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Help needed neighbour has removed chimney breast and our loft wall has collapsed
our neighbour removed his chimney breast 8 months ago and our loft wall collapsed as soon as he had done it. he kept promising to do it but has not done so ,what can we do next as it is obvious he is no good. any help appreciated as i am worried for our safty in the house
4 Answers from MyBuilder Bricklayers
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Sheerness•Member since 20 Jul 2021•15jobs,93%positivefeedback
Best thing you can do is get in touch with the local council, they’d be the best to advise in situations such as these
Answered 21st Jul 2021
Southend-On-Sea•Member since 23 Jul 2021•No feedback
I would advise getting a couple roofer or general build to have a look and see what they advise me being a plasterer that doesn't sound safe to me would get it looked at quickly
Answered 23rd Jul 2021
斯伯丁•Member since 15 Aug 2018•1job,100%positivefeedback
I would advise getting in touch with the local building control/ council
Answered 24th Jul 2021
Burton-On-Trent•Member since 16 Jun 2021•No feedback
Hi contact council and they will get building inspector to pay them a visit as it would have been shared load bearing wall
Answered 25th Jul 2021
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