to him
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Like it. Shaft his wife, then she'll ask you to move in, and then kick him out and you become owner of 2 houses
Also, nick the milk off his doorstep
I was considering hiring a plane to fly around the village with the message YOU ARE A PIDGEON SHOOTING CAANNTT
comment by Fik Tossa (U22768)
posted 42 minutes ago
I was considering hiring a plane to fly around the village with the message YOU ARE A PIDGEON SHOOTING CAANNTT
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great Idea, you could then crash the plane into his house !
comment by Harlequin von Hebdo. (U16981)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Fik Tossa (U22768)
posted 42 minutes ago
I was considering hiring a plane to fly around the village with the message YOU ARE A PIDGEON SHOOTING CAANNTT
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great Idea, you could then crash the plane into his house !
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Yep great idea.
Broadcast to the whole area that you can’t spell
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A dispute with my neighbour
Page 3 of 4
posted on 17/2/23
You have nothing to do with the contractor.
See a solicitor and ask him to send a letter.
I think you will find that he had no right to go up to your wall, and that he must remove it up to, I don't know 6 inches, the solicitor will know. He will be liable for any damage. I doubt you can for him to put in drainage.
First though write to him yourself, recommended post, and keep a copy, saying what you intend to do if it is not resolved by say, give a date a month hence.
posted on 17/2/23
comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - Bronze medal khunt 2022 - Buy..Bellingham and another mid 20s Thiago type...lets just call him "frank" (U18109)
posted 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
Basically you need to be a khunt to him until you find his breaking point - that thing that irritates him so much that he is willing to negotiate.
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Yeah, fight fire with fire. Can't let unsavory people get a free ride these days.
posted on 17/2/23
comment by Hawkeye78 (U22468)
posted 41 minutes ago
To be boring and give you a sensible answer, when doing any work along a boundary this would come under the Party Wall Act (I was a party wall surveyor in a previous life) He would have to serve you notice and then the works are agreed (or disputed) between you. The Party Wall Award which details the agreed works then form a legally binding document which your neighbour has to follow. This would have detailed how the works were to be undertaken and what measures were put in place to protect your property, which in this instance would be to not breach your DPC. Go to your lawyer, you have all the reasonable grounds to injunct him. It's not pretty but he can't get away with affecting your property.
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There you go - you can say you have taken advice from a Party Wall Surveyor in that opening letter!
posted on 17/2/23
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
The driveway level should be at least 150mm (2 bricks) below the DPC according to British Standards. In cases where this isn't realistically possible, suitable measures should be taken to ensure that the DPC isn't breached. This would usually mean either an ACO drainage channel against the property wall, (which would need to be connected into a drainage gully) or a gravel trap/strip against the property to act as a soakaway.
However, if the driveway is above the DPC level, neither of the above are likely to be a suitable fix and the driveway level would need dropping.
The difficulty of putting in ACO drainage channel or gravel strip against the house at this stage depends on what surfacing is down. If it is block paving, it isn't too much of a hassle to take up a section against the wall and relay, allowing the the drainage channel/gravel strip. If the surface is tarmac or resin bound gravel, the job becomes more difficult, as you can't patch into those surfacing materials without seeing the join. So any strip that is taken out needs to be cut very precisely. But it can still be done.
I would think that in legal terms you would possibly have recourse with the driveway installer. They are the expect contractor. If they have advised your neighbour incorrectly and installed outsides the British Standards then you might want to be contacting them first to see what they are going to do about it. If it is just lifting a relaying a few blocks whilst putting some kind of drainage in then it isn't a big job. They might be less happy to do anything if the surface if tarmac/concrete/resin bound gravel.
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It was travellers that done his drive
posted on 17/2/23
Sounds like he might be harder than you.
posted on 17/2/23
comment by Fik Tossa (U22768)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
The driveway level should be at least 150mm (2 bricks) below the DPC according to British Standards. In cases where this isn't realistically possible, suitable measures should be taken to ensure that the DPC isn't breached. This would usually mean either an ACO drainage channel against the property wall, (which would need to be connected into a drainage gully) or a gravel trap/strip against the property to act as a soakaway.
However, if the driveway is above the DPC level, neither of the above are likely to be a suitable fix and the driveway level would need dropping.
The difficulty of putting in ACO drainage channel or gravel strip against the house at this stage depends on what surfacing is down. If it is block paving, it isn't too much of a hassle to take up a section against the wall and relay, allowing the the drainage channel/gravel strip. If the surface is tarmac or resin bound gravel, the job becomes more difficult, as you can't patch into those surfacing materials without seeing the join. So any strip that is taken out needs to be cut very precisely. But it can still be done.
