I am in the process of doing up a Victorian terrace and one of the tasks
is to repoint at the back of the house.

The layout is the classic Victorian l-shape :-
_______ _______ _______
| | x| |y z| |
| | x| |y z| |
| | x| |y z| |
| | x| |y z| |
| |______x| |y____z| |_______
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | My | |
| | House | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|_______________|______________|_______________|


Do I 'own' x & y or y & z?

If it is x & y then presumably I need permission from the owner next
door to repoint wall 'z'.

Cheers

Martin
--
Martin Carroll

Martin Carroll wrote:
I am in the process of doing up a Victorian terrace and one of the
tasks is to repoint at the back of the house.

[snipped a load of garbage]

Wanna draw a pic then upload it to a website if you have one?

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:22:15 GMT, "ben" wrote:

Martin Carroll wrote:
I am in the process of doing up a Victorian terrace and one of the
tasks is to repoint at the back of the house.

[snipped a load of garbage]

Wanna draw a pic then upload it to a website if you have one?

No need.

If you use a fixed font, it's perfectly readable.


--

..andy

To email, substitute .nospam with .gl

ben wrote:

[snipped a load of garbage]

It's a fine ASCII drawing.


Wanna draw a pic then upload it to a website if you have one?

Because you can't be bothered to understand the concept of fixed width?


--
Grunff

In message , ben
writes
Martin Carroll wrote:
I am in the process of doing up a Victorian terrace and one of the
tasks is to repoint at the back of the house.

[snipped a load of garbage]

Wanna draw a pic then upload it to a website if you have one?

Or better still, see what it says on the deeds

--
geoff

In article ,
ben wrote:
I am in the process of doing up a Victorian terrace and one of the
tasks is to repoint at the back of the house.

[snipped a load of garbage]

Wanna draw a pic then upload it to a website if you have one?

Try switching to a fixed - not proportional - font on your newsreader. It
looks fine here.

--
*If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

In article , ben
writes

[snipped a load of garbage]

Another day, another tosser plonked.

Mike Tomlinson wrote:
In article , ben
writes

[snipped a load of garbage]

Another day, another tosser plonked.

Lets just see.

Whatever floats your boat Grandad. lol

"Martin Carroll" wrote in message
...
I am in the process of doing up a Victorian terrace and one of the tasks
is to repoint at the back of the house.

The layout is the classic Victorian l-shape :-
_______ _______ _______
| | x| |y z| |
| | x| |y z| |
| | x| |y z| |
| | x| |y z| |
| |______x| |y____z| |_______
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | My | |
| | House | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|_______________|______________|_______________|


Do I 'own' x & y or y & z?

If it is x & y then presumably I need permission from the owner next
door to repoint wall 'z'.

Cheers

Martin
--
Martin Carroll


Don't know but for anyone else using OE viewing with a proportional
font so a distorted ASCII image - try File / Properties / Message
source to view in a fixed font

N Cook wrote:
"Martin Carroll" wrote in message
...
I am in the process of doing up a Victorian terrace and one of the
tasks is to repoint at the back of the house.

The layout is the classic Victorian l-shape :-
_______ _______ _______
| x| |y z| |
| x| |y z| |
| x| |y z| |
| x| |y z| |
|______x| |y____z| |_______
| | |
| | |
| | |
| My | |
| House | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
_______________|______________|_______________|


Do I 'own' x & y or y & z?

If it is x & y then presumably I need permission from the owner next
door to repoint wall 'z'.

Cheers

Martin
--
Martin Carroll


Don't know but for anyone else using OE viewing with a proportional
font so a distorted ASCII image - try File / Properties / Message
source to view in a fixed font

Cheers, if only other people where as helpful. :-)

ben wrote:

Cheers, if only other people where as helpful. :-)

!!!

Says he who kicked off with "[snipped a load of garbage]".


--
Grunff

Grunff wrote:
ben wrote:

Cheers, if only other people where as helpful. :-)

!!!

Says he who kicked off with "[snipped a load of garbage]".

dispose of nff and put mpy in its place.

ben wrote:

dispose of nff and put mpy in its place.


ROFLMAO. Such wit. You crack me up.


--
Grunff

In article ,
says...
snip

Cheers, if only other people where as helpful. :-)

I think perhaps if you'd said "How do I view this diagram?" instead of
"snipped a load of garbage" people might have been more likely to be
helpful, rather than dismissing you as a fool.

N Cook wrote:
"Martin Carroll" wrote in message
...
I am in the process of doing up a Victorian terrace and one of the
tasks is to repoint at the back of the house.

