What is proper fence etiquette with your neighbor?

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  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    i vote you burn it down



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  • Brock Samson
    Brock Samson Posts: 328
    i don't think you have to tell your neighbors anything, but you do have to make sure you're putting it entirely on your property. checking quickly online, it says you don't need a permit for a fence 7 feet or shorter...but i'd still check with some local legal office. and if i were you, i'd put it up a few inches inside your property line...only problem with that is you'll have to mow the lawn on both sides of the fence.
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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,430
    haffajappa wrote:
    mickeyrat wrote:
    here's the etiquette. build the fence. then once it's done throw your dogss shit over the fence, but only when yappy is yapping.
    i was listening to the radio once when a guy said his neighbours left their dogs outside and hte dogs wouldn't stop barking... so get this,

    what he did was waited for it to rain... then he got oxo cubes like beef flavour, and he threw a bunch over the fence all over their yard.



    the dogs wouldnt stop digging holes in the ENTIRE yard... just holes, holes everywhere.
    from the sounds of it , Jeags neighbors might hurt the dog over that. But , it's a classic!!!
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    alivegirl wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    i woke up one day to find my entire back fence missing. seriously.



    what did you do :?:

    well i swore a bit and then i went around and told him what i thought. he wouldnt even look me in the eye. we did agree to a new fence but not to what kind or when it would be replaced. i had no headsup whatsoever. it ended up being one of those zincalume fences which i hate, cause they make me feel like im living in a junkyard. fortunately it is a lovely shade of primrose yellow.
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  • Kel Varnsen
    Kel Varnsen Posts: 1,952
    chadwick wrote:
    Jo wrote:
    The Jeagler wrote:
    . so i've always been ticked off about that. plus they have this stupid little dog who does nothing but bark and bark and bark. its just annoying. whenever they are out there, we tend to stay inside.

    what say you?

    In Australia, everyone has fencing.

    By our law, you have to sort this issue out with your neighbour and you have to pay half your share of costs to have the fence installed..
    If your neighbour knocks on your door and says he's putting up a fence, it is manditory that you WILL pay half costs.
    period. :D

    Rules are, you both must have a final agreement on
    What Fence?
    What Screening?
    What Gates?


    and get the hose out on thier yapping dog.

    :D

    what about the fist fights from arguing about fencing while being all loaded up on Fosters?

    Anyone who gets out of line is obviously punished by a booting.
  • Franny
    Franny Posts: 2,054
    chadwick wrote:
    Jo wrote:
    The Jeagler wrote:
    . so i've always been ticked off about that. plus they have this stupid little dog who does nothing but bark and bark and bark. its just annoying. whenever they are out there, we tend to stay inside.

    what say you?

    In Australia, everyone has fencing.

    By our law, you have to sort this issue out with your neighbour and you have to pay half your share of costs to have the fence installed..
    If your neighbour knocks on your door and says he's putting up a fence, it is manditory that you WILL pay half costs.
    period. :D

    Rules are, you both must have a final agreement on
    What Fence?
    What Screening?
    What Gates?


    and get the hose out on thier yapping dog.

    :D

    what about the fist fights from arguing about fencing while being all loaded up on Fosters?


    No-one here drinks fosters....it's so bad we send it as far away as possible! :lol:
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    Sagittarius Crux wrote:
    No-one here drinks fosters....it's so bad we send it as far away as possible! :lol:

    thats a bit like the UK and its criminals... they were so bad we sent them as far away as possible! ;);)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    it's a tricky one this... i'd most likely mention it in the passing and use the "dog needs space" excuse... but if i really didn't get on with them then i wouldnt mention anything...
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    dunkman wrote:
    Sagittarius Crux wrote:
    No-one here drinks fosters....it's so bad we send it as far away as possible! :lol:

    thats a bit like the UK and its criminals... they were so bad we sent them as far away as possible! ;);)

    and whos laughing now??? :lol::lol:
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  • HeavyHands
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    1. Check to see if you need a permit for the dimensions of fence you want.

    2. Check to see whether or not you can build on the property line or whether it needs to be set back from the property line. Inquire about any necessity to tend to the grass on the neighbour's side of the fence.

