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A party wall (occasionally parti-wall or parting wall, shared wall, also known as common wall or as a demising wall) is a wall shared by two adjoining properties. [1] Typically, the builder lays the wall along a property line dividing two terraced houses , so that one half of the wall's thickness lies on each side.
The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 introduced a procedure for resolving disputes between owners of neighbouring properties, arising as a result of one owner's intention to carry out works which would affect the party wall, involve the construction of a party wall or boundary wall at or adjacent the line of junction between the two properties or excavation within certain distances of a neighbour's ...
Party walls are walls that separate buildings or units within a building. They provide fire resistance and sound resistance between occupants in a building. The minimum fire resistance and sound resistance required for the party wall is determined by a building code and may be modified to suit a variety of situations.
A Party Wall Surveyor is a person who specialises in resolving disputes arising under the Party Wall etc Act 1996.This legislation is only applicable to England and Wales, which, on 1 July 1997, replaced Part VI of the London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939, which was only applicable to the Inner London Boroughs.
The club is named after the Shakespearean characters Pyramus and Thisbe, the two lovers who were separated by a wall in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The Club has published a book called The Party Wall Act Explained (ISBN 9780955845406) which is often referred to as The Green Book, [ 1 ] and was referred to in the House of Lords during the debate ...
Long title: An act for the further and better regulation of buildings and party-walls; and for the more effectually preventing mischiefs by fire within the cities of London and Westminster, and the liberties thereof, and other the parishes, precincts, and places, within the weekly bills of mortality, the parishes of Saint Mary-le-bon, Paddington, Saint Pancras, and Saint Luke at Chelsea, in ...
Movement joint: A straight joint formed in a wall to contain compressible material, in order to prevent cracking as the wall contracts or expands. Noggin: Infill brick panels in timber framework buildings; Party wall: A wall shared by two properties or parties. Pier: A free-standing section of masonry such as pillar or panel.
The Party Wall, etc. Act 1996 also controls walls and foundations being built near to existing buildings. However, it is a civil matter between adjoining land owners and "party wall legislation" is not enforced by the Building Control bodies.