Ian & Hilda Dedic wrote:

On 25/11/2010 18:32, Adrian wrote:

Ian& Hilda wrote:

Next doors owners want to cut the pillars which support the breezeblock
walls I need a quick answer on this as I need to persuade him he can't
do this in the morning.

It's quite simple. Unless and until his architect can show you structural
calculations to prove that it won't, then all bets are off.

I was hoping to have some alternative suggestions for
construction, so that I appeared halfway reasonable

Preventing him to hacking you garage about *is* being reasonable.

but as it is our
existing structure, even if the pillars are over the boundary (which
they might be by about 2 inches)

Ahh that might complicate things, how long has it been there, and did
you have permission for it to extend there?

I think the solicitor idea might be closer to the mark.

I am right in thinking that pillars in a single breezeblock wall every
6ft or so to support a tiled pitched roof is not over engineered?

The pillars are probably not so much to support the roof, but the make
the garage wall itself more rigid, just like piers on any other
long/tall wall.