Build a terraced end house with an additional unit (GÜ) on your own

And, have you been in contact again?

How does it look with the water under the roof? I can only advise you to watch it very closely. Because of the foil, insulation, and drywall, it may take a very long time before you notice water entering in small amounts. I really hope that it is as you say and that it is fixed, but honestly, I don’t really believe it.

He still doesn’t have to tell you now when he intends to start, maybe he himself has problems with his business, etc. Of course unsatisfactory for you.

just wanted to tell you not to put so much pressure on it, he will become your neighbor eventually.

I find the hint very valuable for .
Because even if you don’t mean it that way – it reads as if he were your enemy. At least you are very suspicious when it comes to your neighbor. And he might possibly hear that too.
It may be that we’ve had this topic before… and it is not the case that one first has to earn friendliness or understanding. But he is simply a different person than you and the situation is not known, nor can it be judged. Yes, you now have disadvantages… but everyone has their own pace and their own time.

Thank you for your hints - however, I let the neighbors handle it and have been waiting from the start for them to contact me on their own. At the moment, I have no time at all to deal with him - the four of us are currently enjoying my parental leave in the new little house.

And of course, I am suspicious: whoever lets all my chances for a reasonable and amicable construction phase pass by, can expect nothing more from me.

everything is currently sealed. It will continue to be monitored by us. I rely on the statements of our general contractor - he has always found a reasonable solution so far and never told any untruths. Nevertheless, we take the matter seriously.

Congratulations on the new baby, just make sure your property is child-proof, then you can sit outside and let the little ones run around without having to be afraid.

There is a small update on the middle house:

Recently, we happened to meet our neighbor during an appointment with his construction manager from the shell construction company. He asked us if we had a floor plan for our building: well... we have sent it to our neighbor at least three times.

However, the following conversation was not pleasant. Somehow, they still believe that underpinning can simply be carried out without our prior knowledge. Another point of discussion (also from the other end house neighbor) is the construction crane. Here too, we believe that heavy loads should not simply be swung over inhabited houses and terraces. We do not find that very funny with small children around.

Also, the soil report including foundation recommendation, created on the recommendation of the building authority and us, missed its target because the neighbor did not make our civil engineering plans available to the expert. Thus, the report only contains the warning not to undermine the neighbor’s foundations - great.

When the expert wanted to drill, he stood on our property confused and wondered why he should create a soil report exactly here: the neighbor had sent him a site plan with our property marked...

...last week we received some documents such as static calculations etc. At my request, our general contractor will review the documents (possibly have our structural engineer recalculate) and supervise the underpinning on site, or that will be our demand to the neighbor so that we even agree to the underpinning. Furthermore, an inspection of our house should take place beforehand to exclude any pre-existing damages, which we do not have, should there be any settlements later. We will also have that documented in writing. Construction is supposed to start next week.

Since he still hasn’t understood our warning, we will also have to consider a temporary injunction if work is done on our foundation without our consent - it is a pity that this matter cannot be settled like civilized people.

What does the new middle neighbor say about why they did not pass on the documents? And who is paying for the expenses from your general contractor?

Sounds really very very adventurous.