Hello everyone,
Slowly but surely, things are finally starting to happen here.
The construction sign has been standing on our plot since the beginning of the year. Last week, the temporary power supply box was installed and connected today.
Our site manager previously informed us that we will definitely need to have the street closed “at some point,” which is not a big issue since it can easily be bypassed.
The street was actually closed for the past few days without any prior notice. Also, the construction site a bit diagonally across from our property (managed by the city) did not provide any advance information and simply put up no-parking signs.
Should we inform the neighbors about possible inconveniences, and if so, what measures (extent) should we mention? Would a polite letter be sufficient, or how would you handle this?
We are building in a gap between buildings, and all the neighbors have lived here for a long time.
Slowly but surely, things are finally starting to happen here.
The construction sign has been standing on our plot since the beginning of the year. Last week, the temporary power supply box was installed and connected today.
Our site manager previously informed us that we will definitely need to have the street closed “at some point,” which is not a big issue since it can easily be bypassed.
The street was actually closed for the past few days without any prior notice. Also, the construction site a bit diagonally across from our property (managed by the city) did not provide any advance information and simply put up no-parking signs.
Should we inform the neighbors about possible inconveniences, and if so, what measures (extent) should we mention? Would a polite letter be sufficient, or how would you handle this?
We are building in a gap between buildings, and all the neighbors have lived here for a long time.
We recently received a nice letter from the neighbors across the street, whose construction is about to start soon.
In short: Their building work would begin shortly, and they were really looking forward to it. They acknowledged that the construction might cause some noise and inconvenience for the neighbors from time to time but promised to keep it as minimal as possible. They were looking forward to becoming neighbors soon. A phone number was provided under the signature.
We had also been thinking about how to handle this without immediately asking people to report disturbances, but still providing contact details in case something important comes up.
I thought this was a good solution, and we plan to do something similar. However, we already know all our neighbors personally. If I didn’t know someone yet, I would probably knock on their door to introduce myself and take care of it that way. Most neighbors are usually quite eager to learn a bit about the upcoming construction.
In short: Their building work would begin shortly, and they were really looking forward to it. They acknowledged that the construction might cause some noise and inconvenience for the neighbors from time to time but promised to keep it as minimal as possible. They were looking forward to becoming neighbors soon. A phone number was provided under the signature.
We had also been thinking about how to handle this without immediately asking people to report disturbances, but still providing contact details in case something important comes up.
I thought this was a good solution, and we plan to do something similar. However, we already know all our neighbors personally. If I didn’t know someone yet, I would probably knock on their door to introduce myself and take care of it that way. Most neighbors are usually quite eager to learn a bit about the upcoming construction.
Elokine schrieb:
I thought that was a good solution, and we will do something similar.Yes, that really sounds great.
I’m just not sure if I should already hint that there will be some road closures.
tomtom79 schrieb:
So, before the two scheduled construction appointments, we informed all the neighbors directly with a flyer.
Including our phone number.“Scheduled construction appointments” sounds like a set time frame. We are not building a prefab house, so I don’t really know exactly when what will happen.
Yaso2.0 schrieb:
I'm just unsure whether I should already hint that there will be closures.If, as you mentioned above, it's possible to drive around, I wouldn't mention it directly. Then it’s really not much of an inconvenience.
Schimi17911 Jun 2021 21:07Yaso2.0 schrieb:
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HelloIf yes, is a nice letter enough or how would you do it?
..,It’s best to invite them right away to the ‘post-Corona street party’ (we still have to do this here as well). And as a tip from personal experience for the future: if you learn about significant birthdays or similar occasions in the neighborhood, definitely take the opportunity. Small gestures usually help to improve neighborly relations.