Neighbours wall falling down and he just covered it with a fence

phormium · 30-07-2023 5:08pm

Well if they have just attached the new panels to the old rotting panels that are attached to the dodgy wall then hopefully when it falls it will fall into their garden as the weight should pull it that way!

30-07-2023 5:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120916196#Comment_120916196

Yes the neighbour needs to make it safe at no expense to the Op.

Aka

"Don't be stupid enough to pay for someone else's wall."

I never said to build a new one.

FishOnABike · 30-07-2023 5:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120916666#Comment_120916666

Which way is the prevailing wind?

johndoe99 · 30-07-2023 6:00pm

Very shoddy work, your neighbors new panel fence is against a rotting fence and is using that brick wall as support, when the wall collapses his fence is gone too.

Citizen Six · 30-07-2023 6:58pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120916769#Comment_120916769

You were the only one to suggest the idea of the OP paying for the wall on the neighbours side though. Most of the rational posts just said to build a party wall on the boundary.

31-07-2023 11:23am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120917201#Comment_120917201

I didn't say or suggest that.

I never suggested the op to pay anything either to build or repair the wall.

The neighbour is fully accountable and responsible for that wall. You seem to think the OP should financially contribute to this mess.

"Work out getting a new wall done and split the cost"

Citizen Six · 31-07-2023 2:53pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120919821#Comment_120919821

Not at all. I think both neighbours should build a party wall. I don't think the op should contribute in any way to the neighbour's wall on their property. But if they both want to build their own sub standard fence or wall then that's their own decision.

If my neighbour had left their wall in that condition then it wouldn't take me long in having them rectify it. But I would have already suggested replacing it with a wall that would have suited us both better, and leaving us each with more garden space.

kevgaa · 31-07-2023 3:32pm

I think the important thing now is that the OP has a conversation with the neighbour to get a clear understanding of their plans and timelines..

Until the OP has that information everything else is pointless

31-07-2023 3:46pm

My concern would be if sustained wind catches either side of that fencing. Is the wall going to come down?

I don't see any fenceposts between the fences anchoring the fences to the ground.

Citizen Six · 31-07-2023 4:15pm

Yeah, that'd be a big worry. It was bad enough as it was, and the fence just makes it worse. They didn't even bother removing the old fence before putting up the new one. Complete cowboys.

magicbastarder · 31-07-2023 4:28pm

that could be an 'in' to talk with the neighbour - 'not only have they damaged the wall, but they're doing a shoddy job on your side too'. you could play it as a favour, letting them know.

Eirexox · 01-08-2023 12:38am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120921741#Comment_120921741

UPDATE: The neighbour seems to be avoiding us, we really want to chat face to face as opposed to texting or whatever. When he gets out of the car he does a walking skip to get into his house lol. Anywho we did talk to one of the builders and he was very pleasant he came in and looked at the wall. He said he will be in throughout the day and cement and point it (sorry terms could be wrong lol) he did not however come in to fix it today like he said so hoping tomorrow he does come to fix it.

We said how we weren’t happy with how things went and how the wall was left and he said …… ” We were going to build a wall but the neighbour decided on this nice fence instead” fml 🤦🏻‍♀️

SteM · 01-08-2023 9:02am

You know when he's in the house, just knock on the door and talk to him. He's not the only one avoiding talking about this it seems.

Neighbours wall falling down and he just covered it with a fence

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