what is the minimum distance apart that two brick buildings can be built without breaking the law?

Question

we share a driveway with our neighbours. they have built a brick shed and have placed it as far toward boundary line as they can. i need to know how far from the back wall of the house is the minimum space needed to allow me to install a garage and safely allow me to get my car in it. at the moment i have about enough room to get an old type mini in between the gap with its wing mirrors folded in. is my neighbour breaking the law? hope you can help me;)

Answer 1

every town has its own building codes and regulations, and the only way to tellis to ask them,no one here can help you

Answer 2

It could have been a false flag operation but I don't have any real evidence that it was or that explosives were used. What about this possibility? The steel support pillars conduct heat in a way that can be understood by a simple mathematical relation. For example if you touch a ten foot long steel rod to a hot stove element and hold it at the other end, your hand will begin to burn after a certain length of time and the temperature along the rod will be proportional to the distance from the heating element. The equations used to determine time and temperatures will be exactly the same for every rod with exactly the same type of steel. Fires near the top of the tower weakened but did not melt the steel support pillars. The weight of the building above the fires together with the weakened steel pillars began to bring the building down. The steel pillars would have been weakened less and less all along their length toward the ground and so why would they have buckled? Simple. The weight of the building above putting pressure on them would be increasing as the tower was going down. So let's go to the bottom of the tower: The steel support beams would have been at their strongest but the weight of most of the building would have been above and coming down on top of them. Alex Jones hasn't convinced me that 911 was a false flag operation. I have given him and his team a lot of time and opportunity and they still haven't done it. He has convinced me that some global elites worship a 40 foot tall owl in the Bohemian Grove but some things that he believes are wrong. For example he believes that people have "reptilian brains". He will tell you that his theory is scientific and cannot be disproved. I am absolutely certain that people do not have reptilian brains and his theory is unscientific and ridiculous.

Answer 3

I suspect that you "share' a driveway with your neighbour.
I think if you examine your deeds you will find that at some point in the past it was mutually agreed to remove the fence so that each of you would more easily manoever their cars up the drive.
Your neighbour decided to build a shed on HIS land, and provided he sought planning permission, i'm afraid there is nothing you can do about it..
I'm sure he didnt think that by so doing he would restrict your access, as most neighbours are not vindictive,
I must add that if he deliberately did it to get you annoyed, then all you do is erect a fence in-between the remaining driveway so that he will have an awful time getting his car in.
Its like cutting off your nose to spite your face.

Answer 4

I'll answer this question for the benefit of those interested. The only thing different between doing a retro-fit and new construction is the "Roxul" insulation with-in the joist cavities R-12 with air space to top side. underside is sheathed in "SONOBOARD" and drywalled and or plastered, next "Resilient Channel" is screwed on in the opposite direction of floor or ceiling joist, another layer of drywall is attached to resilient channel as per manufacturer's guidelines. I also wall paper the backside of this drywall layer with regular aluminum foil using spray adhesive (obviously this is done before installation) tape and final drywall and you are done. The dead air space between the drywall layers is the key factor it's about 1/2", the tinfoil transmits sound to perimeters, sonoboard is light density along with the light density insulation. I use this system under Staple-Up Hydronic Heating systems but in this instance I place the foil on the up-side of insulation in the same manner as on the drywall to reflect the heat upwards...I really don't think you will go through all this...Buy ear muffs...

Answer 5

In Canada our local bylaws determine this and they can vary within jurisdictions across the street from one another. The practical approach would be: have they allowed sufficient space for correct grading and not to infringe on your right to enjoy and use your own property. Your question isn't quite clear to me about you garage. Rule number one: mutual driveways lead to neighbour wars....so avoid ...sorry, I know you are already in it.

Answer 6

i see buildings (UK) that are just a few inches apart all the way to the roof. i guess that so long as you stick to your side of the boundry and don't break the fire regs then as close as you can get them though all building works have to go through planning at the local council office and your neibhours have every right to object.

Answer 7

I believe that in most places it is 6 feet... BUT.. that means nothing.. It depends ENTIRELY on the city regulations in your particular city. You should make a trilp to your City Hall and in particular to the City Planning Dept and ask them(into their zoning Dept)

Answer 8

Check your local laws. Here in the US in varies county to county depending on the zoning laws.

Answer 9

Contact your local Council and speak to the Building Control Officer, he will give you your answer and you will have no more worries.

Answer 10

to solve ur problems follow these steps

1.complain
if ths does not work move to step 3
2.shoot your neighbour
3.take the mirrors off your mini
4.shove them up your fanny

Answer 11

You will need to check in with your local council. Ask for the planning department and they will be able to tell you.