neighbours extension totally overlooks my garden, aibu to put up a 8ft bamboo screen?

[twoopsie]

Its only just dawned on me now the windows have gone in how overlooked my garden will be with neighbours extension.

I want to put in a 8ft by 10ft bamboo screen well within my boundrys. It would block out their side view but not any light.

Aibu? They didn't consult me at all about having four huge windows overlooking my garden.

We did this in our old house a good few years ago, OP. Next door put in a conservatory that ended at the boundary line, so her windows almost looked like they were sitting on our wall. If they sat in the conservatory, the only 'view' they had was straight into our garden.

We came along and put up a bamboo fence running the entire length of the conservatory. Neighbour went fucking nuts. Tough shit. Be more considerate when extending your home

Put it up. Deal with complaints later. Your garden was there before their extension and your privacy has now been breached.

My current next door neighbour is an absolute nightmare. The property is being done up and he kept trying to push through plans for windows to be put in on 'my' side - looking straight into my completely private garden. My dad finally had enough and contacted him. Told him if the plans were approved, he'd have some builders come round and put up an 8ft breeze block wall right in front of his nice shiny new windows. When the man pointed out that he could have the council demand he take the wall down, my dad very calmly told him he had money to burn and no problem with having builders come in and remove/rebuild the wall as often as was needed And he would.

The windows have gone on the opposite side now

you could plant bamboo - it has to be lined with concrete to stop it spreading but it grows fast - some bamboos are lovely and they are evergreen. might not need planning permission.

vino time, your father sounds very bullying.

Thanks everyone.

I love the stilted hedge but sadly that's out of my budget.

Right my idea now is to concrete some containers with 3m poles, then wrap the bamboo around the top 1.5 metres twice, making them 2m long. This would mean they are tempory while some real plants grow to block them out. They would also probably be blown over on windy days but hey will be a cheap instant solution. Is this madness or not?

Like the look of this, but would one plant just be tiny right?
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bamboo-plant-exotic-garden-screening-Phyllostachys-Bissettii-/291286518110?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&var=&hash=item43d207895e

In all honesty, unless its going to cost a fortune to put in and take out again, i would just put up what you want and see if they actually object. The estate that i live on is hilly throughout and there is every possible height of fence installed to maximise privacy. No one has ever had to take one down because no one has ever objected.

deos a 8ft bamboo screen STAY at 8 ft or does it grow more?

Im looking to get one but don't want it growing rampant.

sorry, you talking about an actual fence type screen or a plant thing? just realised it may be the 1st!!

if you put up pampas grass to screen.... he might see it as an 'invitation'

Don't plant laylandi, plant some fast growing evergreen hedge plants well back from the border. Then behind them ( on the boundary) plant tall raspberry canes the canes will be over six foot next year and give you some good privacy whilst the Hedge plants grow.

If your really pissed off, put a tempary wind defence up ( mesh type arrangment) untill it all establishes. blocks their view

I did this, its fair to not want to look into someone's house, or them look at you.

They can't complain you have left a decent gap.

Bamboo looks good even if it's not too densely planted.

Sort of like this photo.

That's a great bamboo screen. Think I need to find a bamboo specialist!

vino time, your father sounds very bullying.

Not he isn't, AFIAK, any extension window/s over looking a neighbour's property has to be opaque. Though I will admit to being wrong.

Anyway this is the place www.gardenlaw.co.uk/phpBB2/index.php to go re:- extensions/opaque windows et cetera.

I don't think they have to be opaque. My neighbours aren't.

We live in a house with a leylandi boundary planted in the 70's. The annual maintenance of a 150 ft boundary on one side in terms of tree surgery bills is considerable although it definitely provides more privacy than your standard height fencing. Ours is approx 10 ft high but we have no complaints - we do live in an area with a huge number of trees and houses are not right next to each other though.

Could you buy one or two large bamboos, then split them into lots more??

Windows in upper floors need to be obscured but I don't think there is a problem with ground floor windows.

I wonder about splitting them too.

I was looking into building a flower bed for the bamboo, but with bricks this is too costly :( anyone have ideas for cheap big plastic containers?

dustbins

cut the bottom out, bury in the ground

only a deep-rooted tree will throw its roots sideways

Its concrete it needs to go on, will a bin above the ground work? With a few drill holes for drainage

Yes, just do it. If they have been a bit dodgy over their planning they are unlikely to object to our bamboo. it is very hard to get most planning departments to take enforcement action at present anyway due to cuts in many areas.

twoopsie there are several types of bamboo which will grow high enough for your needs in pots/ bins (better, because the pots you would need would be enormous!). I know this because I've been looking into it for the exact same purpose. I have some links to the best (and tallest) types of bamboo for container growing somewhere. Would it help if I added them here?

See the sections from 'Will Bamboo Grow Well In Containers' downwards...
www.bamboogarden.com/FAQ%20general.htm#what%20size%20container

Why in containers? I'd grow a very tall bamboo right against the boundary straight into the ground, it also acts as sound proofing! Privacy is such a precious thing, don't feel bad for getting it at any cost!

I thunk the area they need to grow on is concreted, nunkspugget.