The layout is the classic Victorian l-shape :-
_______ _______ _______
| x| |y z| |
| x| |y z| |
| x| |y z| |
| x| |y z| |
|______x| |y____z| |_______
| | |
| | |
| | |
| My | |
| House | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
_______________|______________|_______________|


Do I 'own' x & y or y & z?

If it is x & y then presumably I need permission from the owner next
door to repoint wall 'z'.

Cheers

Martin
--
Martin Carroll


Don't know but for anyone else using OE viewing with a proportional
font so a distorted ASCII image - try File / Properties / Message
source to view in a fixed font

thanks for that, now i can see what he 's on about!

I'd just ask for thier permision anyway.

steve

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 22:01:35 +0100, Martin Carroll
wrote:

I am in the process of doing up a Victorian terrace and one of the tasks
is to repoint at the back of the house.

The layout is the classic Victorian l-shape :-
_______ _______ _______
| | x| |y z| |
| | x| |y z| |
| | x| |y z| |
| | x| |y z| |
| |______x| |y____z| |_______
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | My | |
| | House | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|_______________|______________|_______________ |


Do I 'own' x & y or y & z?

Normally x & y unless there is something in the Land Registry
information to the contrary



If it is x & y then presumably I need permission from the owner next
door to repoint wall 'z'.

No, normally he is responsible for z but would come to you to ask for
access to it for repair. Likewise you would ask the other neighbour
for access to repair x.




Cheers

Martin

--

..andy

To email, substitute .nospam with .gl

Andy Hall wrote:

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 22:01:35 +0100, Martin Carroll
wrote:


I am in the process of doing up a Victorian terrace and one of the tasks
is to repoint at the back of the house.

The layout is the classic Victorian l-shape :-
_______ _______ _______
| | x| |y z| |
| | x| |y z| |
| | x| |y z| |
| | x| |y z| |
| |______x| |y____z| |_______
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | My | |
| | House | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|_______________|______________|______________ _|


Do I 'own' x & y or y & z?


Normally x & y unless there is something in the Land Registry
information to the contrary



If it is x & y then presumably I need permission from the owner next
door to repoint wall 'z'.


No, normally he is responsible for z but would come to you to ask for
access to it for repair. Likewise you would ask the other neighbour
for access to repair x.

My deeds state that I can have access at 'all reasonable times' to
maintain a wall like x.

Dave

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Martin Carroll wrote:

I am in the process of doing up a Victorian terrace and one of the
tasks is to repoint at the back of the house.

The layout is the classic Victorian l-shape :-
_______ _______ _______
| x| |y z| |
| x| |y z| |
| x| |y z| |
| x| |y z| |
|______x| |y____z| |_______
| | |
| | |
| | |
| My | |
| House | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
_______________|______________|_______________|


Do I 'own' x & y or y & z?

If it is x & y then presumably I need permission from the owner next
door to repoint wall 'z'.

Cheers

Martin

Dunno. What do the deeds say?

Either way, if you want to re-point x, you'll need access to next door's
garden - for which you will need permission!
--
Cheers,
Set Square
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Set Square wrote:
[snip]

Dunno. What do the deeds say?

Either way, if you want to re-point x, you'll need access to next
door's garden - for which you will need permission!

Or in this case backyard? :-)

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
ben wrote:

Set Square wrote:
[snip]

Dunno. What do the deeds say?

Either way, if you want to re-point x, you'll need access to next
door's garden - for which you will need permission!

Or in this case backyard? :-)

I'm sure that an estate agent would describe it as a garden! g
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Cheers,
Set Square
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On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 22:01:35 +0100, Martin Carroll
wrote:

| I am in the process of doing up a Victorian terrace and one of the tasks
| is to repoint at the back of the house.
|
| The layout is the classic Victorian l-shape :-
| _______ _______ _______
| | | x| |y z| |
| | | x| |y z| |
| | | x| |y z| |
| | | x| |y z| |
| | |______x| |y____z| |_______
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | My | |
| | | House | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| |_______________|______________|_______________|
|
|
| Do I 'own' x & y or y & z?
|
| If it is x & y then presumably I need permission from the owner next
| door to repoint wall 'z'.

The ASCII art is clear to me.

I once did a little work on a *very* old terrace house owned by a friend.
She had agreement to go onto the neighbours land to clean windows etc.
This is IMO probably enshrined in law somewhere.

People own the walls of your house, so IMO you own x and y but not z
I would ask for permission for x and z.


--
Dave Fawthrop dave hyphenologist co uk
"Intelligent Design?" my knees say *not*.
"Intelligent Design?" my back says *not*.

Do I 'own' x & y or y & z?

If it is x & y then presumably I need permission from the owner next
door to repoint wall 'z'.

