Party wall - loft conversion

a_j_mair

If the building control are involved you shouldnt need to worry about anything. If they are building within 1m of the boundary it will require to be fire proofed.

As for steels they should not affect you in anyway as the whole job should be self contained.

As for future development it all depends on the size and position of there dormer and the design of you proposed dormer should you wish to convert your loft space aswell.

Best bet is to speak to your neighbour about any concerns then just let them get on with it.

edgex

House_Hunter wrote: »

Hi all,

Many thanks for your replies - I agree totally. Am pretty certian Building Control are aware as I managed to download the plans prior to part wall notification off the plannign website - but will ahve a chat to make sure.

In terms of them lookign ugly - couldn't disagree more; the rear profile of the roof is fairly L shaped and other dormer's on the street look really good.

I was a lit concerned about steel subject though - I know my other neighbour has inserted steels half-way through the way on their side - and the new one will also. This won't stop my ability to add steels in the future in anyway?

As the dormers are fairly "full-width" does anyone have any experience of how the roof/boundaries would work if we added a dormer as well? Would we connect to both neighbours to make 1 long seemless line? Or would you have small mini-gaps in between?

Many thanks again all!

this is where it could get daft

if you followed 'the rules' as they would be set out, you could end up with daft gaps in between
i call them daft, as with a 50cm (?) gap between structures, how are you ever meant to get access to check & maintain it?

the logical thing to do would be to build it in such a way that it all joins into 1 roofline again, so no gaps.