Neighbours garage construction

nikimummy5

I’m not sure if this is the right chat for this question and it’s my first time using so I apologize if I have it wrong but desperate to get some advice. 

A few years ago my neighbour had their garage converted to a bedroom. No problem council signed it off all seemed ok. However I have just drilled through my wall to put a vent in and being semi detached had no doubts only to drill into their room. When the building was going up I spoke to the builder about making sure nothing was attached to my property and he assured me it wasn’t. To my horror I now find out it’s attached to my wall. I have looked at satellite photos and you can see it’s over the boundary. How did this happen without any agreement on my side and the council signing off on it? Any advice would be fantastic thank you. Oh as a thought the garages were never joined there was always a small gap between but it appears their garage never had a side wall built (strange but true) 

jonnydeppiwish!

Council have nothing to do with it being attached or not, did you not notice this when it was built? Do you have legal insurance on your home policy?
What size vent have you put in? Is there still a cavity between the 2 garage walls? Can you look down the side?

most garages are only single skinned so have you accidentally gone too far?

Swipe

Put in a window and see if the neighbour complains 

Flugelhorn

So - just trying to understand this - you are in a semi but this garage is on the other side from your attached house? so you really shouldn't be connected to it? 

Have you been out to have a look to see what has happened ? is there a gap?

Boohoo

nikimummy5 said:

I’m not sure if this is the right chat for this question and it’s my first time using so I apologize if I have it wrong but desperate to get some advice. 

A few years ago my neighbour had their garage converted to a bedroom. No problem council signed it off all seemed ok. However I have just drilled through my wall to put a vent in and being semi detached had no doubts only to drill into their room. When the building was going up I spoke to the builder about making sure nothing was attached to my property and he assured me it wasn’t. To my horror I now find out it’s attached to my wall. I have looked at satellite photos and you can see it’s over the boundary. How did this happen without any agreement on my side and the council signing off on it? Any advice would be fantastic thank you. Oh as a thought the garages were never joined there was always a small gap between but it appears their garage never had a side wall built (strange but true) 

Go onto your council planning portal and check and download the plans.

Have you any photos of the converted garage to view on here?

You haven't said what your neighbours said when you drilled in to their bedroom that's if they know.

nikimummy5

There was a gap originally but now it’s actually attached to my house

nikimummy5

I thought the council would need to see a party wall agreement? 

I spoke to the builder when it was being built and he assured me it wasn’t touching my house
its an exterior wall so super thick not a garage wall 

Flugelhorn

nikimummy5 said:

I thought the council would need to see a party wall agreement? 

I spoke to the builder when it was being built and he assured me it wasn’t touching my house
its an exterior wall so super thick not a garage wall 

so you drilled through your wall and then through their wall? must have been a long drill bit ?? Have they said anything?

nikimummy5

Flugelhorn said:

nikimummy5 said:

I thought the council would need to see a party wall agreement? 

I spoke to the builder when it was being built and he assured me it wasn’t touching my house
its an exterior wall so super thick not a garage wall 

so you drilled through your wall and then through their wall? must have been a long drill bit ?? Have they said anything?

As I said it’s my wall they have attached too and it’s a special tool to put a vent through a wall 

nikimummy5

Boohoo said:

nikimummy5 said:

I’m not sure if this is the right chat for this question and it’s my first time using so I apologize if I have it wrong but desperate to get some advice. 

A few years ago my neighbour had their garage converted to a bedroom. No problem council signed it off all seemed ok. However I have just drilled through my wall to put a vent in and being semi detached had no doubts only to drill into their room. When the building was going up I spoke to the builder about making sure nothing was attached to my property and he assured me it wasn’t. To my horror I now find out it’s attached to my wall. I have looked at satellite photos and you can see it’s over the boundary. How did this happen without any agreement on my side and the council signing off on it? Any advice would be fantastic thank you. Oh as a thought the garages were never joined there was always a small gap between but it appears their garage never had a side wall built (strange but true) 

Go onto your council planning portal and check and download the plans.

Have you any photos of the converted garage to view on here?

You haven't said what your neighbours said when you drilled in to their bedroom that's if they know.

It’s difficult to get any photos unless I climb up a ladder but will get someone to do that for me. I have asked the council for all the relevant documents to be sent to me 
they are lovely neighbours and just assume it’s their wall and trust their builder. I’m trying to do this with no conflict and the correct way. 

RavingMad

I take it the neighbours don't know you've drilled into their room?