Neighbours

[DesperateDannyBoy]

I’ve noticed this afternoon that our neighbours have put this delightful stuff up in the gardening their side. It looks awful. Especially only on the two fence panels when there is about 10 in total.

We don’t get on at all with them, at all. But today I dislike them a little more for doing this.

If it's your fence (your deeds will tell you) then they have to ask to attach anything to it. In most houses the fence to the left is your boundary though only the deeds would tell you for sure

I think I'd be having trellis added to mask that eyesore OP.

Grow some Mile a Minute Vine

Plants grow at a tremendous rate, and can put on over 4m (13ft) in a year, which makes them ideal for covering eyesores like outbuildings, or screen walls, quickly. Grow them up frameworks of posts and netting or along chain link fencing for a fast boundary 'hedge' that needs little clipping.

It strikes me as a bit amusing that you think it's ugly (it is) and worry it will damage your fence (no idea if that's true or not) and make banging noises-- and yet you're also upset that they didn't put this crappy faux fencing along the entire length of the boundary! It's jut a bit like the joke that the food is disgusting and the portions too small.

Edit: Should've said "likely" instead of "true"... It can't be true or untrue, since it hasn't had a chance to happen, yet.

They can do what they like on their own side. They should not however attach anything to the existing fence providing it is your fence (usually it's clear on house deeds who owns which fence line).

Also, I think that there is a six foot limit on fencing between dwellings. Although I'm unsure whether what they have erected would count as fencing as it is barely solid. In a way the fact that it's not solid is to your advantage as wind will blow through it- anything more solid would block wind, and act as a sail pulling on the existing fence at the tether points.

You could consider adding a trellis to the top of the existing fence, which would look less messy.

@BigWolfLittleWolf

But thanks for going in and being precious yourself, ffs etc As I said, I’m so, so glad I am not your poor neighbour. You should like an utter nightmare!

It isn't the OP who sounds like a nightmare.

Just grow a hedge or plant some trees, is it really worth all this fuss ?

That stuff is sold for privacy screening, so they obviously want more privacy.
I think you need to check on your deeds whose fence is on that side. If it bangs, you could just ask them to secure it more firmly.
If it's on their side and the boundary belongs to them, then I don't see why they would ask you.

Oh how much it bothers me that they've not done it straight! The problem is you need to find out if it's actually your fence. The deeds will tell you so you need to speak to home owner. If it is actually your fence, you can speak to a solicitor as technically they shouldn't be attaching anything to your fence. You really should know which fence you actually own.

We own the left fence and neighbour owns the right fence. When it needed replacing, I asked them if they could go for a 6ft one as our garden is raised above theirs and my dog is a PITA. They were lovely and did exactly that and also said I was welcome to paint my side whatever colour I wanted. Makes a real difference having nice neighbours.

@DesperateDannyBoy

Update - we went out today and came back to two more

I spot a gap!😮

I would grow Leylandii all along the boundary fence. Eventually will block light in their garden and you will have the last laugh.

First, find out if the fence is yours. You could easily attach that wooden trellis stuff along the top of "your" fence that would add an extra couple of feet height and break up the stick display.

My neighbours put up two panels like yours, just two, against the very middle of a 4 foot high boundary wall. I've got bamboo in planters growing up it. My other neighbour surrounded his compound garden with a 6 foot fence all round. I've got 6 lovely up lighters and a row of decorative grasses against it.

You need to channel your inner Michelle Obama.

@BigWolfLittleWolf well aren't you delightful.

Okay so I’ve just grabbed the granddaughter who visits daily (it’s a weird house set up and a bit too outing to fully describe). I said I think it’s a good idea for us all to have the privacy and could she just secure it a bit better. She agreed that’s fine. We also proposed building our own feather fence panels on a section on the lower tier to stop the dogs arguing through the fence and she thought that was a good idea as well so I’m really hoping that’ll be the end of it. We might have to look at some ugly but at least it’ll be more secure until the wind blows it down 😉

@DesperateDannyBoy

How high is it as I would check with planning

Isn't it the willow screening that posters always suggest an OP put up for privacy/hiding something fugly when they complain about neighbours on MN?

Isn't it the willow screening that posters always suggest an OP put up for privacy/hiding something fugly when they complain about neighbours on MN?
Yup.
Comes in rolls of cheap thin sticks or wide flat sticks/slats (the sort selfish little me and DH had), sometimes pale wood colour, sometimes varnished a nice dark brown

I’m bemused it’s looks quite dense but nice trees/hedging on their side, why then would they need to put up some shitty screening, it’s not even level, looks like they’ve got it out of a skip, some the shrubs are evergreen as well, so I don’t understand how a few cm of screening will give them much more privacy?? Am I missing something?

@BigWolfLittleWolf ‘the sort selfish little me and DH had’ 😂 cheered me right up from looking at my ugly fence, thank you.

@WalkinginMemphis2 there garden has got lots of trees/bushes up the fence line, hence why it doesn’t sit properly down the bottom lots of twigs poking through, I offered to trim them back a bit earlier she accepted.

I’m not actually a dickhead to them, we just don’t get on, two different types of people.