Inform neighbors about construction plans before building?

If, as you said above, you can drive around, I wouldn't say it directly. It's not really an impairment then anyway.

Yes, it’s a very short distance and I think I won’t say it directly.

Best to invite them right away to the ‘After-Corona street festival’ (which we still owe). And as a tip from my own experience for the future: if you learn about any significant birthdays etc. in the neighborhood, definitely take the opportunity. Small gestures usually promote neighborhood relations.

Even if there are neighbors among them that you already know you definitely don’t want to invite.

Well, you can just start by introducing yourselves casually. Mention that there might be a closure at some point. By the way, flyers were always distributed here when we were invited to the topping-out ceremony.

We will introduce ourselves, but I will not mention the closure after all.

The detour costs practically 1 minute time. Only the 2 parties across the street then can’t park in front of their house, but they should be able to endure that for 2-3 days:

Bottom line: You make it easy for your new neighbors to welcome you if you use the opportunity for open communication. Personal is better than a letter despite Corona.

We will do both, a letter with brief info and contact details, we will deliver it personally and can maybe exchange one thing or another.

Back then I went to the immediate neighbors, rang the bell, and introduced ourselves briefly.

Yesterday I bought 20 packages of “small thank you” chocolates from Lila Kuh. I will start the letter with “for your understanding.”

I will give it personally, with some info and

you can do it, you don’t have to. You decide. If you write a nice letter you run the risk that many long-established residents feel compelled to interfere or look more closely.

Yes, that can definitely happen. I recently heard that the neighbor directly across from us is a retired building authority employee... hopefully, he has completely retired.

Before our major renovation, we also went to the immediate neighbors, the next ones over, and on the other side of the street (a total of 8 houses) to say hello and leave a small note with contact details. In retrospect, that was perfect.

Thanks, with us it will also be about 10-12 parties who might have to tolerate the impact of the construction; I will bring the chocolate with a letter personally to all of them.

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We also went by the immediate neighbors, the neighbors two doors down, and those across the street (a total of 8 houses) before our major renovation to say hello and leave a small note with contact details. In hindsight, that was perfect. After 5 years, we now have a warm relationship with some of them, and at least a friendly, nice one with all the others. We also explicitly invited these families to the topping-out ceremony later. We would definitely do it that way again.

Oh yes, because I just read it... we also invited the neighbors when we were halfway done. It was a nice celebration. We all maintain a very friendly relationship with a lot of tolerance. And if you are friendly from the start, it usually comes back that way.

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Sorry, I only noticed it after the editing time.

I wrote the sentences completely on my smartphone, but they are cut off afterwards.. My thread title was like that too, a mod kindly corrected it.

That's why I'm writing from my laptop now and not from my smartphone..

Oh yes, because I just read it... we also invited the neighbors when we were more or less finished. It was a lovely celebration. We all maintain a very friendly relationship with a lot of tolerance. And if you are friendly from the start, it usually comes back that way.

We currently live in the 2nd row with 5 neighbors. Only 1 other party is an owner, the others are tenants. None of them introduced themselves... Some don’t even respond when you say Moin or Hello.

Hello,

I would also keep all the neighbors informed. That can prevent many tensions in advance. It’s also never wrong to have the current phone numbers of the neighbors ready just in case something should happen.

But with us, the neighbors know everything "live" anyway, because you meet while walking or stand together in line at the bakery on Saturdays and talk. Village life, after all.

But it also has the "disadvantage" of constantly being asked what you plan to do with the remaining soil.