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Jonsey67
My neighbour is re-siting their boiler and wants to have the flue coming into my garden at loft level. I asked them to check into building regs and then 2 days later, they have fitters on site doing the work. The work has now stopped, neighbour not happy.
The boiler is non condensing and is 9 years old. The flue would be coming out about 6 metres above the garden but over the boundary line. The flue would also be about 6 metres from my back windows on a diagonal line.
Spoke to local council. Document J not the issue, as the flue would not be nuissance, although the probably could not site a condensing boiler flue in the same position. They also queried whether the boiler should be changed to a condensing one, if it was being re-sited.
I am concerned that if I gave them permission for the flue to tresspass my boundary, this could cause me problems.
Am I being unreasonable ? They have already spent £1000's on other works and leave it 2 days before the work, realising they can't have a vertical flue through the roof on the current boiler. They have to change the boiler if I refuse the tresspass.
I also wonder whether they have been totally honest with me. They have discussed this with fitters, who must have told them the score, but they tried to blag it with me. One of the neighbours has worked in the building trade for years, with an established local company.
The boiler is non condensing and is 9 years old. The flue would be coming out about 6 metres above the garden but over the boundary line. The flue would also be about 6 metres from my back windows on a diagonal line.
Spoke to local council. Document J not the issue, as the flue would not be nuissance, although the probably could not site a condensing boiler flue in the same position. They also queried whether the boiler should be changed to a condensing one, if it was being re-sited.
I am concerned that if I gave them permission for the flue to tresspass my boundary, this could cause me problems.
Am I being unreasonable ? They have already spent £1000's on other works and leave it 2 days before the work, realising they can't have a vertical flue through the roof on the current boiler. They have to change the boiler if I refuse the tresspass.
I also wonder whether they have been totally honest with me. They have discussed this with fitters, who must have told them the score, but they tried to blag it with me. One of the neighbours has worked in the building trade for years, with an established local company.
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