You own x & y.

You have a legal right to enter the property next door to maintain x,
although you have a duty to do so reasonably. If your neighbours refuse, a
court will grant an injunction allowing you to enter.

Your neighbour owns z.

Your neighbour, unless they are mentally defective, will be delighted to
have you repoint their property, provided you DON'T USE CEMENT!!!!!

If you destroy a neighbour's wall using cement based mortar, you will
probably be liable for the damage, which could run in thousands. If you are
doing it yourself, then you can make up the right lime mix. If getting
someone in, make sure they know about lime. You probably want a builder
specialising in older properties.

Christian.

On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 10:01:26 +0100, "Christian McArdle"
wrote:

Your neighbour, unless they are mentally defective, will be delighted to
have you repoint their property, provided you DON'T USE CEMENT!!!!!

I'd second that point. Use the correct lime based mortar.

sponix

In article , s--p--o--n--i--x
writes
On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 10:01:26 +0100, "Christian McArdle"
wrote:

Your neighbour, unless they are mentally defective, will be delighted to
have you repoint their property, provided you DON'T USE CEMENT!!!!!

I'd second that point. Use the correct lime based mortar.

sponix

Hmmmm!

I had a good look around on the net and it seemed to me that there are
arguments for and against using lime mortar.

In the end I have gone for a 6-1 mix sand to cement with a plasticiser.
I suspect that this choice is now going to produce a rather long thread
8-(

Martin

--
Martin Carroll

Martin Carroll wrote:
I had a good look around on the net and it seemed to me that there are
arguments for and against using lime mortar.

In the end I have gone for a 6-1 mix sand to cement with a plasticiser.
I suspect that this choice is now going to produce a rather long thread

'kinell!! Have you used much of this stuff? Even after a "good look
around on the 'net"???? Rake it out. What is plasticiser, I ask you?
What is it *for*? What are its effects? Why not compromise and use
the ever-popular 1:1:6, which is about 50 times better. That's just
a word to you, I don't think you'll get a jumbo thread, it's all
been done before. Are you raking out the joints with a nice big
angle grinder, too, to the depth of at least 1 1/4"??

OK, SO I raked all the sand/cement mortar out today and have purchased
some lime mortar. I shall start pointing tomorrow 8-)

Martin

In article , Chris Bacon
writes
Martin Carroll wrote:
I had a good look around on the net and it seemed to me that there are
arguments for and against using lime mortar.

In the end I have gone for a 6-1 mix sand to cement with a plasticiser.
I suspect that this choice is now going to produce a rather long thread

'kinell!! Have you used much of this stuff? Even after a "good look
around on the 'net"???? Rake it out. What is plasticiser, I ask you?
What is it *for*? What are its effects? Why not compromise and use
the ever-popular 1:1:6, which is about 50 times better. That's just
a word to you, I don't think you'll get a jumbo thread, it's all
been done before. Are you raking out the joints with a nice big
angle grinder, too, to the depth of at least 1 1/4"??

--
Martin Carroll

I had a good look around on the net and it seemed to me that there are
arguments for and against using lime mortar.

No serious person involved in the maintenance of historic buildings will
accept anything other than lime mortar.

Christian.

Martin Carroll wrote:
I am in the process of doing up a Victorian terrace and one of the tasks
is to repoint at the back of the house.

The layout is the classic Victorian l-shape :-
_______ _______ _______
| | x| |y z| |
| | x| |y z| |
| | x| |y z| |
| | x| |y z| |
| |______x| |y____z| |_______
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | My | |
| | House | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|_______________|______________|_______________|


Do I 'own' x & y or y & z?

"x" and "y" are probably "yours", "z" probably next
doors. You will have to arrange to do "x" by agreement
with your L.H. neighbour. Your R.H. neighbour would
probably be very pleased if you did a *good* job,
but might turn very nasty if it was a bodge that
damaged brickwork or let water in. What are you
pointing with, BTW? How are you raking out the joints?

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 22:01:35 +0100, Martin Carroll
wrote:

I am in the process of doing up a Victorian terrace and one of the tasks
is to repoint at the back of the house.

The layout is the classic Victorian l-shape :-
_______ _______ _______
| | x| |y z| |
| | x| |y z| |
| | x| |y z| |
| | x| |y z| |
| |______x| |y____z| |_______
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | My | |
| | House | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|_______________|______________|_______________ |


Do I 'own' x & y or y & z?

If it is x & y then presumably I need permission from the owner next
door to repoint wall 'z'.

Cheers

Martin
--
Martin Carroll

You own X & Y, Your neighbour owns Z. (Unless your deeds state
otherwise..)

sponix