neighbour refused entry to his property for essential repair.

carolingus

the repair needed to be done there and then.having no earth to your home is highly dangerous,someone could be electrocuted.going to court etc wouldnt of been an option

butler_helen

carolingus wrote: »

'all over his place'...it was one meter of half inch plastic.

I would have refused too, until I was presented with a legal reason to do so.

I've spent a year removing trunking and wires, if a neighbour spring it upon me that they wanted to add a meter of the stuff I'd refuse. It's ugly and not in the neighbours interests to have it there.

Unless the substation is like our man hole cover and we have to allow access. But I assume for building works to it, workmen would need to give prior notice.

carolingus

NVRAM wrote: »

your point being?
Lets say I've recently decorated my hall then?

Now some company is asking to run a meter or half inch plastic trunking down my hallway... would stick out like a sore thumb

trunking looks horrendous no matter how it's installed.

It really does sound like the company were trying to cut corners, get the job done easier and quicker most likely but cutting corners nonetheless

Cut corners how?.Its standard to run a cable from the submain,all the other houses are supplied in the same way but my cable is damaged/corroded needing this simple repair.

DTDfanBoy

If you have addressed the issue with your neighbour in the same way you have addressed valid points made on here I'm not surprised the neighbour refused.

butler_helen

carolingus wrote: »

Cut corners how?.Its standard to run a cable from the submain,all the other houses are supplied in the same way but my cable is damaged/corroded needing this simple repair.

So why can't the new cable go where the old one was? That would negate the need for new trunking.

NVRAM

carolingus wrote: »

Cut corners how?.Its standard to run a cable from the submain,all the other houses are supplied in the same way but my cable is damaged/corroded needing this simple repair.

As I said above... none of my mains supply wether it be actual cable or earth bonding or eath cable inside trunking is visible anywhere inside my current property or from what I can remember my previous properties. Why were they wanting to do this? make it easier?

paidinchickens

carolingus wrote: »

the repair needed to be done there and then.having no earth to your home is highly dangerous,someone could be electrocuted.going to court etc wouldnt of been an option

He could have still refused to even let anyone in without a warrant surely.

If it was that unsafe your insurance company would have had to put you up in a hotel until it was deemed safe to return.

It is an awful mess your in but blaming your neighbour is not going to make it any easier.

carolingus

butler_helen wrote: »

So why can't the new cable go where the old one was? That would negate the need for new trunking.

the original cable was laid when the houses were built but all the houses in the row have solid stone floors and the cables are underneath now so not possible to relay.

NVRAM

butler_helen wrote: »

So why can't the new cable go where the old one was? That would negate the need for new trunking.

Sounds like they were wanting to go up from earth contact points up the inside wall, thru the wall, over to EUs premises somehow, thru the wall and down thru trunking again.

I'm beginning to think that this repair has been carried out gratis by an energy supplier and OP simply wants some cash to repair what is his responsibility, his wall and his garden within the boundry of his property

Lets say it was simply your mains that was damaged.
they would have relayed a new supply cable underground, lets say they still needed to move your wall and have had to dig up the garden.

They will repair paving and stuff and put your garden back as best as they can.

would you still be looking for "damages"?

Mojisola

carolingus wrote: »

a cable needed to be run from his sub main to ours which would of entailed about 5 meters of cable of which some would have been covered by white trunking in both our homes where it would have been visible..in his about 1 mt running down the corner in his hall.

I think the title of the thread is misleading -
neighbour refused entry to his property for essential repair

He didn't "refuse entry" - he refused to have work done inside his house.

It must be frustrating for you with all the extra work but I wouldn't have allowed it if I'd been your neighbour.