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"Sylvain VAN DER WALDE" writes:
Hello all.

Major work is being carried out in the house next door. While doing work on
their wall, to receive a steel girder (I believe), some damage was done to
mine. This was caused by _heavy_ hammering.
Now, is it the preferred way to use a hammer on _a party wall_, or should an
SDS drill (or something similar, and more gentle and precise) have been
used.
This work was being carried out by a young foreigner, without immediate
supervision.
Was that wise? I would appreciate comments on this.
Luckily I was in the room when the plaster started coming off the wall (it's
actually a little more serious than that), and I was able to stop the work
before further damage was done.

You probably need to contact the BCO as a matter of urgency,
and get a structural surveyor to inspect and say if the building
is still safe to occupy (BCO might do this). I don't know what
the procedure is to stop further work until said inspection, and
supervision is in place, but the BCO or someone else here might know.

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Andrew Gabriel
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