Root damage

Banquo

Thank you, I'll have a look on there.

I had hoped it would be as simple as just proving that it was his fault too

Hintza

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

The fact is that it's your insurance that will have to pay, provided you are insured for such issues, It won't be his.

It will be his if it can be shown he was negligent.

DRP

tell him theres absolutely no point in you doing anything until his tree is removed.

When that is sorted, I personally would be building a low retaining wall and fencing atop or in front of it.

cyclonebri1

Hintza wrote: »

It will be his if it can be shown he was negligent.

Yes but he has to know that there is an issue before he can be found negligent, the neighbours telling him would be sufficient.

I've had cars and property damaged by slates from the next doors, only after I lodged a letter against them would my solicitor act on any further issues.

cyclonebri1

!!!!!! wrote: »

Unless you want to rebuild the wall don't bother. You don't have to. You can just put up a cheap bit of fencing if you wish or nothing at all

No he can't it's a retaining wall, the next door is 2 feet higher

zaax

Ascertain in by looking at both deeds to find our who owns the wall, and possibly the wall fell down because simple walls are not built to keep soil etc. in The retaining wall have to be either / and stepped and / or reinforced. They are not a simple job to construct as they have to have holes for the water in the upper land to drain-away, and they may have to go down some way.

The roots of the tree may have actually helped in keep the soil in.

cyclonebri1

zaax wrote: »

Ascertain in by looking at both deeds to find our who owns the wall, and possibly the wall fell down because simple walls are not built to keep soil etc. in The retaining wall have to be either / and stepped and / or reinforced. They are not a simple job to construct as they have to have holes for the water in the upper land to drain-away, and they may have to go down some way.

The roots of the tree may have actually helped in keep the soil in.

You also need to build a weeping drain the whole length of the wall to keep things relatively dry, otherwise you have heave and slump and freeze loadings

cyclonebri1

"Ascertain in by looking at both deeds to find our who owns the wall, and possibly the wall fell down because simple walls are not built to keep soil etc."

Banquo wrote: »

His wife came out about an hour later to inform me that she had checked their deeds and it is not their wall and that I am responsible (I have checked my deeds and this is indeed the case). Which is fine, apart from the fact that I have now had 2 different builders round to give me a rebuild
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I think he's done that

System

Reading the OP it sounds as though it was never a retaining wall but the neighbour has increased his garden level by infilling against the wall.

I think Gardenlaw is your best bet as suggested.

moneyistooshorttomention

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

You also need to build a weeping drain the whole length of the wall to keep things relatively dry, otherwise you have heave and slump and freeze loadings

Would it be possible to give details/images of what is meant by a "weeping drain"?

Would it be possible to explain more about "heave and slump and freeze loadings"?