I love that the end of the batten is supported by what looks like a piece of decking.
If you have a good relationship with your neighbours, the quick and easy option is to talk to them and have them put a couple of posts in on their side of the boundary to support their patio.
It's definitely your wall ? and not a former parti wall between a duplex thing from the 50s ?
After 15 years as an electrician, I'm not a plumber, but the same rule applies. Sometimes, just don't ask questions it leads to even more questions followed by your head hurting
This is your answer. And a nice simple solution. Likely no approval for the neighbours roof, so talking to council will cause unnecessary shit.
I would get their pool plumbing over their own pergola roof while your at it. A leak on the edge wall over the flashing could suck.
Just have a chat and say you need to replace your roof and let them know about the bit resting on your roof, then work it out from there. They may not be aware, and they may offer a solution. If you want to stay on good terms don't start getting legal ...
I’m going through something similar now. When you say it’s a boundary garage wall, do you mean it’s your garage, and it’s built up to the boundary?
Have you had a boundary survey done? What does the survey attached to your purchase contract show? (There’s usually a survey in it, and a letter from the surveyor about boundary irregularities).
Once you’ve figured out where the boundary is, then you can tell them, very nicely, that they need to move all their building works - ALL OF IT - to their side of the boundary. This includes the cement footings for fence posts and the like.
If it’s your garage and it’s on your side of the boundary then you can tell them to take it off at their cost, regardless of whether they bought it like that. The purchasers take all responsibility for boundary and building irregularities when you purchase the property.
If however your garage encroaches on their property and they have just kindly used your garage encroachment to support their building work, then you can be forced to move your garage…
Sum it up - review your and your neighbours surveys if you can find them. Also get a new boundary survey done.
Tip: if you go to your local council website or email them, they can send through any surveys submitted as part of a DA over history.
My other concern is fire proofing. Anything built up to the boundary should have fire proofing. I'm gonna guess that his exposed timbers are not in fact fire proof.
On an unrelated note. Looks like you might have a leak in your solar heating. Probably want to get that fixed asap before it complete rusts out your roof.
I had neighbours like this, everything they did was on the fence or right up against the shared boundary fence. Retractable hose reel which started to bend the timber, massive water tank with the overflow on the fence line which bowed the fence when they filled it, outdoor GPO’s screwed to the timber fence. They went to Bali, came back and put that horrid bamboo screening on their side about 400mm above the fence line with the shitty half bamboo exposed on our side. I can tell you, neighbours like that dgaf about anyone else. Luckily they sold and the new neighbours are going about fixing everything.
Everything is usually fine till something goes wrong I guess. I storm rips there pergola up and damages your garage wall.
Is that wall on your side of the boundary? Ie the boundary is face of wall?? I highly suspect this would be the case, in which he is built onto your property.
Best chat to them. They’d be better off just dropping three posts down adjacent your wall to support the roof then disconnect it from your garage wall.
Don’t talk to council as once they are involved you can’t ‘uninvolve’ them…
If you look up the local council policy’s it’s likely that there is a 500mm gap between the non permeable roof and wall is required unless it’s a building extension and has planning permission.
Do you care? Well probably only if there is a leak from the pool pipe as it’ll not be covered by insurance… so might be a good idea to address this and get it at least semi compliant.
Yeah, I know what you mean.
Last year I wanted to extend and widen carport. If we widen it the supporting poles can go as high as the fence line, then they have to kick back so the gutter is 600mm from the fence line. And water cannot go in my neighbours garden.
I love that the end of the batten is supported by what looks like a piece of decking. If you have a good relationship with your neighbours, the quick and easy option is to talk to them and have them put a couple of posts in on their side of the boundary to support their patio. It's definitely your wall ? and not a former parti wall between a duplex thing from the 50s ?
I think the draingage looks just as sketch
After 15 years as an electrician, I'm not a plumber, but the same rule applies. Sometimes, just don't ask questions it leads to even more questions followed by your head hurting
This is your answer. And a nice simple solution. Likely no approval for the neighbours roof, so talking to council will cause unnecessary shit. I would get their pool plumbing over their own pergola roof while your at it. A leak on the edge wall over the flashing could suck.
