My fence vs neighbour's hedge
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. Next weekend should see some progress!
OP UPDATE
After the ivy incident and the fact we would have to interact with them in getting the fence done, we decided to go ahead as one of the first posters suggested and we've put a new fence inside the old one. Now their dispute will be much harder as the original fence is intact, their hedge is intact etc, so they have very little claim. We upgraded to concrete posts and gravel boards to minimise any pushing from the old fence, but there is a fair gap in places ("no mans land"!) and we've reinforced where the old fence was weak and bowed.
We started early Saturday and they rushed out stating "they were going legal", I basically said they have no claim. They then realised that I'm actually planning to keep the old knackered fence there for eternity! I only spoke to the husband which to his credit was actually quite polite, the old witch did hang out the window hollering abuse though... They themselves admitted the original fence had been there 20 years.
So we've lost a bit of land but it's actually made the garden visually a lot larger, and far far neater. Now that's out of the way we are raring to crack on and make it awesome! We await their legal team!
After the ivy incident and the fact we would have to interact with them in getting the fence done, we decided to go ahead as one of the first posters suggested and we've put a new fence inside the old one. Now their dispute will be much harder as the original fence is intact, their hedge is intact etc, so they have very little claim. We upgraded to concrete posts and gravel boards to minimise any pushing from the old fence, but there is a fair gap in places ("no mans land"!) and we've reinforced where the old fence was weak and bowed.
We started early Saturday and they rushed out stating "they were going legal", I basically said they have no claim. They then realised that I'm actually planning to keep the old knackered fence there for eternity! I only spoke to the husband which to his credit was actually quite polite, the old witch did hang out the window hollering abuse though... They themselves admitted the original fence had been there 20 years.
So we've lost a bit of land but it's actually made the garden visually a lot larger, and far far neater. Now that's out of the way we are raring to crack on and make it awesome! We await their legal team!
Edited by rob0r on Sunday 15th May 20:53
They wont do anything.
Given their sunny disposition, what you said about your garden being 23ft wide and the only measurement you can find on paper being 24ft I'd have threatened to move the fence a foot towards them right next to the house. Bring the fence in line with the plans you have then keep it at 24ft from the brick wall all the way down to straighten it up. Win a little, lose a little but completely throw their hedgeline out.
sure that would have gone down well
Just don't go complaining if they now remove the hedge and old fenceline like someone did in SP&L a month or so ago!
Given their sunny disposition, what you said about your garden being 23ft wide and the only measurement you can find on paper being 24ft I'd have threatened to move the fence a foot towards them right next to the house. Bring the fence in line with the plans you have then keep it at 24ft from the brick wall all the way down to straighten it up. Win a little, lose a little but completely throw their hedgeline out.
sure that would have gone down well
Just don't go complaining if they now remove the hedge and old fenceline like someone did in SP&L a month or so ago!
Good job, looks smart and like the reinforcement posts too. You did the right thing
I would suggest you regularly keep an eye on the ivy otherwise itll be onto the new fence before you know it. If you need to wait till they are out and cut anything off that touches your fence. Good thing with those panels is you can lift them out, do your maintenance and put them back.
I would suggest you regularly keep an eye on the ivy otherwise itll be onto the new fence before you know it. If you need to wait till they are out and cut anything off that touches your fence. Good thing with those panels is you can lift them out, do your maintenance and put them back.
8-P said:
If you need to wait till they are out and cut anything off that touches your fence. Good thing with those panels is you can lift them out, do your maintenance and put them back.
Yup, great job.....but I would challenge someone to easily lift out a fence panel without access to the supports that are on the other side - those things weigh a bit & you are trying to slide directly up! We had to shift a couple for some work last year & it took two of us (& the other fella wasn't a weak pen-pusher like me!)Keep up the weight training, it'll be fine....& it does look SO much better
andburg said:
Just don't go complaining if they now remove the hedge and old fenceline like someone did in SP&L a month or so ago!
They will no doubt now agree that the old fence does belong to the OP and ask him to dispose of it, or they'll take it down and chuck it into his garden! 
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