Hello dear members,
I discovered your lovely forum thanks to Google. Unfortunately, as is often the case, a problem has brought me here.
We are building an extension onto an existing semi-detached house in Baden-Württemberg.
We are building on a slab foundation. The friendly neighbor built his half with a basement.
We live 70 kilometers (about 43 miles) away from the construction site.
Therefore, with both of us working and having two children, we cannot be at the site all the time.
Yesterday morning, the workers began setting the formwork for the slab foundation.
When I arrived at the site yesterday, my friendly neighbor was already there waiting for me.
He yelled at me quite loudly and was extremely angry.
He said that the slab foundation towards his side was insulated only with Styrodur (extruded polystyrene).
One of the workers tried to explain that in addition to the Styrodur, a 4 cm (1.6 inch) soundproofing wall would be installed along the house.
Still, he did not calm down.
He just kept yelling. He said he would take pictures and that he would refuse to pay.
We have no intention of demanding any money from him.
I was really shocked!!!
Actually, he should be worried, since he built 3 cm (1.2 inches) of his house’s total length over our property boundary.
What is the legal situation here?
I told my husband about it.
He wanted to see a lawyer right away.
For me, maintaining peace with the neighbor is more important.
Please excuse my spelling mistakes and my lack of knowledge. I have two children and need to keep them happy at the same time.
Thank you,
Sandra
I discovered your lovely forum thanks to Google. Unfortunately, as is often the case, a problem has brought me here.
We are building an extension onto an existing semi-detached house in Baden-Württemberg.
We are building on a slab foundation. The friendly neighbor built his half with a basement.
We live 70 kilometers (about 43 miles) away from the construction site.
Therefore, with both of us working and having two children, we cannot be at the site all the time.
Yesterday morning, the workers began setting the formwork for the slab foundation.
When I arrived at the site yesterday, my friendly neighbor was already there waiting for me.
He yelled at me quite loudly and was extremely angry.
He said that the slab foundation towards his side was insulated only with Styrodur (extruded polystyrene).
One of the workers tried to explain that in addition to the Styrodur, a 4 cm (1.6 inch) soundproofing wall would be installed along the house.
Still, he did not calm down.
He just kept yelling. He said he would take pictures and that he would refuse to pay.
We have no intention of demanding any money from him.
I was really shocked!!!
Actually, he should be worried, since he built 3 cm (1.2 inches) of his house’s total length over our property boundary.
What is the legal situation here?
I told my husband about it.
He wanted to see a lawyer right away.
For me, maintaining peace with the neighbor is more important.
Please excuse my spelling mistakes and my lack of knowledge. I have two children and need to keep them happy at the same time.
Thank you,
Sandra
Altai schrieb:
What shocks me is this narrow-minded thinking – children come along, and then it’s all over with the peace – and the consequence of not even giving the new neighbors a chance, but immediately deciding to sell the home. And why is this such a big deal? If someone fears this and decides that they would rather move away than risk being the “child-hating” neighbor, what’s wrong with that? They are making room for another family with children.
tumaa schrieb:
That says it all !!!!!!!!This is just an interpretation that denies the neighbor any chance. Everyone should be allowed to choose their own living environment. And to change it if it no longer suits their personal style. Surely it is much fairer if someone consistently moves away than if they remain a complaining or dissatisfied neighbor.kbt09 schrieb:
This is just an interpretation that the neighbor is not given a chance. Everyone has to be allowed to choose their own living environment. And to change their living environment if it no longer fits their own style. It is definitely fairer for someone to move away decisively than to remain as a complaining or dissatisfied neighbor.Why should a person complain if the children give no reason to complain?!
Let me guess, you don’t have children?
Do you have a dog?
A friend’s mother-in-law has two dogs, one is constantly barking.
I once asked for the reason.
Answer: because he is blind (sounds funny, but it’s sad).
There were five children around and they were nothing compared to that....
No one would now think of selling the house and moving away.
And why not? People also move out of apartments that are poorly insulated and where you can hear every step from the neighbor living above.
And yes, children are not inherently noisy. But if someone fears that and decides for themselves that they don’t want noise from children, airplanes, traffic, barking dogs, or whatever else in their life, then that’s completely fine.
It’s much worse when that person stays and either develops a stomach ulcer from suppressed discomfort or makes life difficult for the neighbors with unreasonable demands.
And yes, children are not inherently noisy. But if someone fears that and decides for themselves that they don’t want noise from children, airplanes, traffic, barking dogs, or whatever else in their life, then that’s completely fine.
It’s much worse when that person stays and either develops a stomach ulcer from suppressed discomfort or makes life difficult for the neighbors with unreasonable demands.