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[Veeda]

Hi

Can anyone help me with soil/clay leaning on a decorative wall as if it were a retaining wall - how it would destabilise it when it is over half way up the wall? What I can do to prove that it's that that is making the party wall lean from my neighbours side to my side. Any help would be great. Thank you

[Veeda]

Hi

The other side there are conifers, there were 2 large palm trees and bamboo

[Stubby]

14 minutes ago, Veeda said:

Hi

Can anyone help me with soil/clay leaning on a decorative wall as if it were a retaining wall - how it would destabilise it when it is over half way up the wall? What I can do to prove that it's that that is making the party wall lean from my neighbours side to my side. Any help would be great. Thank you

Is there a tree involved at all ? You don't say . Pics would help as well .

[petercb]

You need to get a  chartered surveyor to look at this and advise.

[Veeda]

We had a surveyor and he said to re point the wall and put thor helibars in at a cost of £3500 - i can't see how, although make the wall look nicer and i know the helibars will strengthen it a bit, but if there are literally little footings to the wall, no seep holes and the soil is covering up all apart from 7 bricks on a 2m high wall how this will be a long term solution! and stop the soaked clay soil pushing the wall still further! Will an arborist be able to help on the soil/clay issue can you tell me please?

[dumper]

Is the wall yours or next door? Do you own the trees? How old roughly is the wall ,what is your ideal solution? 

[Veeda]

Its a party wall, the trees are next doors. I want the wall to be safe and not to have to pay for the damage they've caused. I need advice on if arborists can give advice that can be used via a solicitor

[Veeda]

Sorry the wall is about 50 years old

 

[dumper]

You really need a arborist and structural engineer, this work is going to be expensive if you can’t get next door to pay have you been down the insurance route?

[Veeda]

Yes that's what i'm doing, structural engineer has said above and the arborist is the next step, feel like i'm going round in circles with this

 

[Veeda]

Just wanted an independant view