Paint my neighbours fence?

[sierra2020]

Both my neighbours have the wooden fence up which separates our gardens, we are getting our garden done, and my builder is saying I don't need to put a fence up, seen as my neighbours already have the fences up. As one is only needed to separate the gardens. He said I could paint my side of the fence.
Can I actually do this? I know it's my side, but isn't that the property of my neighbour?

Don't paint it with those sprays gun things. My neighbour did that any it went all over everything in my garden. Was not impressed

I have never sprayed the fence as it has gaps between each slat. A brush works and doesn't make as much mess

The thing is, there is no real downside to asking permission and being absolutely clear about what you are doing. People here saying "why bother asking", I'd come from the other angle and say "why wouldn't you ask".

If she matches the colour to the other side then bleeding through wouldnt matter

You should ask if it’s an owned house and they paid for the fence themselves, but first check which side it yours. Please don’t use a spray paint, if there are any holes it will go through and destroy your neighbours property.
The person who painted both sides is an arsehole, my neighbour done this with my front garden fence that belonged to me and I wanted to leave plain wood. Don’t touch other people’s property without permission and even if it is your fence they want to paint, you can’t see their side so leave it alone.

We own all the fence panels in our garden and have 4 different houses that our fence panels back on to. To my knowledge all of them have painted their own side, it didn’t occur to me that they’d need to ask me too do it.

Yes, always ask - preserve good relations as well as the fence!

*Ask if you can paint it, if they say no paint it anyway.
Why ask, then? 🤔

I own both our back fences and it's never even occurred to me that the neighbours need to ask permission to paint them. I don't even know if they are painted on the other side. I couldn't care less.

But if you're concerned, just ask them. I'm sure they won't mind.

We painted our side and our neighbour was not happy (at all). I had no idea this was a thing. The other 2 adjoining fences didn't have a problem with it or at least didn't say anything.

I'm seriously considering putting up our own fence because I have no idea what I'll do when it needs repainting.

2 adjoining neighbours fences even.

I mean the fences didnt voice and opinion either

Just ask then you can be sure there is no bad feeling

I would ask.
My NDN is a complete arsehole and demanded if the fence got changed under no circumstances did it touch any of his property. I rent so not my problem. The landlords can sort it out. The sun shines out of his arse apparently anyway.

For those saying one of the fence could be mine. I don't think so. As our houses were separated with a waist high wall, we bought the house like this not too long ago. Our garden still has the wAll, that the builder will take out. Both houses I guess didn't want to go through the headache of removing a wall so instead placed the wooden fence in front. From the deeds it seems like we own both the walls on either side anyway, and definitely the right side wall, as neighbours couldn't remove this as it goes all the way round the back of our garden, it would leave our garden exposed if they did remove it when putting their fence.

So are the fences behind the walls on the neighbours' property? If the wall denotes the boundary then if you remove the wall you will be claiming bits of their land if the wall prevented the fence being along the boundary. Can you put your own fence up on your property instead?

I'm confused by the wall- do you have a diagram? Why would you remove the wall, surely it's better than a fence?

could you put a small fence on top of the wall?

I think if your life and personality has got to the point whereby you're getting bitter about something that doesn't affect you whatsoever (ie a neighbour painting their side of a fence), then it's time to reassess your life.

Yeah, draw a diagram

The fences are totally on their property. You need their permission because both sides belong to them and you are altering the boundaries.
They may wish to add trellising or other on your side if the gap permits.

A previous neighbour to us painted our fence one day when we were out , unfortunately he painted it with a spray gun and hence also painted my patio furniture , my rabbit hutch , my rabbit and my patio, that is the reason you ask before you paint something that doesn’t belong to you .

If it's a fence they have paid for and had put up then you should ask if they don't mind you painting the side towards you. Yes they might not care or may consider it you doing them a favour to protect it. But ask first!

All these people who have just painted someone else's fence without checking first are lucky they don't have a neighbour who would ring the police on them or get a solicitor involved.

Just ask because you are technically not allowed to paint it if it doesn't belong to you.

It is their fence so you need to politely ask them and promise not to be splashy when you put it up. I’ve never known anyone say no and am s our to ask me neighbours this afternoon

*am off to ask my neighbours.

I’ve seen one side and they were surprised I was asking but very pleased I did when I explained it was their fence. They were more than happy for me to do it.