ᐅ Fence incorrectly installed due to subsequent slope adjustment
Created on: 10 Oct 2019 19:58
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Jealbe04Hello everyone,
A year ago, I bought a house including the outdoor areas and fence from a developer. The developer raised the ground level on the plot by about 90cm (35 inches). He installed the fence exactly on the property boundary. The slope (just soil) was placed onto the neighboring property, which is a field. This has now come to light. I asked him to fix the problem and remove the slope from the neighbor’s land.
His proposal: He would lower the fence down to the field level on the property boundary and create a one-meter (3-foot) slope on each side of the plot.
All my plans—garden shed, paving in front of the house, carport, etc.—would no longer be possible. The garden shed would end up in the middle of the garden. He said it’s not a nice solution but that he wouldn’t spend any more money on this. I could have retaining blocks (L-shaped blocks) installed around the property. That way, I could still use the plot completely as planned. He wants 13,000 euros for this.
Can the developer really take this much space from my garden after all this time and ruin all my plans? The 13,000 euros is really too much for me right now. Is there no other solution than a slope on every side of the garden or 13,000 euros for retaining blocks?
A year ago, I bought a house including the outdoor areas and fence from a developer. The developer raised the ground level on the plot by about 90cm (35 inches). He installed the fence exactly on the property boundary. The slope (just soil) was placed onto the neighboring property, which is a field. This has now come to light. I asked him to fix the problem and remove the slope from the neighbor’s land.
His proposal: He would lower the fence down to the field level on the property boundary and create a one-meter (3-foot) slope on each side of the plot.
All my plans—garden shed, paving in front of the house, carport, etc.—would no longer be possible. The garden shed would end up in the middle of the garden. He said it’s not a nice solution but that he wouldn’t spend any more money on this. I could have retaining blocks (L-shaped blocks) installed around the property. That way, I could still use the plot completely as planned. He wants 13,000 euros for this.
Can the developer really take this much space from my garden after all this time and ruin all my plans? The 13,000 euros is really too much for me right now. Is there no other solution than a slope on every side of the garden or 13,000 euros for retaining blocks?
Shifting the slope does not address the drainage issue :-(
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You must ensure that the rainwater on your property either infiltrates the ground or is drained away. Simply relying on the slope on the neighboring property does not meet this requirement—nor does moving its base to the fence line.
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Mottenhausen11 Oct 2019 10:12Is there no middle ground? A 45cm (18 inches) height difference on your property, tapering off 45cm (18 inches) at the edge of the field? That area will quickly become overgrown with all sorts of plants on the field side anyway, and in the long run, no one will really care.
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