ᐅ Is Interior Plastering Possible with Only a Footpath Leading to the House?

Hello everyone,

We are building in the second row, and there is actually a 3m (10 feet) wide construction road leading to our house, which will later serve as a private access road to the property. We planned to start with the interior plastering at the end of October. However, the basement for the house in the first row has been excavated, and unexpectedly the construction road has been narrowed to 1.4m (4.5 feet). The basement won’t be backfilled for at least until the end of November.

Therefore, the question is whether there are any options for the plasterer to still work at our house. The path is 20 meters (65 feet) long, and there would be space for the silo at the front house.

We have an appointment with our architect and the proposed plasterer at the end of the week, and it would be great to have an idea beforehand about what might be possible.

Thanks a lot!

Who gave permission for your street to be dug up?

And I don’t think it will be a problem; the pumps will easily handle it.

Happy neighbors... I would have someone come by, clear my driveway, and send them a bill for it.
What a nerve.

Hmm, seriously, that probably wouldn’t be a good way to start off a neighborly relationship, although I do find it really bold. I would probably have talked directly to the construction workers first, asking them to quickly dump it somewhere else... I really wonder what people are thinking.

Thanks in advance for your feedback! The neighbor and we are both building with the same architect and managing our own contracts. It was clear from the start that there would be dependencies. That’s also why we chose the same architect, who was supposed to coordinate both construction sites because of these dependencies. Unfortunately, that only works sometimes... We were informed that the excavation for the front house would be very large, but not that half of our street would temporarily be inaccessible. Well, one day when we arrived, it was gone... It happened within two days.

The damage is done now anyway. As long as we can continue working, we don’t want to cause any trouble, but this hardly counts as good planning :-(

Annoying, but of course, you cannot prevent the neighbor from digging their excavation pit. Is there already something built on the other side of the construction road, so that no passage is possible at all?