Thanks, I never knew that. I just presumed it was sharedYou have the right to access a neighbours land to maintain your property.
Rob
Thanks, I never knew that. I just presumed it was sharedYou have the right to access a neighbours land to maintain your property.
There is a 6ft wall separating the gardens. My garden isn't 6ft higher than the neighbours. There is maybe 1ft to 2ft of soil against the wall. Maybe I've not explained that too clearly.
As far as the age of the wall, it's at least 50 years old according to other neighbours. I've not lived here that long. Its about 30ft that's went. I've got a stonemason coming to have a look soon
Rob
I don't think it's ever referred to as a wall or fence. In my deeds it says something along the lines of all shared boundaries are shared responsibility.How does a wall differ from a fence? Typically folk take ownership for the "left" unless otherwise stated. Is it not the same for walls?
Interesting. Certainly not how my life has played out! In 'home home', the left was my neighbors responsibility and the right was ours. Where I am now, it's the opposite.I don't think it's ever referred to as a wall or fence. In my deeds it says something along the lines of all shared boundaries are shared responsibility.
@Rob43 you havent actually explained how much of the wall has collapsed. Assuming it isnt the whole 30ft length of the wall, and just a small section down near the bottom of your garden and near the tree?? Might be more useful to get a bit more detail in to the scale of the problem here.
Over the other side was always covered in ivy that I had to remove every year. I've never seen anyone doing any work on the other side of the wall at all. It's been repointed/patched on my side on few occasions.
Rob
You take ownership of what the deeds stipulate you take ownership of, and it shouldn't specify fence or wall, but boundary.
Mine are kept at estate agent/solicitors. You can keep them yourself, I leave mine there for safekeepingDo you not have your own deeds in scotland? I know in the UK it was change a few years ago and now you have to keep them yourself?
There is a 6ft wall separating the gardens. My garden isn't 6ft higher than the neighbours. There is maybe 1ft to 2ft of soil against the wall. Maybe I've not explained that too clearly.
As far as the age of the wall, it's at least 50 years old according to other neighbours. I've not lived here that long. Its about 30ft that's went. I've got a stonemason coming to have a look soon
Rob , If its stone work the chances are the mortar is made of potash and lime if older than 50. Sometimes tree roots dependant on species suck a lot of ground water out of the soil and any porous masonry close by. If the mortar on the bricks is rock hard and stuck firm to the stone then it might be a root matrix got into the joints and expanded as its grown causing weak points. if its powdery and crumbles its just been ill maintained and should have been repointed really deep with maybe some helix bars and resin along the lateral bed joints. All of these defects would have been visible from the face side for a good number of years. Hope this makes sense.