> the end of the batten is supported by what looks like a piece of decking Is that three nails holding in that diagonal one on the left?
Wild guess says the neighbour's roof is not legal.
Just have a chat and say you need to replace your roof and let them know about the bit resting on your roof, then work it out from there. They may not be aware, and they may offer a solution. If you want to stay on good terms don't start getting legal ...
This was my first thought, just wondering if things go south what I could be facing.
This is the way. It doesn’t look like a huge fix. A couple posts just like the one on the right should do it.
https://preview.redd.it/az0nokuj38pc1.png?width=281&format=png&auto=webp&s=b09929f39548258dc401e6d47af02a4db5ab2fd0
Not compliant!
Absolute shemozzle!
Good from far, but far from good.
I’m going through something similar now. When you say it’s a boundary garage wall, do you mean it’s your garage, and it’s built up to the boundary? Have you had a boundary survey done? What does the survey attached to your purchase contract show? (There’s usually a survey in it, and a letter from the surveyor about boundary irregularities). Once you’ve figured out where the boundary is, then you can tell them, very nicely, that they need to move all their building works - ALL OF IT - to their side of the boundary. This includes the cement footings for fence posts and the like. If it’s your garage and it’s on your side of the boundary then you can tell them to take it off at their cost, regardless of whether they bought it like that. The purchasers take all responsibility for boundary and building irregularities when you purchase the property. If however your garage encroaches on their property and they have just kindly used your garage encroachment to support their building work, then you can be forced to move your garage… Sum it up - review your and your neighbours surveys if you can find them. Also get a new boundary survey done. Tip: if you go to your local council website or email them, they can send through any surveys submitted as part of a DA over history.
Thanks!
its the insurance side of things i'd be worried about. talk to your neighbour and split getting a builder in to look.
My other concern is fire proofing. Anything built up to the boundary should have fire proofing. I'm gonna guess that his exposed timbers are not in fact fire proof.
On an unrelated note. Looks like you might have a leak in your solar heating. Probably want to get that fixed asap before it complete rusts out your roof.
Not anymore that’s what I was fixing when I noticed the patio. Thanks anyway :D
I had neighbours like this, everything they did was on the fence or right up against the shared boundary fence. Retractable hose reel which started to bend the timber, massive water tank with the overflow on the fence line which bowed the fence when they filled it, outdoor GPO’s screwed to the timber fence. They went to Bali, came back and put that horrid bamboo screening on their side about 400mm above the fence line with the shitty half bamboo exposed on our side. I can tell you, neighbours like that dgaf about anyone else. Luckily they sold and the new neighbours are going about fixing everything.
Everything is usually fine till something goes wrong I guess. I storm rips there pergola up and damages your garage wall. Is that wall on your side of the boundary? Ie the boundary is face of wall?? I highly suspect this would be the case, in which he is built onto your property. Best chat to them. They’d be better off just dropping three posts down adjacent your wall to support the roof then disconnect it from your garage wall. Don’t talk to council as once they are involved you can’t ‘uninvolve’ them…
Is that 40mm conduit for the drain? That seems rather small. Im by no means am expert tjough
Chat to them first. Failing that you'll need to pay for a surveyor (but let them know that, as if their patio isn't DA approved, it'll cost them).
If you look up the local council policy’s it’s likely that there is a 500mm gap between the non permeable roof and wall is required unless it’s a building extension and has planning permission. Do you care? Well probably only if there is a leak from the pool pipe as it’ll not be covered by insurance… so might be a good idea to address this and get it at least semi compliant.
Thought both building had to end 600mm from the boundary.
You seen some of the new builds going up on those 350sqm blocks? Basically gutters touching each other 😂
Yeah, I know what you mean. Last year I wanted to extend and widen carport. If we widen it the supporting poles can go as high as the fence line, then they have to kick back so the gutter is 600mm from the fence line. And water cannot go in my neighbours garden.