Browse Forums General Discussion Re: What to do when neighbour didn't build a retaining wall 3May 13, 2009 10:16 am Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: What to do when neighbour didn't build a retaining wall 6May 13, 2009 1:42 pm Cheers Cozmo ______________________________ Building a PD Heywood 29 http://fromevetoeternity.blogspot.com/ Re: What to do when neighbour didn't build a retaining wall 12May 14, 2009 12:17 pm Cheers Cozmo ______________________________ Building a PD Heywood 29 http://fromevetoeternity.blogspot.com/ Re: What to do when neighbour didn't build a retaining wall 14May 14, 2009 4:13 pm Good to see your problem is solved A friend had a similar issue . his land was excavated lower than his neighbours block. ..So when it rained he copped the water from his neighbours and consequently got flooded, he asked the neighbour to build a retraining wall on one side of the house but he refused , so of cause this caused bad neighbourly relations verbal fights and nearly punchups ,would you believe but there where other issues too. Anyway my friend also refused to pay thinking it wasnt his issue so he hassled the builder and the builder ended up having to pay for the retaining wall Re: What to do when neighbour didn't build a retaining wall 15May 17, 2009 8:44 pm Does anyone actually know for sure who's responsiblilty it is in Vic? I'm having disputes with my neighbour (unfortunatly things have turned quite nasty already and have had abusive phone calls)....we have been advised that whoever has to retain the land (in this case us) is responsible for the retaining wall (maintenance etc etc) but they are saying they are responsible (who on earth ever wants to take responsibility!) and want copies of all our paperwork associated with it...... I've tried to speak to our council but they wouldn't help and they refered me to fencingonline.com.au and they were useless so at this stage it's a case of my solicitor says this and theirs say something else Re: What to do when neighbour didn't build a retaining wall 16May 18, 2009 11:43 am MBBN Does anyone actually know for sure who's responsiblilty it is in Vic? I'm having disputes with my neighbour (unfortunatly things have turned quite nasty already and have had abusive phone calls)....we have been advised that whoever has to retain the land (in this case us) is responsible for the retaining wall (maintenance etc etc) but they are saying they are responsible (who on earth ever wants to take responsibility!) and want copies of all our paperwork associated with it...... I've tried to speak to our council but they wouldn't help and they refered me to fencingonline.com.au and they were useless so at this stage it's a case of my solicitor says this and theirs say something else I just built where we had a cut and fill site. My block is lower than my neighbours and it was our responsibility to build the retaining wall as we are responsible for the site cut. The builder should build this for you. Should the block behind mine be built on, they will need to build a retaining wall as my land falls into theirs. Re: What to do when neighbour didn't build a retaining wall 17May 20, 2009 10:52 am Matty dals we are in the same position... with our block falling the same as yours we have had quite alots of dirt pushed out the back making the height between our block and the one below quite a bit..... i assume that because when they start building they will have to cut that they are required to build the retaining wall.. i'm sure they will be spewing when they see how high the back of our block has become... 2nd build here we come in Whittlesea! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92617 1st Build - Henley - Cooper in Doreen! (2009) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17354 Re: What to do when neighbour didn't build a retaining wall 18May 20, 2009 1:31 pm any chance of pics at all? my block needs a 900m retaining wall on both sides, which our builder will make, the blocks on both sides of me will also needs retaining walls of around the same size so not sure how all of it works out, do they just make the wall on top of the other wall or stagger it? Blog - http://snakedr.blogspot.com/ Build Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=12084&p=307406#p307406 Status - PCI 15/10. Things nearly done. Re: What to do when neighbour didn't build a retaining wall 19May 20, 2009 4:03 pm Our relatives needed to pay for repairs to the retaining wall along one side of the house they bought. Apparently it was their responsibility because it was the ground level on THEIR block which had been changed. That makes sense to me. You choose to cut or fill, you pay to hold it up. Very sad to read how much trouble this issue causes. You may still have a case, but your next step is to speak to a lawyer. 3 1987 Thank you again Simeon.. I will call my certifier for that. Have a good day 4 6722 Can anyone recommend a good/affordable retaining wall and fence builder that I can get a quote from located in Sydney? 8 47834 |