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
LordNibbler17 Apr 2020 10:38Steven schrieb:
As soon as this is sold [...] I will buy it. So no one can build houses on it. That’s how much I value my peace and quiet. But you didn’t build a semi-detached house. Especially in a new development area, you really have to expect to have immediate neighbors with children.
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Pinkiponk17 Apr 2020 11:04Sandrasix schrieb:
I'm not afraid. It was just unfortunate that my children were there. I find yelling inappropriate in itself, but it's even worse when children are present.
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Alessandro17 Apr 2020 11:47As long as the Ritter family doesn't move in next to me, a family with small children wouldn't bother me.
Altai schrieb:
But maybe there were other reasons too: the house was too big, managing it had become difficult (were they already elderly?), and that was just the final push. We don’t know. But then you can sell without saying it’s because of the new neighbors or the children.
Pinkiponk schrieb:
Yelling in itself seems inappropriate to me, but when children are involved, it’s even worse. Maybe the man doesn’t have a shaved head or protruding ears, but he wants to make sure he gets a nickname from the neighbor kids. He liked "Screamer" for that reason.
Alessandro schrieb:
As long as the Ritter family doesn’t move in next door, a family with small children wouldn’t bother me. Would I need to watch RTLsat1Pro7 to know this family?
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