    3. Decide on what kind of fence materials you want to use.

    4. Have a land survey done to ensure you know where the property line is. You'll never regret this.

    5. Book your contractor and get a hard date for construction.

    6. Take the high road and tell your neighbour. Go ahead and use the dog as a reason.

    I had my old garage taken down last summer and a new, larger one put up in it's place. My next door neighbour rents his place out (luckily to some really good folks) and I had not met him until he (as a complete stranger) walked up to me in my yard and started questioning me about why I had my garage built on (what he thought was) the property line. I stuck my hand out, introduced myself, said "hello," and proceeded to point out that I had the property line surveyed and marked, and that he was completely wrong about where the property line was. As it turns out, his garage is the one infringing on it.

    I offered three times to go inside and bring out the survey paperwork, but after physically showing him the markers in the ground and pointing his error out he declined, shut up, and went away. Two days later a city inspector happened to come by to check on my garage. Since I was in-the-right nothing happened.

    I guess the property owner next door and I won't be BBQ pals when he retires and moves in. *sigh*
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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    catefrances wrote:
    dunkman wrote:
    Sagittarius Crux wrote:
    No-one here drinks fosters....it's so bad we send it as far away as possible! :lol:

    thats a bit like the UK and its criminals... they were so bad we sent them as far away as possible! ;);)

    and whos laughing now??? :lol::lol:


    probably the guy who knocked down your fence. ;) :twisted:
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    dunkman wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    dunkman wrote:
    thats a bit like the UK and its criminals... they were so bad we sent them as far away as possible! ;);)

    and whos laughing now??? :lol::lol:


    probably the guy who knocked down your fence. ;) :twisted:


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  • Jo
    Jo Posts: 2,098
    catefrances wrote:
    dunkman wrote:
    Sagittarius Crux wrote:
    No-one here drinks fosters....it's so bad we send it as far away as possible! :lol:

    thats a bit like the UK and its criminals... they were so bad we sent them as far away as possible! ;);)

    and whos laughing now??? :lol::lol:

    Awesome. 8-):lol:
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    HeavyHands wrote:
    1. Check to see if you need a permit for the dimensions of fence you want.

    2. Check to see whether or not you can build on the property line or whether it needs to be set back from the property line. Inquire about any necessity to tend to the grass on the neighbour's side of the fence.

    3. Decide on what kind of fence materials you want to use.

    4. Have a land survey done to ensure you know where the property line is. You'll never regret this.

    5. Book your contractor and get a hard date for construction.

    6. Take the high road and tell your neighbour. Go ahead and use the dog as a reason.

    I had my old garage taken down last summer and a new, larger one put up in it's place. My next door neighbour rents his place out (luckily to some really good folks) and I had not met him until he (as a complete stranger) walked up to me in my yard and started questioning me about why I had my garage built on (what he thought was) the property line. I stuck my hand out, introduced myself, said "hello," and proceeded to point out that I had the property line surveyed and marked, and that he was completely wrong about where the property line was. As it turns out, his garage is the one infringing on it.

    I offered three times to go inside and bring out the survey paperwork, but after physically showing him the markers in the ground and pointing his error out he declined, shut up, and went away. Two days later a city inspector happened to come by to check on my garage. Since I was in-the-right nothing happened.

    I guess the property owner next door and I won't be BBQ pals when he retires and moves in. *sigh*

    thanks for the info. how much do surveys tend to run?
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  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    hey the jeagler
    i thought you were in real estate of some sort, yes/no?
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    chadwick wrote:
    hey the jeagler
    i thought you were in real estate of some sort, yes/no?
    No, he is an actor/writer/director.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Favreau
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    Rygar wrote:
    chadwick wrote:
    hey the jeagler
    i thought you were in real estate of some sort, yes/no?
    No, he is an actor/writer/director.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Favreau

    nicely done
    the both of you
    the jeagler & rygar
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    when the jeagler has the fence installed will his friend the robin shit on it and build nests in and above it?
    i am voting for bird shit on the neighbors.
    bird shit should always be on a neighbors and the fence.
    :mrgreen:
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    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • the wolf
    the wolf Posts: 7,027
    81 wrote:
    i dunno....my house came with a fence. hell, the entire neighbor hood came with a fence. :lol:

    my kind of neighbor hood !! ;)
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