What is proper fence etiquette with your neighbor?

catefrances

so heres a story for you jeags....

maybe 3 weeks ago this guy comes to my gate(the junkyard dog had bailed him up so he couldnt actually enter the property. yeah for labs!!! theyre vicious. ) anyhoo... this guy proceeds to tell me that hell be replacing my northern property fence at the request of my neighbour. i ask when and he says oh monday or tuesday. thats in 4/5 days time. remember now that was around 3 weeks ago. so i get ahold of my ex who also happens to be the property owner and clu him in. he goes to the hardware store and buys a chainsaw cause we got some trees that need to be removed to make room for the new fence. were thinking we have 2/3 days tops to do this proceed to deforest the perimeter. we had to remove an entire section of the fence cause one of the plants had grown through the fence so much there was no choice. i thought itd be ok even with the dog cause hey! its only a day or 2. monday comes.. no fence guy. tuesday comes.. no fence guy. 2 weeks pass and last week we get a letter from the dept of housing informing us that their property(our neighbours) fence is delapidated and needs replacing. this will mean tearing down the old paling fence and putting up a 6 foot colourbond fence and itll cost us $1600. i saw hell no thats not the way it will be going down. so the ex calls the dept and finally the woman in charge returns the call 2 days later. she informed him that if we dont agree with the fence they want to erect then get 3 quotes and send them to the dept. then she informs the ex that she going away on holidays. so we laugh and think cool that means we got some extra time. i contact 2 fencing companies neither of whom decide its worth their while to return the call.

this morning i wake up to noise in the neighbours yard and go out the back to find a couple of blokes in the middle of dismantling the boundary fence. i ask if theyre replacing the fence today and one of them says yes. i tell him the story of the guy at the front gate and the dept of housing thing and resign myself to my fence being repalced without due notice.

then about an hour ago this guy comes to my front door and satrts talking to me and i realise its the guy from the front gate. i ask if hes with the guys currently tearing down my fence and he sayd yeah they work for me.

im thinking oh thats super fantastic.

its cool the fence is beggn replaced cause it needs it. but whats not cool is not being informed WHEN it will be replaced. consideration thats all i ask..

DewieCox

I think it's rip up the concrete from your back patio, and when you build your fence make sure all that mess is left on the outside. Then, pretend like it's on their property. Least that's what my neighbor did.

The Juggler

with the windows open, i feel like i can't poop without these neighbors hearing me out on their deck.


:x

81

The Juggler wrote:

with the windows open, i feel like i can't poop without these neighbors hearing me out on their deck.


:x

ahhhh....the joy of townhouse living.

mickeyrat

heres a different perspective on a "thing" My dog is a digger. Likes to get under the fence. Not really fucking up the fence , but the ground on either side of said fence has seen better days in spots. Now thi=e issue is our neighbors to the left have moved and are trying to sell their house. There are now three spots where cleo has dug a hole big enough to get her 60lb self through. What am I suppsed to do here other than put the dirt back and block her access to those areas?

The Juggler

mickeyrat wrote:

heres a different perspective on a "thing" My dog is a digger. Likes to get under the fence. Not really fucking up the fence , but the ground on either side of said fence has seen better days in spots. Now thi=e issue is our neighbors to the left have moved and are trying to sell their house. There are now three spots where cleo has dug a hole big enough to get her 60lb self through. What am I suppsed to do here other than put the dirt back and block her access to those areas?

i would think as long as you fill the holes, you've met your obligation right? what else can you? throw grass seed over the dirt or something?

The Juggler

thinking of knocking down the deck and putting in a patio this spring. i'm thinking that will provide even more privacy from these dopes next door...

81

The Juggler wrote:

thinking of knocking down the deck and putting in a patio this spring. i'm thinking that will provide even more privacy from these dopes next door...

i like the idea...i've seen some cool decks...maybe one with a grill or fire pit in it....that shit ain't cheap

The Juggler

81 wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

thinking of knocking down the deck and putting in a patio this spring. i'm thinking that will provide even more privacy from these dopes next door...

i like the idea...i've seen some cool decks...maybe one with a grill or fire pit in it....that shit ain't cheap

you mean patios?

