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
Joedreck schrieb:
Wrong. I have children and I don’t like your posts. To me, they are completely meaningless in content.Did you read what Steven wrote before that?!
If so, then you must see it the same way — to me, it’s complete nonsense.
It is possible after all. That’s what living in a free country is about. You are free to have and express your opinion. Likewise, other people are free to have and express different opinions. And if there are people who buy land because of potential development, or sell because of children in the neighborhood... well, then let them. It simply doesn’t affect anyone else.
Joedreck schrieb:
That can be the case. After all, we live in a free country. You are allowed to have and express your opinion freely. Likewise, other people are allowed to have and express different opinions. And if there are people who buy land because of possible development, or sell because of children in the neighborhood... well, then let them. That simply doesn’t affect anyone else.That’s okay, it’s the overall tone that matters!
tumaa schrieb:
It’s quite simple, Steven: everyone who doesn’t want to have children will like your post, and everyone who has children will like mine.Drawer open, drawer closed. The world isn’t that simple.
tumaa schrieb:
You are mixing things up here, we are talking about civilized families, not about Asos. I wanted children and I stand by them; this has nothing to do with being overwhelmed if I don’t want to put up with the attitudes of such neighbors!!!Then I’ll open the drawer to say that even civilized parents are often overwhelmed with upbringing and like to shift responsibility to daycare and school. Anyone who recognizes this and reacts is “wrong” to you, as long as they want to live independently.ypg schrieb:
Then I’ll open the drawer to say that even responsible parents are often overwhelmed by parenting and tend to pass the responsibility on to daycare and school.
Anyone who recognizes this and reacts is considered “wrong” by you, as long as they want to live independently. A person again without children; there are also people who are overwhelmed even without children, so I’m closing the drawer again .
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