ᐅ L-shaped concrete blocks placed directly next to the neighbor’s fence?
Created on: 27 Jul 2017 22:06
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Henrik0817123
Hello!
We have a plot of land where the neighbors on both sides have already completed their houses, including fences and so on. Since our plot slopes downward and the house will be built slightly elevated, the terrace will be significantly higher than the existing ground level. From a design perspective, it would be best to raise the area overall and support it with L-shaped retaining walls.
Is it allowed to place these retaining walls directly next to the neighbor’s fence on our property, or what regulations apply here? We are located in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), and I understand that rules can vary from one federal state to another.
One of the neighbors might be difficult, so before discussing our plans with them, I would like to know what is permitted.
For example, would we have to pay for the neighbor’s fence to be altered or replaced, or can we simply build the retaining walls as described right up to the fence?
Thanks in advance!
We have a plot of land where the neighbors on both sides have already completed their houses, including fences and so on. Since our plot slopes downward and the house will be built slightly elevated, the terrace will be significantly higher than the existing ground level. From a design perspective, it would be best to raise the area overall and support it with L-shaped retaining walls.
Is it allowed to place these retaining walls directly next to the neighbor’s fence on our property, or what regulations apply here? We are located in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), and I understand that rules can vary from one federal state to another.
One of the neighbors might be difficult, so before discussing our plans with them, I would like to know what is permitted.
For example, would we have to pay for the neighbor’s fence to be altered or replaced, or can we simply build the retaining walls as described right up to the fence?
Thanks in advance!
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Bau-Schmidt28 Jul 2017 18:1377.willo schrieb:
I would like to have an elevated terrace! It's called a mound or embankment....
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Henrik081712328 Jul 2017 20:23Commanders’ hill? Could you please explain?
We probably have a lot of excess soil—mainly topsoil—which should be easy to get rid of. The problem is, if the terrace is raised and on the same level as the house, there would need to be a very high retaining wall and many steps to descend to the lower yard level. If the yard level is raised—meaning grassed—then the border to the neighbor becomes difficult again.
Steps down from the house to the terrace would be a solution, but we really want a level, ground-floor access. We find any other option quite unpleasant.
The root cause is that the house is built so high. This was calculated in relation to the backwater level (flood protection level), but to me, it seems much too high. Even the neighboring house, which is on a plot higher than ours, has a finished floor height lower than ours.
We did check with the architect several times, and the value was apparently correct, but there surely could have been other solutions. Especially since, for the corner plot, it wasn’t entirely clear which manhole cover should be used, etc.
We probably have a lot of excess soil—mainly topsoil—which should be easy to get rid of. The problem is, if the terrace is raised and on the same level as the house, there would need to be a very high retaining wall and many steps to descend to the lower yard level. If the yard level is raised—meaning grassed—then the border to the neighbor becomes difficult again.
Steps down from the house to the terrace would be a solution, but we really want a level, ground-floor access. We find any other option quite unpleasant.
The root cause is that the house is built so high. This was calculated in relation to the backwater level (flood protection level), but to me, it seems much too high. Even the neighboring house, which is on a plot higher than ours, has a finished floor height lower than ours.
We did check with the architect several times, and the value was apparently correct, but there surely could have been other solutions. Especially since, for the corner plot, it wasn’t entirely clear which manhole cover should be used, etc.
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HilfeHilfe31 Jul 2017 07:32ypg schrieb:
You are absolutely right! I also find this "talking to neighbors" completely overrated – especially in times of online community forums [emoji23][emoji41]always be careful about that, take precautions, and keep strictly quietYou have already described your solution. The way you plan to do it looks good and won’t cause any issues. The terrace step might seem a bit steep in the drawing, but imagine 80 cm (31 inches) along your leg. Suddenly it looks surprisingly small. If the lawn surface gains another 20 cm (8 inches) through a slight slope, it will be perfectly fine anyway.
By the way: If you are building near us, we’ll take your soil, if it’s any good...
By the way: If you are building near us, we’ll take your soil, if it’s any good...
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