Painting & Decorating

What to expect when our neighbours' builders come to fix damage done to my property?

Anonymous user 15/03/2024 - 2.31 PM

Our Neighbours (semi-detached) are having a massive dormer extension to their attic bedroom. The building works carried out next door have caused large cracks in the plaster work in the apex of the adjoining wall and ceiling in our newly decorated attic bedroom including large chunks of plaster becoming loose. They have agreed to fix this but I am concerned they may not do a proper job as we are not the clients paying them. What work should they actually do to make the job good? Remove loose plaster and re-plaster and paint just that area? Just fill in cracks and repaint? We are concerned that the fact that the plaster has cracked/ bulged indicates that the underlying brickwork is damaged. We are worried that although they may fix the damage cosmetically, there will be underlying damage. We have had some pretty lousy experiences with builders in the past and just want to make sure the jobs done properly and we are not going to have to fix it again ourselves at a later date.