Can I knock down my neighbours wall?

Davesnave

beaker141 wrote: »

Other than a dose of common sense - which building reg would this breech?

The planning permission would likely stipulate the finish, which sounds as if it would be render in this case, so the inspector should be checking to see that it had been done.

I'm not familiar enough with building regs to quote chapter and verse, but as the damp the OP is experiencing seems to result from render not being applied, it's reasonable to assume his is not an approved finish.

I didn't want to get into anecdote, but I have direct experience of a BCO not signing-off an a new build for over 4 years, because one wall lacked a render coat as per the specification. In this case, the neighbour had turned hostile, thinking it was a speculative build, so refused access. Eventually, when he realised it was a family home and he was the only one being inconvenienced, he relented, the wall was rendered and the house was signed-off.

brightontraveller

There are a multitude of options enclosing different coverings etc other than knocking down the wall???? You can try legal blame whomever with no guarantee of a win or even if you do the other side could end up giving you pay £1 a week for the next 3000 years or simply go bust I’d say would cost more in this instance than getting in a descent builders to give you ideas... then take it from there? Also plenty of people that can get in a 1ft gap to render?

GwylimT

You only need to replace kitchen cupboards if you choose to rip them out, is there something preventing you from unscrewing them?

How do you plan to dry the wall before rendering?

Where is this damp actually coming from?

Unless you employ a fat builder a gap of a foot is fine.