Fencing and neighbors
cearab
16 years ago
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Comments (5)Here is a photo of the finished project. Hard to see, but the hole through the post is almost covered over by the large cane... look close.... I'll keep them tied back so they don't reach too far over the fence from now on so they should have room. Anything is better than loosing almost half of the flowers they would have produced. The next post will be a shot of the turn buckle Toolbelt...See MoreHow best to avoid a fence problem with neighbors
Comments (23)My neighbor also offered to pay for half of the fence that we were planning to put in. They had just purchased the home next to us. I told her we would pay for it all since we were already planning on this expense long before they purchased the place. I personally think it was a control factor - so she could decide on what kind of fence goes in, and yes, she DID want a say in it. Being neighborly, I let her make that decision with us, considering that she was going to be fencing in her entire yard and wanted everything to be consistent. I can understand that. We both agreed on a style, but we didn't budge on the ownership. We paid for it ourselves, to alleviate any confusion or future legal matters. Insurance companies often times won't cover damages to a fence unless it is physically attached to your garage or home where they intersect (as opposed to attaching it to a post in the ground). Think of how confusing that would be if something were to happen to the fence - whose homeowners insurance covers it if you both own it? Then you get into the issue of asking your neighbor to pay for half of your out of pocket costs?? Is your neighbor going to pay the increase in your insurance rates if you have to file an insurance claim on the fence? I think it's best just to claim ownership of it yourself, and avoid any confusion with the next owners of your home. And who's to say that if you move out, the neighbor still has ownership of it if it's on your property? Legally, that may not be the case. That's only going to cause problems for the next owner. Where I live, the "good" side of the fence is to be facing my neighbors house if it's my fence on my property. Keep it simple. Give the neighbors the good side, pay for it yourself and call it your own. There will be no confusion, and you will not have any regrets later on....See MoreGood Fences-good neighbors???
Comments (8)I'm picturing a 2 ft "step" down from your yard to his with a solid fence on the low side. The bottom of the fence is about even with your yard (or is above ground on his side anyway). He put a piece of sheet metal in front of the fence that continues down the face of the fence into the ground on his side. If you look at the fence from his side you see the back of the fence with metal going into the ground in front of the fence. From your side the sheet metal covers the bottom 2 ft of fence and continues into the ground. Is this correct? What kind of metal? It sounds like it will corrode pretty quickly (unless it is stainless). Is its purpose to keep the soil on your side and prevent it from eroding under the raised fence? I figure he'd do better with some stone and filter fabric placed on his side. You could always ask him to paint the metal so it's not so obvious. My understanding is that a property owner is bound legally to put the "good" side of the fence facing out. Sounds like that is what he did, you just don't care for his "edging". It doesn't sound like it will last long to me....See MoreFence Between Neighbors
Comments (7)You may want to call another survey company. Some companies provide service to just come out and put flags on property lines. When we get whole landscape surveys with contours and elevations drawn up in cad then we are charged closer to those fees up here in LA. Maybe they over sold on the services and you don't actually need the whole survey plan? But even if you look into the cost of a fence a fence will cost way more than a survey so getting it in the right spot is important....See Morewoodswell
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