ᐅ Retaining Higher-Level Neighboring Properties: L-Shaped Retaining Walls and Tips

Created on: 27 Feb 2021 14:31
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jaenno1
Hello everyone,

I need your expertise. Due to the new elevation of our new build, I have to retain neighboring properties that are higher. The required retaining height would be 1-1.5 m (3.3-5 feet).

My first choice was concrete retaining walls (L-shaped blocks), but I cannot install the footings pointing towards the neighbors, as this would significantly encroach on their land.

Do you have any ideas, tips, or alternatives for me?

Best regards
jaenno1
Yaso2.04 Apr 2022 14:33
gutentag schrieb:

@Yaso2.0 You should negotiate with the owners of the adjoining street. They are responsible for the retaining wall that extends into your property. If necessary, ask them to remove it.

That’s the next step.

However, I want to ask the landscaping contractor if he could take care of it, which would save the homeowners’ association a bit of money since he will be here anyway. And who doesn’t like to save some money?!

This way, I might also reach my goal faster 🙂
11ant4 Apr 2022 14:50
You don’t seriously want a shared height adjustment support between two parties, one of which is you and the other consists of several parties, do you???
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Yaso2.04 Apr 2022 16:48
11ant schrieb:

You don’t seriously want a shared height difference support structure between two parties, where you are one and the other consists of several parties, do you??

I thought we could offer that the dismantling/correction is done by our landscape gardener (at our own expense but for the others), so coordination is easier and people save a few euros since the landscape gardener is already on site.

Naive or stupid?!
gutentag4 Apr 2022 17:07
I would get a cost estimate for rotating the retaining wall. Then charge the community for the costs and rebuild the entire retaining wall. That should be cheaper in the end. Rotating it and then underpinning becomes really expensive.

Alternatively, have the landscape gardener do your entire wall (including removing the incorrectly built retaining wall) and split the costs between you.

Which way are the L-shaped blocks oriented in the south?
Yaso2.04 Apr 2022 17:14
gutentag schrieb:

I would get a cost estimate for rotating the retaining wall. The community would then cover the costs, and the retaining wall would be completely redone.

That would basically be my proposal.

The stones of the wall would be rotated by the community, and afterward, I would have my own retaining wall built, so everyone keeps or gets their own retaining wall.

But if the same contractor does the work, I expect it to be faster and save the community some money, making them more willing to cooperate without me having to demand anything legally.
gutentag4 Apr 2022 17:30
A solution involving rotating the retaining wall and then transferring ownership to the community does not make financial sense. This is without even considering the liability. After that, you would start with the underpinning and your retaining wall.