Party Wall Appointment
Hayes UB4
Close to Uxbridge and Hillingdon
Background: The works required the removal of a chimney breast on the ground floor and the removal of a wall separating the front and back rooms on the ground floor.
The appointment was made by the building owner. The adjoining owner did not wish to appoint the building owner's Surveyor as Agreed Surveyor and instead appointed his own Surveyor.
There was one adjoining owner to the works.
The works involved the removal of chimney breasts and and an internal spine wall.
Conclusion:
The removal of the support wall separating the front and back rooms necessitated that a beam be inserted at ceiling level spanning the width of the property. The removal of the chimney breast necessitated that the adjoining owner's chimney breast be blocked up for the duration of the works to prevent soot being dislodged into the adjoining owner's house. Both these issues were addressed in the Award.