ᐅ Frost-Protected Foundation for a Wall Adjacent to an Existing Neighboring Boundary Fence
Created on: 19 Jul 2023 08:36
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Xhnnas
Good morning everyone,
I hope the title is clear. Here is the issue: our neighbor has built an L-shaped retaining wall as a boundary, slightly set back from the property line (about 2cm (0.8 inches)).
He does not allow us to backfill against his L-shaped wall. Therefore, we are planning to build a wall along the property line as well. This wall will be approximately 70cm (28 inches) high on average, and up to 100cm (39 inches) at the highest point.
How deep should the frost-protected foundation be at this location? Should it also be 80cm (31 inches) deep, or can it be shallower because of the neighbor’s existing wall?
I hope the title is clear. Here is the issue: our neighbor has built an L-shaped retaining wall as a boundary, slightly set back from the property line (about 2cm (0.8 inches)).
He does not allow us to backfill against his L-shaped wall. Therefore, we are planning to build a wall along the property line as well. This wall will be approximately 70cm (28 inches) high on average, and up to 100cm (39 inches) at the highest point.
How deep should the frost-protected foundation be at this location? Should it also be 80cm (31 inches) deep, or can it be shallower because of the neighbor’s existing wall?
ateliersiegel30 Jul 2023 11:14If a stone wall (the new one) is very close to the wood, the wood will most likely start to rot soon.
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WilderSueden30 Jul 2023 11:16And what just occurred to me... the garden shed drains onto your property. The neighbor might be able to fix that as well 😉
Yes, he really stacked L-shaped blocks on top of L-shaped blocks for his garden shed, and he drains water onto our property. His roof is also 5cm (2 inches) above the property boundary.
Unfortunately, we have a very difficult situation with our neighbors here. We were the last to build in this new development. On the day our house was erected, neighbors even called the local authorities to stop the construction site.
At that time, our son was very ill and spent several weeks in intensive care, so we were unable to hold a topping-out ceremony, which has also been held against us.
If we cause trouble with the neighbor now, we will be "completely blacklisted," and we don’t want to put our two children through that, since they should be able to grow up here in peace.
At least we are making progress with the wall. Today we used the first 30 bags of concrete for the foundation. The wall will only be 1 meter (3 feet) high, as we are not allowed to build higher. Then there will be a 1-meter (3 feet) fence and a hedge in front, which we hope will grow tall.
Unfortunately, we have a very difficult situation with our neighbors here. We were the last to build in this new development. On the day our house was erected, neighbors even called the local authorities to stop the construction site.
At that time, our son was very ill and spent several weeks in intensive care, so we were unable to hold a topping-out ceremony, which has also been held against us.
If we cause trouble with the neighbor now, we will be "completely blacklisted," and we don’t want to put our two children through that, since they should be able to grow up here in peace.
At least we are making progress with the wall. Today we used the first 30 bags of concrete for the foundation. The wall will only be 1 meter (3 feet) high, as we are not allowed to build higher. Then there will be a 1-meter (3 feet) fence and a hedge in front, which we hope will grow tall.
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Benutzer 10013 Aug 2023 08:52Then communicate that to him, otherwise you will always be the doormat.
Listen, Mr. Neighbor, your house is too close to the boundary; I’ll let it go this time.
And I guarantee he will cause trouble wherever he can.
Congratulations on your success, share photos and be proud of it.
Listen, Mr. Neighbor, your house is too close to the boundary; I’ll let it go this time.
And I guarantee he will cause trouble wherever he can.
Congratulations on your success, share photos and be proud of it.
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