Scaffolding over boundary

dreyfuss

Because your advice has always been top notch I thought I'd query this with you.


Background: My neighbour is having a 2 storey extension around his property - long story short it leaves hardly any space between our boundry and house.

Anyway, scaffolding going up for second storey today (some went up yesterday but we were out). Some of the scaffolding extends up to 50cm into our garden and some (nearest House) is at head height.


My queries are is there anything we can do about overhang? Especially the one where we could hot head? I already went out this morning and told them they couldn't go over the fence (but too late for yesterday).


Getting really fed up as it's one thing after the other with this build...


Thanks for any advice,


Jess

phil24_7

When I built my extension my neighbours were very good about me having scaffolding on their land. They got a bit grumpy when the build was repeatedly delayed and I needed to keep them sweet, but other than that they were amazing.

I know it's inconvenient but being and having good neighbours needs a little give and take.

Davesnave

What do you hope to achieve here?

If you think the scaffolding is dangerous to you and your family, you could ring the company concerned, probably next week now, but I'd speak with the site foreman first to see if you can resolve the issue(s) you have more quickly than that.

phil24_7

You could possibly speak to your neighbour to see if the second lift could be raised up at all, you could also talk time-scales with them. How will it leave hardly any space between your house and the boundary. I guessing they are both in the same place? Or have they somehow grabbed some of your land for their extension?

dreyfuss

Unfortunately part of the long story is that neighbourly relations are no more. But I get the 'just want it done' but also want some consideration.

dreyfuss

I don't think they are a reputable scaffolding company more a mate of a mate. Never mind, I guessed that we would again be left to shut up and put up as we have for the whole of this experience. Time to move (once it's built).

Silvertabby

When a friend's neighbour put up scaffolding, not only were some of the posts on her driveway, but they blocked her garage door. Her husband's car was in the garage - and he was due home on leave from Afghanistan a couple of days later, and would need his car.

She told her neighbour that whilst he could put some of the poles onto her land if absolutely necessary, the ones blocking the garage door would have to be removed. Now, please!

His response was to tell her to 'get a court order'.

dreyfuss

Oh my goodness! That's appalling.


Well the scaffolding is in the way of my hedge so there is an access issue with me too (but not a car!). I am honestly thinking that perhaps I should charge him rent for the duration...

Davesnave

Silvertabby wrote: »

His response was to tell her to 'get a court order'.

Unneccessary. It's an offence to imprison someone's car on their property and the police are bound to act.

The converse situation is different. Blocking someone out is treated less seriously.

OP how do you propose to obtain payment of the rent you mention? In your situation, with a move in mind, it would be prudent not to let the things which are annoying you sour relations further.

If neighbourly relations are no more, it's in your interest to avoid a dispute which would need to be declared when you sell.

Silvertabby

dreyfuss - it's now history, and my friend's husband was able to get his car out on his 2nd day of leave, without bothering with a court order. He just told the scaffolders that if they didn't shift the scaffolding from his drive, he (and his army mates) would put their army skills into effect and remove it for them. In pieces.

[Deleted User]

Scaffolding companies always seem to want to put scaffolding onto other people's property. Next door have some up now for some repairs. The day the scaffolders turned up they kept peering over my fence to see where they could but it in MY garden!

They backed off sharpish when they saw me peering back at them. They managed fine with it completely in next door's property so why the need to try and put it on my property in the first place.

Also OP, are they building on the party wall boundary? If so is there a party wall agreement in place? Can't stand folk who think it is OK to build right on the party wall.