I would think that in legal terms you would possibly have recourse with the driveway installer. They are the expect contractor. If they have advised your neighbour incorrectly and installed outsides the British Standards then you might want to be contacting them first to see what they are going to do about it. If it is just lifting a relaying a few blocks whilst putting some kind of drainage in then it isn't a big job. They might be less happy to do anything if the surface if tarmac/concrete/resin bound gravel.
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It was travellers that done his drive
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And you didn’t take this further at the time faaaaack me you are living up your username there.
You need to devour a lot of energy to this now - this guy is taking liberties. Before you know it he will be round your house, smashing your Mrs, drinking your booze and wearing your slippers. Unless you are one of them blokes that likes being humiliated you need to stand up for yourself
posted on 17/2/23
his neighbour is the type of guy who likes to shoot pidgeons in his spare time and hires pikies to do his driveway ....somehow I get the impression that hiring speaking to a lawyer will change a thing.
you have 3 options the way i see it.... fight back, move out or accept it
posted on 17/2/23
comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 57 seconds ago
Sounds like he might be harder than you.
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Then don’t let it be a level playing field - guerilla warfare
posted on 17/2/23
will not change a thing
posted on 17/2/23
comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 2 minutes ago
Sounds like he might be harder than you.
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you diont need to be harder than someone you just dont let him walk over you, standing up to someone is not you showing that your harder just that you wont take his $hit
posted on 17/2/23
comment by whodunnit (U22710)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 2 minutes ago
Sounds like he might be harder than you.
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you diont need to be harder than someone you just dont let him walk over you, standing up to someone is not you showing that your harder just that you wont take his $hit
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Exactly, make it horrendously difficult everytime they try and do something that they get to the point where it’s more hassle than it’s worth - it’s a tactic as old as time because it works
posted on 17/2/23
comment by Fik Tossa (U22768)
posted 15 minutes ago
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
The driveway level should be at least 150mm (2 bricks) below the DPC according to British Standards. In cases where this isn't realistically possible, suitable measures should be taken to ensure that the DPC isn't breached. This would usually mean either an ACO drainage channel against the property wall, (which would need to be connected into a drainage gully) or a gravel trap/strip against the property to act as a soakaway.
However, if the driveway is above the DPC level, neither of the above are likely to be a suitable fix and the driveway level would need dropping.
The difficulty of putting in ACO drainage channel or gravel strip against the house at this stage depends on what surfacing is down. If it is block paving, it isn't too much of a hassle to take up a section against the wall and relay, allowing the the drainage channel/gravel strip. If the surface is tarmac or resin bound gravel, the job becomes more difficult, as you can't patch into those surfacing materials without seeing the join. So any strip that is taken out needs to be cut very precisely. But it can still be done.
I would think that in legal terms you would possibly have recourse with the driveway installer. They are the expect contractor. If they have advised your neighbour incorrectly and installed outsides the British Standards then you might want to be contacting them first to see what they are going to do about it. If it is just lifting a relaying a few blocks whilst putting some kind of drainage in then it isn't a big job. They might be less happy to do anything if the surface if tarmac/concrete/resin bound gravel.
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It was travellers that done his drive
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On the plus side they probably left a load of white goods everywhere, and maybe a dag in that case, sell them to pay for that but to be fixed.
posted on 17/2/23
comment by Fik Tossa (U22768)
posted 20 minutes ago
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
The driveway level should be at least 150mm (2 bricks) below the DPC according to British Standards. In cases where this isn't realistically possible, suitable measures should be taken to ensure that the DPC isn't breached. This would usually mean either an ACO drainage channel against the property wall, (which would need to be connected into a drainage gully) or a gravel trap/strip against the property to act as a soakaway.
However, if the driveway is above the DPC level, neither of the above are likely to be a suitable fix and the driveway level would need dropping.
The difficulty of putting in ACO drainage channel or gravel strip against the house at this stage depends on what surfacing is down. If it is block paving, it isn't too much of a hassle to take up a section against the wall and relay, allowing the the drainage channel/gravel strip. If the surface is tarmac or resin bound gravel, the job becomes more difficult, as you can't patch into those surfacing materials without seeing the join. So any strip that is taken out needs to be cut very precisely. But it can still be done.
I would think that in legal terms you would possibly have recourse with the driveway installer. They are the expect contractor. If they have advised your neighbour incorrectly and installed outsides the British Standards then you might want to be contacting them first to see what they are going to do about it. If it is just lifting a relaying a few blocks whilst putting some kind of drainage in then it isn't a big job. They might be less happy to do anything if the surface if tarmac/concrete/resin bound gravel.
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It was travellers that done his drive
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Dyaloikedags?
posted on 17/2/23
comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - Bronze medal khunt 2022 - Buy..Bellingham and another mid 20s Thiago type...lets just call him "frank" (U18109)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by Fik Tossa (U22768)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
The driveway level should be at least 150mm (2 bricks) below the DPC according to British Standards. In cases where this isn't realistically possible, suitable measures should be taken to ensure that the DPC isn't breached. This would usually mean either an ACO drainage channel against the property wall, (which would need to be connected into a drainage gully) or a gravel trap/strip against the property to act as a soakaway.
