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Shared drive
Licklecars
Posts: 2 Newbie
Hi
Im about to buy a house with a shared drive. 4 houses share the drive. My neighbour has a garage at the end of his garden. I want to put a soil pipe on the side of my house and connect to the sewer from a new loft conversion.
He says this will restrict access to his garage ( it is tight) and others and it's outside my boundary so I cant do it.
Its only sticks out about 6.5" to 7 inches.
I dont want to fall out with anyone but is he right to object?
Any thought please?
Thanks
Im about to buy a house with a shared drive. 4 houses share the drive. My neighbour has a garage at the end of his garden. I want to put a soil pipe on the side of my house and connect to the sewer from a new loft conversion.
He says this will restrict access to his garage ( it is tight) and others and it's outside my boundary so I cant do it.
Its only sticks out about 6.5" to 7 inches.
I dont want to fall out with anyone but is he right to object?
Any thought please?
Thanks
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I would. Why can it not go on a different wall? (Even if that means digging up and repairing the drive to connect.0
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You can't put your pipe on your wall if it overhangs someone else's land even if it is only a few inches. If your wall is on the boundary then that is as far as anything can go.
You can only put a pipe on your wall if the all the land underneath the pipe is owned by you. If it is owned by your neighbour then he can object.0 -
Put it INSIDE the house. External stack pipes are so last century.0
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There you go; sorted in 4 posts. There aren't a lot like that!0
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Do a search on this forum for 'shared drive' and see if you still want to buy it...
I know lots own them, but I'd not touch one with a bargepole. (Especially if you're not starting off on a great footing with one lol!!!!)2024 wins: *must start comping again!*0 -
A shared drive would be a deal breaker for me, too."If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair0
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I also would never, ever buy a house with a shared driveway0
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It would be a deal breaker for me too. Our first house had a shared driveway - never again!!!!0
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Thanks all, it's now going on the front wall to avoid a bust up and legal stuff. Thanks again :-)0
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If it would be unsightly on the front, do consider proD's suggestion of internal routing.0
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