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Help neighbours have constructed a new fence with a botch job on our side

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Ant01n3 · 06/02/2021 07:30

So neighbours put up a new fence. Lots of trampling over our garden but obviously necessary. No details were given of job before. Originally it was an old but uniform fence all the way up the garden between both houses.

Now it’s a fence up our alleyway, then a chunk that comes out with sleepers to incorporate their decking so alley way is different width, then a chunk cut out to go over stones and then a bit of the old fence left.

Obviously just want old fence or new to be uniform without sleepers jutting into the alleyway. Think they’ve moved the boundary slightly to their side to incorporate the differing width ie sleepers. Sure it looks lovely on their side but crap on ours.

No idea what to do.

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LawnFever · 06/02/2021 07:34

God how inconsiderate! You need to talk to them, especially if they’ve moved the boundaries - the fence should to be level down your alley way.

How much difference in width are you talking, a couple of inches, more?

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Ant01n3 · 06/02/2021 07:44

Will measure. But where do we stand? They must have paid a fortune for it.😩

Got so much going on, don’t need the stress of sorting this but if we leave it......

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midgedude · 06/02/2021 07:49

If the fence is on their land you don't get a say

You can put nice on your land

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Covidcorvid · 06/02/2021 07:49

If the jutting out sleepers are still on their land there’s nothing you can do. If the sleepers are on your land they need to move them/cut them down.

Can you plant stuff up against it to hide it?

midgedude · 06/02/2021 07:50

Was they boundary moved to thier side or yours ?

SimonJT · 06/02/2021 07:50

If you want a fence you consider attractive put one up on your land.

forgottochangemynamewoops · 06/02/2021 07:52

Picture/diagram please

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Ant01n3 · 06/02/2021 07:53

It’s hard to say re boundary. Looks like they’ve moved it to their side for one bit and then the bit with the sleepers jut on to ours.

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IthinkIm · 06/02/2021 07:55

I can't picture it. Have you got a photo?

Babyiwantabump · 06/02/2021 07:55

Can you do a diagram?

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Ant01n3 · 06/02/2021 07:55

Will try and do a pic or a diagram when they’re not around. Would have been nice if they’d come round to discuss before.🤔

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LST · 06/02/2021 08:01

I can't really picture it. But if its their fence and boundary there is not much you can do apart from put something your side

tanstaafl · 06/02/2021 08:10

Need a diagram really.

Confused why it’s jutting in and out now, when the old one was uniform.

Camphillgirl · 06/02/2021 08:11

Tell them not to pay contractor until he has rectified damage to your side. They probably don’t know how upset you are. Be polite and firm.

Savoretti · 06/02/2021 08:19

Sounds like it’s not actually in your garden but a shared alleyway?

emilyfrost · 06/02/2021 08:19

If it’s their boundary then you’ll just have to put up with it as it doesn’t matter if it looks unattractive to you.

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Ant01n3 · 06/02/2021 08:29

Right going to get pics. It’s not a shared alley way. We both have an alley way with a fence down the middle and then it goes into the garden. Half the new fence( sleepers)juts over our alley way and garden - about an inch and a half. With the bit of fence they’ve moved over into their garden it looks dreadful plus I don’t want to lose an inch and a half from my garden all the way up without discussion.

The other thing is whoever buys their house might want their bit of alleyway back.

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userxx · 06/02/2021 08:38

Have they seen how it looks from your side?

PoptartPoptart · 06/02/2021 08:41

Our neighbours have recently done a similar thing.
We are not actually on speaking terms, so we had no idea they were erecting a new fence until the work started.
It’s a complete mess as they obviously decided to do it on the cheap and got a bunch of cowboys in to do the job.
There are no concrete sleepers or posts, just cheap wood that’s already splintering and starting to buckle after a year, and the panels are uneven and different heights - differing quite considerably - so it looks ridiculous.
The problem is it is on their side of the boundary, so there is absolutely nothing we can do apart from erect a new higher fence on our side to hide it - something we are trying to save up for.
I feel for you op.

FamilyOfAliens · 06/02/2021 08:43

If it’s on the side that is legally their responsibility, they were under no obligation to discuss with you what sort of fence they were planning.

But if it’s now encroached onto your land, you need to speak to them about that.

Mrgrinch · 06/02/2021 08:58

I hate when people pretend not to understand just to get a picture, but I'm struggling to envision this one OP.

How big is your garden? Is an inch and a half a significant amount?

Chosennone · 06/02/2021 09:26

If it has crossed your boundary, it is an issue. Boundary disputes can be a real problem in the future so it is best sorted asap. It can be awkward and feel confrontational but you've done nothing wrong here.

giletrouge · 06/02/2021 13:10

You were going to post pics OP? This one is very hard to visualise.

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