Could this building collasp.. please help.

boongi

A bit off topic but make sure your claiming all the benefits you're entitled to. Other than the more obvious ones like Child Benefit, Income Support, Child tax credit, council tax benefit there is the
Bereavement Payment (one off payment)
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Bereaved/DG_10018703
Widowed Parent's Allowance (weekly payment)
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Bereaved/DG_10018848
If you're not already getting these make sure you understand any impact on existing benefits before you claim them.

puddy

i disagree about the press and the mp, no, they wont know how it is structurally, but that is not what i would use them for, it would be to get the council to come out and do a proper inspection. get the mp to express concern that no one has assessed the structure, not to say 'the structure is dangerous'

KKKKP

Thank you so much.. council guy was so rude to me and told me i was wasting his time.. i gotb upset.. this is causing me so much stress... also i need advice on the joise.. which way should they run.. from their front door to my gable wall or the opposite way.. i will have to do something as now they have put their house up for sale because ive got an idea they have found out that this is not safe.. as i think his cousins a builder coz he looked just like him.. but ill be left with this pain..

puddy

if it is up for sale this might be good for you, you may end up with better neighbours and also neighbours who dont want their house to collapse

sooz

KKKKP - do you have legal cover with your house insurance?

It's not up to you to find out which way the joists run, or should run. Don't concern yourself with this - even if you did find out, what could you do about it? Nothing. This is what a professional is for.

You must get a structural engineer in, & once you get a report from him/her, people will start to take you seriously.

Forget about the noise you can hear in your bedroom. That can be insulated from your side later. If the structure is dangerous, & causing cracks in your bedroom wall, this needs dealing with first.

KKKKP

sooz wrote: »

KKKKP - do you have legal cover with your house insurance?

It's not up to you to find out which way the joists run, or should run. Don't concern yourself with this - even if you did find out, what could you do about it? Nothing. This is what a professional is for.

You must get a structural engineer in, & once you get a report from him/her, people will start to take you seriously.

Forget about the noise you can hear in your bedroom. That can be insulated from your side later. If the structure is dangerous, & causing cracks in your bedroom wall, this needs dealing with first.

yes i have legal with my insurance, i will phone them up today also i will get a structual engineer and get it checked out.. i eally want to move myself as i have been going through depression over this and really need to get off the tablets.. i just wanted to make sure about the joise as i should be able to get pictures of this from my previous solicitor. the main thing is a structural report..

achilles

The insurance company would probably send out a structural engineer to check it out anyway, so maybe no need for you to go get another one?

poppysarah

KKKKP wrote: »

yes i have legal with my insurance, i will phone them up today also i will get a structual engineer and get it checked out..

Ring them now and come back and tell us what they say.

sooz

I agree, if the insurance think that there is an issue, then they will employ a structural engineer.

However, you need to get them to believe you that there is a problem.

You said the homebuilders told you the lintels are embedded in your wall, & not supposed to support more than the car port roof. Can you get this in writing from them?

JQ.

You don't need a report - you just need to get someone qualified to come and have a look at it for you, which will keep costs down. See if your insurers will pay for the Engineer. Make sure you get quotes from them for the inspection. Then if there is a problem you can then get them to produce a report at a later date when funds permit.

If they do think there is an issue make sure you get them to tell you :

What remedial works need to take place to make the structure safe
Do they think collapse is likely
What the costs of those works is likely to be (I suspect they'll only provide a rough estimate)
Who they feel is responsible for paying for these works.
Do they feel the room should just be demolished?
Do they think planning permission should have been required?
Get them to recommend what action you take next to resolve matters
If you have got your insurers to pay for the Engineer - then get him to report back to them immediately and start chasing them to resolve the matter