We have a ground floor flat which was treated for damp four years ago. Some patches of damp have appeared at skirting level on our lounge wall.
On the other side of our lounge wall - which is a boundary separating us from the end of next door's garden - our neighbour has erected a wooden shed which stands a few inches away from the wall.
The roof is pitched so that rain runs off towards the wall rather than away. There is no form of guttering.
The surveyor said the damp has appeared around power sockets because we didn't use the right plaster to make good after the flat was rewired. However, he also said the shed a) funnels rain water towards the wall b) shades it from the sun so it cannot dry out and c) this structure should ideally stand a metre away from the boundary.
I just called Building Control who told me it was a civil matter - is this true? Any suggestions as to how to approach the neighbour? I'd like to know if I have any back up in terms of building regulations first.
Thanks.
On the other side of our lounge wall - which is a boundary separating us from the end of next door's garden - our neighbour has erected a wooden shed which stands a few inches away from the wall.
The roof is pitched so that rain runs off towards the wall rather than away. There is no form of guttering.
The surveyor said the damp has appeared around power sockets because we didn't use the right plaster to make good after the flat was rewired. However, he also said the shed a) funnels rain water towards the wall b) shades it from the sun so it cannot dry out and c) this structure should ideally stand a metre away from the boundary.
I just called Building Control who told me it was a civil matter - is this true? Any suggestions as to how to approach the neighbour? I'd like to know if I have any back up in terms of building regulations first.
Thanks.
so we've got to do something.