allowing neghbour to put scaffolding on my decking??

Mojisola

If the scaffolding needs to be in your garden then surely the build comes under the Party Wall Act regulations. You should be appointing a solicitor at your neighbour's expense to protect your property.

https://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_partywall_explain_booklet.pdf

charltonkeston

One way or another you will have a double height extension next to your house.
If I were you, I would want the best looking wall I could get out of this build. Also me being me I would like to be on good terms with my neighbour.
So I would agree to the scaffolding but making sure your neighbour is aware that he is responssible for any mess or damage.

missile

I would not be bullied into accepting any scaffold on my property.

It appears, he was not concerned that his extension would inconvenience you so why should you help him?

A photo of the site, would help us to better understand what is being proposed.

one-non-blonde

It's a definite no from me. I allowed a neighbour to erect scaffolding on my property last year and it was a complete disaster. The scaffolders were just there to do a job and really didn't give a !!!! about my property and pretty much trashed much of the garden. I also had the issue that poles were put directly in front of both bedrom windows meaning that they couldn't be opened more than couple of inches (dangerous in event of fire).

I agreed in the spirit of good neighbour relations but never again. I did draw up a list of conditions that were continually broken (hours of access, etc) but things got so nasty that at the end of it I just wanted them finished and gone.

Your neighbour should have considered access while planning the extension. I would give them a firm but polite, no. Not being able to use your patio doors/deck during the summer is a perfectly good reason. It's his problem, not yours.

BJV

A rock and hard place - not nice I understand that you do not want to upset him esp as you did not want the building in the first place. But I really think you have to be strong and just say no.

The summer is coming and scaffolding will damage the decking. put on top the fact that you will not be able to use the decking and all the noise and dust etc as well.

We had an office built on the side of out house and the builders where warned to be careful of the garden. If our builders couldn't manage it what chance have you got for someone else's to.

Be strong and say no way!

Mojisola

paddy's_mum wrote: »

One point to bear in mind before you refuse to negotiate or allow access is that most bricklayers agree that you will get a better finish if they can access the outside of their work, as it were. True, brickwork can be laid 'overhand' but it is not quite so tidy. Since you are likely to be the one looking at any resulting pig's ear of a wall, you might want to think about it before deciding.

This is the problem - if you refuse, you're going to be left with a wall with a poor finish to look at and which may put off buyers when you come to sell.

It won't worry your neighbour as he won't be able to see it.

ognum

I think you should be going down the route of a Party Wall agreement if he is building close to your property.

This requires him to finance an independent surveyor to come out and survey your property(paid for by him) take photos and report on the state of your property so if any damage is done he is liable for the cost of repair.

Google Party Wall Agreement, not it does not actually have to be work on a party wall, just close to your property.

He also needs to give 3 months notice to you legally if you invoke this. Go for it

blossomhill_2

summersmum25 wrote: »

This would mean that we can't use the patio doors in the lounge or the decking and I'm concerned about damage too as it is a raised deck. I don't want to be awkward but really feel like telling him to bog off!

Tell him to bog off!

There are ways to construct scaffolding that would keep your access, and bridge your raised deck, and if he hasn't considered this he is obviously contemptuous of you. Wouldn't bode well for trying to sort out a dispute afterwards so avoid it now.

Scaffolders are an ...ermm...slightly difficult... trade to control and even though I had years of managing contractors I felt I had no control over them when I had scaffolders at home and would avoid dealing with them in future.

Muzz1

I'd have 2 words for your neighbour first one begins with F second one is off. I've worked with scaffs for years they are a bread apart if you have any concerns with the job and need to speak to them your likely to be told to f@ck off! The scaffolding will damage the decking and the work itself will completely trash your garden. And who in there right mind is happy to have someone else's workers parading about YOUR garden in the height of summer. In no uncertain terms tell them to poke it!!!!!!! I'm actually angry for you!!!

ionahenor2

If you work what is to stop the brickies coming into your garden while you are out? My good neighbour waited untill I was away to do this trick leaving my patio covered in cement and my garden chairs scuffed where they had been used to stand on ( it was only a single conservatory). As my neighbour was a complete @!!!e and a Hotheaded bully it was difficult to get any recompence for the damage other than the offer to thump me one! (The police were called on this occasion)

Please take the advice given here. See a soloicitor or join the Which legal advice sevice.

My partner who has been associated with the trade for nearly 50 years has said if he was to write a list with things that could go wrong now he would still be writing it this time tomorrow.