ᐅ Are L-shaped retaining blocks problematic on the neighbor’s side due to a slight slope?
Created on: 14 May 2018 09:51
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Pädda
Hello.
I recently had a conversation with the building authority regarding our wish to backfill the property, which has a slight slope of 70cm (28 inches), with soil after completing the house. They said that L-shaped retaining walls up to 1m (3 feet) high at the property boundary do not require a building permit / planning permission. That sounds good to us, of course. We also wouldn’t need to ask the neighbor for permission.
However, I find communication important. In principle, I don’t think the 70cm (28 inches) retaining walls would bother the neighbor, as they would be on his north side. What confuses me is the following: the neighbor will likely want to build a garage or carport as a boundary structure on his north side. If we also place our retaining walls right on the boundary, wouldn’t his garage clash with our walls?
Does anyone have experience with planning this in advance so that we don’t disturb our neighbor with our walls, and he doesn’t disturb us with his garage? I am concerned that if our boundary walls are directly against his garage, moisture or similar issues might occur. I’m not very knowledgeable about this. Perhaps someone has been in a similar situation and can share their experience.
I recently had a conversation with the building authority regarding our wish to backfill the property, which has a slight slope of 70cm (28 inches), with soil after completing the house. They said that L-shaped retaining walls up to 1m (3 feet) high at the property boundary do not require a building permit / planning permission. That sounds good to us, of course. We also wouldn’t need to ask the neighbor for permission.
However, I find communication important. In principle, I don’t think the 70cm (28 inches) retaining walls would bother the neighbor, as they would be on his north side. What confuses me is the following: the neighbor will likely want to build a garage or carport as a boundary structure on his north side. If we also place our retaining walls right on the boundary, wouldn’t his garage clash with our walls?
Does anyone have experience with planning this in advance so that we don’t disturb our neighbor with our walls, and he doesn’t disturb us with his garage? I am concerned that if our boundary walls are directly against his garage, moisture or similar issues might occur. I’m not very knowledgeable about this. Perhaps someone has been in a similar situation and can share their experience.
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HilfeHilfe15 May 2018 06:57Pädda schrieb:
The neighbor's garage would be situated lower than our property. Where his garage is at street level, that is where our retaining walls start. So the garage wall would directly adjoin our retaining walls. This is a bit hard to explain. I imagine there would need to be a gap between his garage wall and our retaining walls for air circulation or something similar. Do you understand what I mean?there will be these mats placed in between
as I said, just talk
HilfeHilfe schrieb:
then these mats go in between
as I said, we will talkWe will definitely talk. Do you know the exact name of these "mats"? Or do you have a link?Hello
Perhaps you should reconsider adding perimeter insulation to the garage up to the level of your plot after the garage is built. This could save you from having to use the L-shaped concrete blocks that run parallel to the garage. If you place the L-shaped blocks close together, the gap will always fill up with dirt and debris of all kinds.
Steven
Perhaps you should reconsider adding perimeter insulation to the garage up to the level of your plot after the garage is built. This could save you from having to use the L-shaped concrete blocks that run parallel to the garage. If you place the L-shaped blocks close together, the gap will always fill up with dirt and debris of all kinds.
Steven
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