House adjacent to dual carriageway

movilogo

The house got a side extension. Then a brick wall 3 ft away (boundary of property) and then dual carriageway just after 3-4 ft grass verge.!

I am fully aware of noise and pollution. But will there be vibration when large lorries go past? The road has 40 MPH limit.!

This is something probably I can't test unless start living in the house.!

Anyone lived in similar house?

bigadaj

Question is why would you?

Just seems unpleasant, I worked on a landfill site a few years ago and someone had bought a house, more distant than what you've pictured, but garden was maybe thirty feet long and edge of waste only ten feet from end of garden.

Do people not look at or inspect houses before they buy?

missindecisive

Yes there will be.

fwor

bigadaj wrote: »

Do people not look at or inspect houses before they buy?

Don't forget that the location will probably already be factored into the price. So people can look to get a bigger house for less money. For many people this may be the only way to get into a house that is big enough for their family.

To answer the question - yes, almost certainly the house will vibrate when HGVs go past. But you may find that it is such a regular thing that your brain automatically filters it out.

Brallaqueen

My flat backs onto a 40mph road - you can feel the really heavy HGVs but you get used to it. The DG blocks out the worst of the sound in the second room - which gets it the worst being at the back of the flat.

Old_Git

I live in the middle off a cul-de-sac .The motorway runs past the end of it .
Yes sometimes I can here traffic but its mostly at rush hour .
How much traffic is there during the day and how much at night .

littlemissy29

My parents have lived in a house alongside the a10 for the last 50 years. - It's always been very busy - I grew up there too - I'd never choose to live somewhere like that if I could afford not to - Yes you do filter out the noise and you cannot hear it after a while - but you never really get any peace!

movilogo

Ok, I understand there will be vibration from HGVs

Is that any way damaging to the property? When they got planning permission for side extension, I guess it had to satisfy all building regs.

The house is ~20% cheaper (asking price) for comparable size properties nearby.

But now I think unless I get it at a bargain price, not really worth it.

It was occupied (and extended) by same family for 25 years.

RedFraggle

Wouldn't bother me in the slightest. Provided the price reflected the position I'd buy it but in the full knowledge that it may prove difficult to sell on.
There will always be people that will make that compromise to get a cheaper house, there are just fewer of them.

lincroft1710

Severe vibration over a long period of time can cause structural damage, but that's not say this house has or will have damage.

Don't "guess it had to satisfy all building regs", check. Be aware that when the extension was built, building regs probably weren't as stringent as they are now. One possible future failing may be the extension pulling away from the original structure.

chris_m

If it's a good quality road there may not be much vibration anyway.