Neighbour wishes to access our garage to cavity wall insulate their home...

Tahiti

Now while on the face of it, I don't have a problem with letting them do this (the walls on our side are plain brick - we've done nothing to them - and the garage is used as a garage), I wonder whether we are letting ourselves into problems.

Has anyone got any thoughts on this as I don't want issues with the neighbours, but don't want to end up worse off for any reason.

Also, is there an insurance issue with allowing them into the garage??

Thanks!
Rob

Tahiti

I guess I should point out that we live in a link detached house - linked by the garage to their house.

paddy's_mum

First question, if I may - are you link detached or something similar? Why do they need to access your garage to access their own walls?

Please don't agree to anything until you have researched all the possible scenarios. The old saying is agree in haste, repent at leisure!

globalds

I can't see much of a problem .
A couple of guys turn up ,drill a few holes in the shared wall ,fill it full of insulation ,cement over the holes and gone .
The only problem I can see is that your car may be a few degrees colder in the winter.

craftynutters

Hi to do cavity wall they have to drill small holes in the bottom of the wals to inject the stuff it really is a simple job and shouldn't cause you too much hasle its a job that needs to be done from the outside
By the way so you know that if you are over 60 or get any benefits like council tax even if yu only get 1p a year you can get free cavity insulation draftproofing and free loft insolation

Tahiti

globalds wrote: »

I can't see much of a problem .
A couple of guys turn up ,drill a few holes in the shared wall ,fill it full of insulation ,cement over the holes and gone .
The only problem I can see is that your car may be a few degrees colder in the winter.

I'm intrigued by the car being colder comment. How's that then?

Tahiti

paddy's_mum wrote: »

First question, if I may - are you link detached or something similar? Why do they need to access your garage to access their own walls?

Please don't agree to anything until you have researched all the possible scenarios. The old saying is agree in haste, repent at leisure!

The house is link detached - our garage is the bit that links our house and next door's. I tend to follow your thinking on agreeing in haste, but my wife's already given them the tentative go ahead while I was at work without considering the implications. I cannot find many negatives of letting them do the work though (aside from having to make good any bodged work the contractors leave, and having to clear the garage), but I am continuing to research. Frankly, I don't see any positives either!!

chrisw

Tahiti wrote: »

I'm intrigued by the car being colder comment. How's that then?

Because it won't be being warmed by the house next door any more!

Tahiti

:rolleyes: It's late in the day (that's my excuse anyway).

Snow_Dog

Tahiti wrote: »

The house is link detached - our garage is the bit that links our house and next door's. I tend to follow your thinking on agreeing in haste, but my wife's already given them the tentative go ahead while I was at work without considering the implications. I cannot find many negatives of letting them do the work though (aside from having to make good any bodged work the contractors leave, and having to clear the garage), but I am continuing to research. Frankly, I don't see any positives either!!

I would guess one positive would be staying friendly with the neighbour.

You could ask them if its a reputable firm and not a bunch of cowboys.

They need to drill holes not just at the base of the wall, its more like every couple of sq metres, holes are about 1-2 cm in diameter (big enough to get the tube in that fires the insulation in)

If you are concerned about insurance you are entitled to see proof of their public liability insurance before they start work on your property, though a larger firm is very unlikely to be trading without it.

nickj_2

why don't you have a word with their contractors and get your house done whilst they are there , they might give you a good deal