However, if the driveway is above the DPC level, neither of the above are likely to be a suitable fix and the driveway level would need dropping.
The difficulty of putting in ACO drainage channel or gravel strip against the house at this stage depends on what surfacing is down. If it is block paving, it isn't too much of a hassle to take up a section against the wall and relay, allowing the the drainage channel/gravel strip. If the surface is tarmac or resin bound gravel, the job becomes more difficult, as you can't patch into those surfacing materials without seeing the join. So any strip that is taken out needs to be cut very precisely. But it can still be done.
I would think that in legal terms you would possibly have recourse with the driveway installer. They are the expect contractor. If they have advised your neighbour incorrectly and installed outsides the British Standards then you might want to be contacting them first to see what they are going to do about it. If it is just lifting a relaying a few blocks whilst putting some kind of drainage in then it isn't a big job. They might be less happy to do anything if the surface if tarmac/concrete/resin bound gravel.
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It was travellers that done his drive
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And you didn’t take this further at the timefaaaaack me you are living up your username there.
You need to devour a lot of energy to this now - this guy is taking liberties. Before you know it he will be round your house, smashing your Mrs, drinking your booze and wearing your slippers. Unless you are one of them blokes that likes being humiliated you need to stand up for yourself
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I did take action at the time but there was no actual damp then .The lawyers were saying there was fack all they could do.The surveyor I have had around twice. Surname of Levvy.
posted on 17/2/23
comment by whodunnit (U22710)
posted 31 minutes ago
comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 2 minutes ago
Sounds like he might be harder than you.
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you diont need to be harder than someone you just dont let him walk over you, standing up to someone is not you showing that your harder just that you wont take his $hit
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You do when he comes to punch your head in for grassing him in
posted on 17/2/23
Shaft his wife. That’ll get to him
posted on 17/2/23
comment by LukaBrasi COYS (U22178)
posted 3 hours, 29 minutes ago
Could be worse. You neighbour could be Sam Smith.
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What’s Sam smith done?
posted on 17/2/23
comment by Fik Tossa (U22768)
posted 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
The driveway level should be at least 150mm (2 bricks) below the DPC according to British Standards. In cases where this isn't realistically possible, suitable measures should be taken to ensure that the DPC isn't breached. This would usually mean either an ACO drainage channel against the property wall, (which would need to be connected into a drainage gully) or a gravel trap/strip against the property to act as a soakaway.
However, if the driveway is above the DPC level, neither of the above are likely to be a suitable fix and the driveway level would need dropping.
The difficulty of putting in ACO drainage channel or gravel strip against the house at this stage depends on what surfacing is down. If it is block paving, it isn't too much of a hassle to take up a section against the wall and relay, allowing the the drainage channel/gravel strip. If the surface is tarmac or resin bound gravel, the job becomes more difficult, as you can't patch into those surfacing materials without seeing the join. So any strip that is taken out needs to be cut very precisely. But it can still be done.
I would think that in legal terms you would possibly have recourse with the driveway installer. They are the expect contractor. If they have advised your neighbour incorrectly and installed outsides the British Standards then you might want to be contacting them first to see what they are going to do about it. If it is just lifting a relaying a few blocks whilst putting some kind of drainage in then it isn't a big job. They might be less happy to do anything if the surface if tarmac/concrete/resin bound gravel.
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It was travellers that done his drive
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Pahahahaha. 100% it is tarmac then.
posted on 17/2/23
Is the tarmac actually above the DPC or is it below it?
posted on 17/2/23
comment by Baz tard (U19119)
posted 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
Shaft his wife. That’ll get to him
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Like it. Shaft his wife, then she'll ask you to move in, and then kick him out and you become owner of 2 houses
posted on 17/2/23
Also, nick the milk off his doorstep
posted on 17/2/23
Do you live on a hill?
posted on 17/2/23
I was considering hiring a plane to fly around the village with the message YOU ARE A PIDGEON SHOOTING CAANNTT
posted on 17/2/23
comment by Fik Tossa (U22768)
posted 42 minutes ago
I was considering hiring a plane to fly around the village with the message YOU ARE A PIDGEON SHOOTING CAANNTT
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great Idea, you could then crash the plane into his house !
posted on 17/2/23
comment by Harlequin von Hebdo. (U16981)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Fik Tossa (U22768)
posted 42 minutes ago
I was considering hiring a plane to fly around the village with the message YOU ARE A PIDGEON SHOOTING CAANNTT
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great Idea, you could then crash the plane into his house !
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Yep great idea.
Broadcast to the whole area that you can’t spell
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