Extractor fans discharging onto neighbours' property

Dan-Dan

you could come out where you think you want the fan now , then go up the wall to a more suitable level

lstar337

Dan-Dan wrote: »

you could come out where you think you want the fan now , then go up the wall to a more suitable level

If you go up the wall, make sure you allow for a condensate run off pipe. Otherwise it'll back up into your property!

TrixA

you could come out where you think you want the fan now , then go up the wall to a more suitable level

Not sure the neighbour would be happy with that solution because the pipe would be trespassing on their property.

cyclonebri1

Mojisola wrote: »

Neighbours have to allow access for maintenance but this will be new work.

But surely they still have to allow access if everything is arranged correctly, otherwise anyone could stop and building work they don't like??

System

I would speak to building control about it too - I seem to remember something about spread of fire regulations stopping any wall penetrations within certain distances of boundaries

TrixA

But surely they still have to allow access if everything is arranged correctly, otherwise anyone could stop and building work they don't like??

Unfortunately this does seem to be the law. It seems crazy to me too. I mean, I agree that neighbours shouldn't have to allow people to access their property for mere convenience in doing building works but in urban situations where properties are built without additional dividing boundaries there's often no practical alternative. We're not looking to extend the property, simply to modernise it. Bizarrely, if the wall was a party wall, we'd actually have more access/modification rights than we do if we own the wall outright.

Mojisola

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

But surely they still have to allow access if everything is arranged correctly, otherwise anyone could stop and building work they don't like??

They can't necessarily stop the building but they can stop anyone coming on to their land which can make the building very difficult.

I know someone whose neighbour refused access so their builders had to put up a new brick wall overhand. Instead of having a nicely-finished wall along their boundary, the neighbour now has a very ragged mess to look at. The offer has been made to get the builders in to point it properly but access has been completely denied.

manda1205

Does the kitchen have another outside wall? Can the ducting not run through the kitchen on the inside and then exit onto your property? The ducting can be boxed in so you can't see it. Also you can duct straight up and out of the roof too. If you're having the kitchen done anyway I can't see that cost is going to be that much more for having ducting put out through the roof as oppose to the wall.

TrixA

Does the kitchen have another outside wall? Can the ducting not run through the kitchen on the inside and then exit onto your property? The ducting can be boxed in so you can't see it. Also you can duct straight up and out of the roof too. If you're having the kitchen done anyway I can't see that cost is going to be that much more for having ducting put out through the roof as oppose to the wall.

The kitchen is L shaped with the long arm along the disputed side wall and the short arm occupying part of the rear wall facing the garden. We were hoping to remove the units from the rear wall and add an island instead, so we can put in bifold doors to the garden. So it's not ideal to have to route all the services out that rear wall. Going through the roof may be an option but I would worry about leaks.

cyclonebri1

TrixA wrote: »

Unfortunately this does seem to be the law. It seems crazy to me too. I mean, I agree that neighbours shouldn't have to allow people to access their property for mere convenience in doing building works but in urban situations where properties are built without additional dividing boundaries there's often no practical alternative. We're not looking to extend the property, simply to modernise it. Bizarrely, if the wall was a party wall, we'd actually have more access/modification rights than we do if we own the wall outright.

If the wall itself is the boundary, then to all intents and purposes it does come under the party wall act, the foundations will lie part under the neighbours boundary, all perfect allowable and expected.


I think the point is this in your case. I would not have anyone's extractor blowing out across my property, probably you wouldn't either. As most have said, find another route that ios moire neighbour friendly before you start a war.;);)