Balcony railing - done correctly?

[chokonanana]

We moved into a townhouse a year ago. We've been busy renovating the interior and haven't paid attention to the exterior (yet). Our neighbor built a larger deck/veranda last summer. Now in the spring, the partition between us has come loose from the wall and is leaning towards us. The neighbor tied a rope to prevent it from falling towards us.

The railing on their deck is screwed into the partition with 23 screws (!!) and is dependent on support. It doesn't feel like the railing on the neighbor's side is built stable enough to stand on its own.

I wonder if this is how you're supposed to build? Settling that occurs on the new deck will directly affect the partition (which is now 5 cm away from the wall). I would have preferred if the railing and partition weren't attached.

I welcome any feedback

 

[Düsseldorff]

Well, you don't usually attach a partition to the facade with 23 screws. That was stupid but it can be fixed. Otherwise, it looks okay craftsmanship-wise. But damn, it's ugly. A real alfons-helicopter.

 

[chokonanana]

Thanks for the response! Their railing is attached with 23 screws to the partition wall. The partition wall now stands without support against the facade

Should we ask them to unscrew the railing from the partition wall? And then attach the partition wall to the facade again?
Or let everything stay together. Spontaneously, it feels like there will be more problems if it stays together as it is now.

 

[wildeside]

Thanks for the reply! Their railing is attached with 23 screws in the partition wall. The partition wall is now unsupported against the facade

Should I ask them to unscrew the railing from the partition wall? And then attach the partition wall to the facade again?
Or let everything stay connected. Spontaneously feels like there will be more problems if it stays connected as it is now.

Isn't it better to talk to the neighbor and ask them to address the problem?
How they do it is really their problem.
If you tell them how to do it, they might come up with the idea of shifting the problem to you if it occurs again...

 

[chokonanana]

Isn't it better to talk to the neighbor and ask them to fix the problem. How they do it is their problem. If you tell them how to do it, they might come up with the idea to pass the problem on to you if it arises again....

That's the plan. Just wanted to have some background information. They came to me a few days ago and said the wall is loose. Before that, we had no idea. I said I would take a look at it and that's where we stand now.

 

[Düsseldorff]

That's the plan. Just wanted to have some more information. They came to me a few days ago and said the wall was loose. Before that, we knew nothing. I said I would take a look at it and that's where we are now.

Ok, then I misunderstood. But it's really simple to solve. Screw the partition wall to the facade. But not with 23 screws. Three or four with sufficient size should be enough.