81

ahh yes...patios


menards had a few designs in the recent add that looked nice, but the material bill was like 2-4 grand with a fire pit or grill

ouch..

if you are just doing a basic patio, i'm sure it's a lot cheap..but still not cheap.

i'll stick with the deck for now.

norm

hang out at your local lowes or home depot...maybe you can be on this show

Josh heads to Philadelphia to find the biggest Phillies fan, and with the help of MLB Network Analyst and former MLB player Mitch Williams, Josh transforms a boring basement into the ultimate Phillies Phan room. This crash starts off with demo. Josh and his crew remove a brick wall and replace it with a baseball bar outfitted with eight taps. Then, Josh installs a special elevator to haul kegs to and from the basement, and the backyard becomes the perfect spot to watch Phillies games with stadium seating, a big-screen projection television and a custom outdoor barbecue.

http://www.diynetwork.com/house-crasher ... index.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9J5pfMvNr8

The Juggler

81 wrote:

ahh yes...patios


menards had a few designs in the recent add that looked nice, but the material bill was like 2-4 grand with a fire pit or grill

ouch..

if you are just doing a basic patio, i'm sure it's a lot cheap..but still not cheap.

i'll stick with the deck for now.

well i'm not going all out like that. already have the grill. probably just a basic paver patio design. but i haven't even measured or priced anything out yet. my neighbors probably think i'm a weirdo though. i'll just stand out there with my arms crossed and stare at the deck thinking about what it would look like as a patio.

figure it's gotta be under 2 grand though

The Juggler

norm wrote:

hang out at your local lowes or home depot...maybe you can be on this show

Josh heads to Philadelphia to find the biggest Phillies fan, and with the help of MLB Network Analyst and former MLB player Mitch Williams, Josh transforms a boring basement into the ultimate Phillies Phan room. This crash starts off with demo. Josh and his crew remove a brick wall and replace it with a baseball bar outfitted with eight taps. Then, Josh installs a special elevator to haul kegs to and from the basement, and the backyard becomes the perfect spot to watch Phillies games with stadium seating, a big-screen projection television and a custom outdoor barbecue.

http://www.diynetwork.com/house-crasher ... index.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9J5pfMvNr8

ha...imalive recently posted about a chick on this show who was wearing a pearl jam shirt

81

norm wrote:

hang out at your local lowes or home depot...maybe you can be on this show

Josh heads to Philadelphia to find the biggest Phillies fan, and with the help of MLB Network Analyst and former MLB player Mitch Williams, Josh transforms a boring basement into the ultimate Phillies Phan room. This crash starts off with demo. Josh and his crew remove a brick wall and replace it with a baseball bar outfitted with eight taps. Then, Josh installs a special elevator to haul kegs to and from the basement, and the backyard becomes the perfect spot to watch Phillies games with stadium seating, a big-screen projection television and a custom outdoor barbecue.

http://www.diynetwork.com/house-crasher ... index.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9J5pfMvNr8

i hear in the episode where the check in on former "contestants" it's revealed the philly fan puked over his fence on somebody. :P

81

The Juggler wrote:

figure it's gotta be under 2 grand though

if you go basic...

material list for this one is just over 1k




this set up is 2600 for parts




i wouldn't mind something like this set up....1500 for parts...i wouldn't need the path so it would be a little less...but still a chuck of change.

The Juggler

dude all of those are awesome. i just need something like the first one...and really only about a quarter to a 3rd of the size of that one.

Wobbie

norm wrote:

hang out at your local lowes or home depot...maybe you can be on this show

Josh heads to Philadelphia to find the biggest Phillies fan, and with the help of MLB Network Analyst and former MLB player Mitch Williams, Josh transforms a boring basement into the ultimate Phillies Phan room. This crash starts off with demo. Josh and his crew remove a brick wall and replace it with a baseball bar outfitted with eight taps. Then, Josh installs a special elevator to haul kegs to and from the basement, and the backyard becomes the perfect spot to watch Phillies games with stadium seating, a big-screen projection television and a custom outdoor barbecue.

http://www.diynetwork.com/house-crasher ... index.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9J5pfMvNr8

I saw that one....they used the same obnoxious Philly carpenters I had seen on a previous episode.

RKCNDY

This one is cheap.


get a concrete form for like $30



get a bunch of Quickrete on sale for $1 a bag

rip out grass, grade the dirt, mix stuff, and pour into mold. tah-dah

my buddy did a patio like this:


for free...construction sites are ALWAYS tossing out useable pavers.

81

i can't see myself driving around asking for unused pavers

craigslist has some...90 sq ft for $150

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/grd/2856449350.html


i wonder what a pallet weighs? 2500 lbs by guesstimate...that can't be for the suspension.

RKCNDY

81 wrote:

i can't see myself driving around asking for unused pavers

craigslist has some...90 sq ft for $150

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/grd/2856449350.html


i wonder what a pallet weighs? 2500 lbs by guesstimate...that can't be for the suspension.

rent a work truck...you got a united rentals out there?