The neighbor built foundations for a retaining wall on our property.

The foundation is twice 1/2 meter each over a length of twice 5 m approx.

Demolition demanded!

With us, the landscaper was too stupid to stay on the property. (At the end of his work, I got the plan booklet back; it was as clean as fresh from the printer and didn’t even have dog-ears). As the client, you don’t necessarily have to mess things up yourself. The neighbor pointed it out to us. I tried to buy the development. When the neighbor didn’t want that, we had it torn down and properly built the next day. It can happen. We have become good neighbors and he is a generous person. My advice would be, become good neighbors to others as well, but only after they have also behaved correctly. I think anyone who has dirt on their hands shouldn’t just stammer around and offer no solution. That’s not enough.

With us, the grass always dries out first where there are foundations or anything embedded in concrete underneath; I wouldn’t want that at all. It also dries out even faster when there is 30 cm of soil on top.

Many greetings
Gabriele

I would be interested to know how it continued and whether you and the neighbors found a good solution.

We have agreed that the foundation stays there. However, you must ensure a proper process, including drainage, etc.
Additionally, we want a private contract that stipulates who pays for what and who must restore things if anything needs to be done to the wall. So for repairs, etc.

Your construction company told you that it is absolutely common to build the foundation on the neighboring property. Sometimes you really have to wonder......

We have agreed that the foundation will stay there. However, you need to ensure proper drainage and so on for a smooth process. In addition, we want a private contract that regulates who pays for what and who has to restore things if something has to be done on the wall. So for repairs and so on. Your construction company told you that it is absolutely common to build the foundation on the neighboring property. Sometimes you really have to wonder...

Whoever owns the property later will not feel bound by this contract. And common sense should have told you that this is not true. Maybe that’s just a pretext anyway. Well, of course, it’s your business, but I wouldn’t go along with it.