In this week’s Property Wall Surveying blogpost topic, we are going to be discussing gallows brackets, when they are used, and the type of support they provide. For any homeowner with a chimney breast within their property, they will know that the protruding breast,...
Garden walls can often raise questions about ownership and responsibility, particularly when they sit between two neighbouring properties. It is not always clear whether a garden wall is legally classed as a party wall, or what rules apply when work is planned nearby....
In this weeks Property Surveying Blog Post we are going to be discussing construction works, through the eyes of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. If you are planning on undertaking construction works to your property, and you live in a terraced, semi-detached, or...
In this week’s Party Wall Surveying Blogpost, we are going to be discussing the procedures that a Building Owner should follow in the event that they have served both a Party Wall Notice, and the following Section 10(4) Party Wall Notice, upon the Adjoining Owner, and...
Understanding when sectional hit-and-miss foundation bays are required can be confusing. This is particularly true where proposed works have the potential to affect neighbouring foundations and require additional safeguards to minimise the risk of damage, movement,...
With more and more homeowners undertaking rear and side extensions to their property, don’t get too lost in the Party Wall Surveying Procedures, Planning Applications and Building Regulations! Remember the build can also be a sustainable one! We thought we would look...
In this week’s property party wall surveying blogpost topic, we are going to be discussing party wall trial pits, or party wall trial holes, when they are required, and the purpose behind undertaking them. The purpose of a trial pit, is for a contractor to undertake...
In this week’s property surveying party wall blogpost topic, we are going to be discussing party wall surveying procedures, and in particular when the use of eccentrically loaded foundations are required. If the proposed structure, is built close to or up to a...
In this weeks property surveying blog post, we are going to be discussing party wall weatherings and flashing details, and in particular, if a building owner, whom is the person undertaking the works, has the legal right to cut into an adjoining owner who is the...
In this weeks Property Surveying Blog Post, we are going to be discussing party wall procedures, and in particular if a neighbour, also commonly referred to as a building owner, or adjoining owner under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, has the legal right to use the...
