Meet the Other Phone. Protection built in.

Meet the Other Phone.
Protection built in.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Property/DIY

Join our Property forum for renovation, DIY, and house selling advice.

Anyone had to rebuild a retaining wall?

5 replies

CelticPromise · 09/04/2014 13:20

We are buying (hopefully) a house on a hill and next door is higher up. One of the garden walls is therefore holding up the land of next door. Apparently we will be responsible for maintaining the wall and our surveyor says it is leaning and will need work which will be £££. We are going to get a structural engineer to look at it before proceeding but just wondered if anyone has experience of this? I'm worried it's going to be a deal breaker. I love the house but this sounds really costly.

OP posts:
MillyMollyMama · 09/04/2014 18:37

DH is a structural engineer and yes, these walls are expensive because they have to be designed to hold up the weight of the soil behind them. Cost depends on length of wall, height of wall, breadth needed and foundations. Your Structural Engineer should be able to calculate the cost for you based on the assessment of the site and what is required. Think in thousands £ though.

Methe · 09/04/2014 18:41

Mil and fil had to recently and it cost them 6k.

CelticPromise · 09/04/2014 21:42

Thankyou for the replies. I will ask solicitor to check the deeds re boundaries and get a report before we go further. I will be delighted if it comes in under £10k. It's a big wall...

OP posts:
MillyMollyMama · 10/04/2014 16:33

Make sure it your wall!!!

CelticPromise · 10/04/2014 22:56

The deeds are silent on ownership of the wall. Solicitor advising walk away. Mortgage company aware and might not lend anyway. Oh bugger.

OP posts:
New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Swipe left for the next trending thread