Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Underpinning neighbours lot/garage 2Oct 20, 2015 9:49 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Underpinning neighbours lot/garage 3Oct 20, 2015 10:04 pm bashworth Basically if you need to excavate below the level of your neighbours foundation there is a risk that material will fall away. Underpinning will extend the concrete under the existing foundation. Your builder will be responsible for any damage, as a result of you house construction, not your neighbours builder Thanks Bashworth. My worry is more on the structural warrenty that my neighbour's builder is liable for. Unless it is not impacted, my neighbour may not provide consent for my builder to perform the underpinning. Thanks again for this information. If you do hear anything different, would be great to know 4 5990 it depends on the natural ground level, if they excavated their boundary wall needed to be built as a retaining wall. If you filled, which sounds like the case then you… 1 5060 The only thing to add to these comments is that where possible it's always good to try and work with people than just say "no" because you can. Having someone… 4 13451 |