To not let neighbours put skip on my grass?

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Neighbours who are lovely, are having their roof replaced and want to put a skip on our grass for 2 weeks!

I’ve said yes to them putting the scaffolding on our property as long as any damage is rectified but I feel a skip in my front garden for 2 weeks is a little bit much!

Am I being a bad neighbour?

Normally, The skip shouldn’t ruin your grass over two weeks, we had one of our own skips on our own grass and it was fine, the grass went yellow but recovered quickly. However, as it is wet this time of the year, the weight of the skip might damage the level of your lawn as it might sink in slightly.
As long as they are prepared to re-level the ground and re-turf then I don’t see a problem with helping them.
One of our neighbours damaged part of our lawn once when some big machinery drove over it - it couldn’t be helped and it wasn’t an issue. The neighbours got someone to fix it all within 2 days. If your neighbours can match that, I don’t see a problem.
Also, if you needed a skip, where would you place it?

They’re not good neighbours though... if they were they wouldn’t be inconveniencing the OP at all. They’re CF’s who are trying to avoid paying the permit charge to have the skip in the road.
It’d be a no from me too. IME builders are not careful & you’ll end up with debris & a ruined garden!

It would be a no from me.
What happens if they decide to extend how long it needs to be there? You would be powerless to make them move it.
Also, like someone above said, what happens if it gets filled with crap and somehow becomes your problem?
I’d suggest they get permission to put it on the road.

When we had our roof done the skip wasn't collected for weeks as the skip company didn't need it. We had the space to work round it so it wasn't a problem for us but your two weeks estimated by the neighbours may be a lot longer.

No way. My friends lawn was ruined by a skip and they took forever to collect it and that was for her own roof. They also lobbed nails and bits of tile off the roof which went everywhere even though she kept telling them she had a toddler and dogs.

They can pay for a license to have it on the road. I think they are cheeky to ask tbh.

Can they put it on the road in front of their house?

Huge no from me. It will ruin your grass and then you'll be left trying to get them to pay to replace it. All this will lead to is one massive headache. Their home repair issues are not your problem.

We did. They paid us £100 afterwards which was a lovely surprise. They also let us put some of our own stuff in the skip and caused no problems at all. Win all round.

It's a bit of a cheek for your neighbours to ask. But do you ask favours from them? Do you need their help occasionally? If so then I would say yes to the skip.

Also, if you needed a skip, where would you place it?

On my driveway, it’s absolutely massive.

It’s just the bit beside my neighbours which is convenient for the roofers is grass. The rest is tarmac and would easily take a skip or two.

i would say yes if on drive not on grass

or they pay 250ish for road permit

Skips attract crap from miles around, it doesn't always get dumped in the skip, but next to it, including bags of household waste. You would find nails and screws in the grass afterwards, maybe bits of tile and depending on what else was being replaced, glass and other stuff which could damage your mower if the grass survived. Then there are the skip divers. Already have 'gardeners' that go through anything left in the garden (not on the pavement so on private land), and pinch items left out for Freecyclers to collect so encouraging them on to my land is a big no.

Be careful of any loose nails and screws on the road too, they seem to travel and will likely mess up car tyres as they often miss the skip.

We have good neighbours but no way would I have their skip on my property or ask them if I could put one on theirs. They should be able to get a licence to put it on the road from the Council.

It's a bit of a cheek for your neighbours to ask. But do you ask favours from them? Do you need their help occasionally? If so then I would say yes to the skip.

No, never ask anything other than we occasionally take parcels in for each other.

Unless the law. Is your pride and joy, I'd accept it for good neighbourly relations BUT I'd ask them t formalise that they will repair the lawn and agree a date on which they will remove the skip or reimburse any further costs to its removal. If they are lovely and good engine ours they'll agree to this, if not it's as good to find out now. You'd be doing no more than make sure you aren't worse off for doing them a favour.

I would say yes to the skip if they agreed to make everything good when the skip was removed. If the neighbours are lovely why not?

Eventually all properties need some maintenance. You may need their cooperation in future.

We have lovely neighbours too and I’d definitely say yes, with the caveat that they paid to rectify any damage.

It’s not just the skip and the effect on the lawn, it’s all the debris that goes into it. My neighbours currently have a skip on their own lawn, right next to where I park my car, which is now covered in brick dust and other shit. That would be actually in your garden, with builders walking up and down dropping bits of soil, concrete, dust and hard core in your drive. It would be a no from me.

"No sorry it will kill my grass"

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I'd be annoyed, tbh, especially since you're already helping them by letting them put the scaffolding on your property.

I wouldn't want to do it, but if I liked the neighbours enough I might go along with it, with the understanding that if there's damage, they'll pay to have it fixed. I'd really prefer it, though, if they put it on their own property or on the road.

What will they do if you say no? One of those two options, presumably?

And definitely check for dropped and missed nails or screws along your shared boundary, during and after the work.

Be a good neighbour let them put the skip on your grass.
You may need a favour one day.

chocolatedeficit, have you not read the posts with all the damage skips have caused to neighbor's lawns due to weight and workmen walking about on them constantly, and not sorted properly? Even damage to many whose drives are with paving stones or tarmac! They are allowed to get too heavy for a lot of surfaces and frequently left for too long. Plus the rubbage and dust that you're stuck with for long periods of time ... not to mention strangers boldly walking onto your property to dig through them for things to take or deposit their own rubbish.

No thanks. They have options: their own drive or the street.

Why should Op have to say yes for "good neighbourly relations", unless they're twats they'll accept a no with good grace & still be lovely!

No way it would be 2 weeks.

If the roofers walk over your grass to a skip in your drive, they will wreck your grass and make lots of noise dragging things, slamming things, etc

Skip company need you to be around to check they don’t damage your property when delivering/removing skip

Neighbours should use the road like everyone else does

You should tell them it would actually risk making things worse for them, rather than easier, if they use your driveway because of potential complicated liability issues

Just say no. Don’t be a wuss

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It's winter the grass isn't growing. The surface stuff might go yellow but a good fall of snow would do that.