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?

Let them put it on the road outside their house.

Your garden is going to be wrecked by workers tramping over it

Even if they put the skip on your driveway the builders will still walk across your front lawn. Possibly with wheelbarrows too in order to move the rubbish
The whole front of your house would then look a mess

Honestly, your neighbours (however lovely) have a driveway. Even if it's small and not ideally positioned for their builders wants, they should use that to house their skip. Or pay for a permit and put it on the road.

Don't offer them your driveway. They should be looking to inconvenience their neighbours as little as possible in all this. They probably couldn't do the work without you letting them access your garden for scaffolding and you've agreed to that. Asking for more is really taking the piss.

I would. I like my neighbours. Grass regrows. At this time of year it is not really growing much anyway. A roof shouldn't take that long to do, unless this is some kind of palace. If someone put a skip on our road, it would cause chaos. Far safer for everyone else if it is off road. And less likely to have crap dumped in it.

Can't believe the number of people saying no.

If they put it on your driveway they’ll wreck your grass walking back and forth to it. It would be best on the road outside the neighbours.

Having a skip will kill the grass under it (no daylight means no photosynthesis) and, assuming the contents are quite heavy, the weight will compact the soil beneath it making a huge job for you when it is finally removed (aerating the soil before reseeding etc). To say nothing of the damage caused by builders going to and from the skip.

Not sure why people are saying no way will it be two weeks.

We had our roof replaced last year and the skip arrived 2 days before the work started and disappeared a day after it finished - less than 10 days in total

Don't have it on your driveway. We had a skip last year and it cracked our drive. If the skip company get a licence it can go on the road outside your neighbour's house.

Ask them to replace your lawn after the skip has gone. If they agree to that (in writing) then fair enough - let them use your lawn and replace the lot with sea-washed Cumbrian turf

Not read all thread but sounds like they're trying to avoid paying council charges to put the skip on the road. You ANBU by saying no.

It will wreck your garden and probably the hard standing the vehicle which collects it goes over because of the weight of the full skip.
So that would be a no from me and should be a no from you too.

Your drive is massive, Therefore I would in the spirit of good relations offer to host the skip on your drive, it’s the grass thing that would bother me, are you sure what runs under the grass? Skips are heavy and it will leave a dent and maybe cause damage to pipes etc. If you have spare hard standing offer that instead. Looking at the diagram it will not be suitable and they’ll decline but you’ll look nice and helpful and obliging

I'd say yes, especially as it will be on rollers or whatever the term.
Even if it still affects the lawn a bag of seed would soon sort it out.
Maybe ask if they'll pay for it if it is expensive for you.
I've known our neighbours since 2001 and look out for each other. I know not all neighbourhoods are like this.

People too tight to pay for a permit to put a skip on the road are not going to pay to have their neighbour's lawn relaid

Even if you have a written agreement for them to make good the damage caused, if they don't do it voluntarily, or to your satisfaction, then you are stuck with civil remedies to enforce this. Court basically.

Probably small claims but even so, would you want to take your neighbours to court? Would have to declare dispute if you want to sell.

Unless you're not overly fussed then I would think very carefully. Plus isn't 2 weeks for a new roof too quick? Might be more like a month.... what if it takes longer than expected. Is this ok for you?

Just think carefully of all the potential repercussions.

I would say no. Not having my grass ruined. Even if they would pay for the damage it's just hassle I can do without.

I would personally let my neighbours, the grass will grow back!
The roofer may have requested for the skip to be as close to the scaffolding as possible so that a rubbish chute can be used (see pic), otherwise they'll be up & down the ladder with small loads.

As long as you are happy with potential skip raiders in your garden, go for it!

Why can't it go in their drive?

Why not let the neighbours park on your drive for a few weeks and they can put the skip on there own drive.

I wouldn’t, even if they offered to replace the lawn. I have lovely grass, I don’t know how it’s so nice, but it’s really nice. It would wreck it. How much do you like your garden is the question. Also just seeing it there on my grass would drive me crazy.

I know that great neighbours are priceless but surely they will understand your point of view too....I would suggest the skip was placed on a driveway as the garden at this time of year is very mushy and there’d be lots of mess.

@Potnoodleforbrains
Excellent idea, on their OWN bloody drive!
Big no, ask them why not their own drive?
It’s to avoid the permit fee, CFs.

It'd be a no from me. Skips invite loads of mess and I've seen skip lorries crack slabs.

No you are not being a bad neighbour, but I bet they've really guilt tripped you over this. Don't let it get to you though - as others have said, having a skip on the lawn (at any time of year) will ruin it !

How rude of them to even askQ