Strange one i'm sure, currently looking at a property, and truth be told, only want it for the location (that specific to the metre area location, not interested down the road etc), currently has a twin house just been built, cheap enough 3,9mb

Couple of years down the line, i may want to knock down my side and rebuild in a different style,

What are the rules if any when its a twin house?

if you damage the other part of the house you are in trouble

Surely this is not my responsibility considering my home would be on my land, and their house is on their land? are there any specific laws/rules?‹‹

If you are the one knocking down your side of the house then of course you are responsible if the other house gets damaged. Why would you even think you were not ?

The rules of structural engineering would be in play here, you can't just knock down half a building.

Can you tell us what your thoughts would be if your Thai neighbour decided to knock his side down before you do ?

Surely this is not my responsibility considering my home would be on my land, and their house is on their land? are there any specific laws/rules?‹‹

dream on

I know here in Ekamai some people knocked down one of five four story shop/living accommodations. They did not ask about the building codes. The lot is sitting empty as they wanted to change the building code for what was in the original permit.

I know here in Ekamai some people knocked down one of five four story shop/living accommodations. They did not ask about the building codes. The lot is sitting empty as they wanted to change the building code for what was in the original permit.

And that's why the lot is sitting empty. No new permit can be given due to violation.

OP ? why do you think that they built the houses together in the first place ?

So that they could share the same foundation, start screwing with your side and watch what happens

Don't separate the twins. Buy both houses.

Then you demolish them at the later date.

Surely this is not my responsibility considering my home would be on my land, and their house is on their land? are there any specific laws/rules?‹‹

Are there common walls, structure, roof and foundation ? If so it is your responsibility....if in your "renovations" you damage the ajoining property your paying for the repairs....common sense and common law

You must be joking asking such a stupid question. Of course you would be responsible, and not only that, it could have very bad consequences on your well-being, too.

Seems a strange question to have to ask right enough. If the shoe was on the other foot and your neighbour decided to knock his house down and took a chunk of yours while at it....would you say to yourself "That's a bit of bad luck for me, him damaging my house in the process of knocking his house down,...but that's life, my house is on my land so he is not responsible for the damaged he caused to my home?"

You make good and water tight your neighbours house to a standard that is acceptable to them, and make good any other damage caused again to a standard that is acceptable to them, and if you are lucky your neighbour will not sue you for distress caused.

An inflammatory post has been removed as well as the replies.

Strange one i'm sure, currently looking at a property, and truth be told, only want it for the location (that specific to the metre area location, not interested down the road etc), currently has a twin house just been built, cheap enough 3,9mb

Couple of years down the line, i may want to knock down my side and rebuild in a different style,

What are the rules if any when its a twin house?

If one side of a "twin" house is "cheap" at 3,9M, then why not buy both sides?

Twice as cheap, 5555+

structure and frame wise, you won't be able to make any changes. Most you can do is windows and interior.

Before anything check title to make very sure seperate title not strata or R 43.

Check not sharing a common dividing wall , roof, common electrical wiring nor drains.

Now off to a reputable structural engineer for his assessment. Good Luck

It can be done with care & diligence

Are you sure you would own the land under your side and the neighbor would own the land under their side? When I was a kid my folks had such a house but it seems unusual these days of townhomes. IMHO

Are you sure you would own the land under your side and the neighbor would own the land under their side? When I was a kid my folks had such a house but it seems unusual these days of townhomes. IMHO

It doesn't seem unusual to me.

Ok to clear this up, both houses share a wall and a roof, naturally the design would be a complete cosmetic difference, however, the house would be still a twin after completion, and the roof would be changed on "our end" but theirs would be "tidied up on our end" my question was more along the lines of whether any permissions needed to be granted by the "other end" and naturally as to damage, im not even sure why this came in to it, as it was not my question, naturally if their "end" was damaged, they would be fixed as i would have builders at that time anyway. any way taken quiet a spin over the last week so writing a new post now.

This must be a troll post

Gotta be closed surely

I got banned for calling the op an idiot!!

Got to be a troll post this

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Let's continue in our OP's new thread http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859861-refurbishing-5-year-twin-home/