Not to jet wash the neighbours part of the patio?

[Wobblykitchen]

So I recently pressure washed outside the front of our house. We have 2 neighbours to our left. It’s an electric pressure wash so we had it plugged in a socket and connected to the outside tap. Because of where the plug was and where the hose was connected I couldn’t reach their part of the path. I stretched and got as far as I could - maybe only to 2 slabs onto next door neighbour.

In a previous year the neighbour further along got all the way down to our slabs. We’ve got a ring doorbell as seen both neighbours slag us off about it. I’m so embarrassed, it literally wouldn’t reach. I wish I had a time machine where I’d go back and not pressure wash it.
It’s also been a week since they slagged us off, my mum said I should casually mention in passing that it couldn’t reach, but I rarely see them and if I do it’s from a window of our homes where we wave at each other.

Any advice to make me feel less embarrassed?
Yes I know with a war, rising cost of living, pandemic etc, this is proper ‘first world problems’ but I’m only 20 and never had neighbourly conflict of sorts. FWIW we did reach the house on our right so it’s clear we weren’t being selfish.

Do they know your doorbell records conversations? There was a legal case about it recently where someone was fined for recording audio of their neighbours without consent. Just thought I would flag in case you told them you heard them!

It is not your job to clean their slabs.

And why are you worrying about the opinions of such rude people. Just ignore them. Why gives a toot what they think?

Oh my lord, please do not feel like you have to clean their patio...how utterly ridiculous! Can not believe people think you should even entertain it. Mumsnet is weird!!! Step away from the jet wash!!!

It's not your job to clean their slabs. Please don't do it if they've just bitched about it.

@Wobblykitchen

Thats a good idea! Thank you I’ll do that. But yeah… definitely unhappy I heard ‘bloody lazy, couldn’t be bothered to continue up the slabs. It’s so obviously lazy and she doesn’t even work properly’ (I’m a shift worker so out at nights) and ‘Oh dear that looks stupid, someone should teach them how to live independently’ husband replied ‘ignore it they’re just a bit thick’

Do nothing for them. Rude fuckers.

Yeah I’d put a note through door saying next time you bitch about me don’t do it in front of my ring door bell . That will probably antagonise them and you sound like you care so just put a note saying I couldn’t reach . Don’t be embarrassed it’s nothing to be embarrassed about they should be embarrassed and you need to stop worrying what people think . Some people are bitchy and like having someone to bitch about so try not give a shit you’ll find some people like that .

They sound like awful people. Jet-wash a giant cock and balls on their slabs.

I don’t get why you would do it anyway. They’ve got used to the neighbour further along doing it, so what 🤷‍♀️ It doesn’t mean you have to carry it on. If the neighbour further along cleaned their house twice a week and cooked them a Sunday roast would you also be expected to carry on with that? They’re just being cheeky fuckers and they can jog on.

Next time, make sure you only clean to the edge of your bit.

Ignore it and just do your own bit in future.

I occasionally mowed my neighbours lawn, not to be nice but because it was too bloody long and they showed no signs of doing it themselves. It was more of a dig at them.

How very odd. I'd be annoyed if a neighbour did jet wash our hard surfaces, as doing so can damage them if you're not careful.

I wouldn't of wasted my electricity doing someone else's property even if I could reach . Fuck that .. times are hard right now .

Sorry if this is a ‘drip feed’ reply, but the slabs aren’t ‘theirs’ as in their land. It’s a public footpath and their land is up to the point of the path. I attached a diagram as I know MN love a diagram 😂 it’s not the exact layout as I didn’t want to out myself and a neighbour potentially see and cause problems. I will however ignore it and just carry on being polite when I see them.

Also regarding the ‘surveillance’ it’s a ring doorbell, which our direct next door neighbour recommended as they have one and a car got damaged outside our home. I don’t sit all day watching, that would be weird.

@Fuckitsstillraining

Stick a note through their door explaining that you couldn't reach and offer to plug in to their house and finish the job but I doubt they were slagging you off at all.

Or a note saying the cable wouldn't reach and offering to lend them the jet washer to finish the job.

@Peppermint81

Extension lead?

You def need to finish the job. Grief with neighbours is not worth it.

Rubbish. Why on earth should she do that? I might make a comment in passing re ‘Yeah, shame the cable would stretch’ but I wouldn’t offer to jet wash their patio, it’s not my responsibility, nor would I offer to lend out my machinery. Why should I?

Rubbish. Why on earth should she do that? I might make a comment in passing re ‘Yeah, shame the cable would stretch’ but I wouldn’t offer to jet wash their patio, it’s not my responsibility, nor would I offer to lend out my machinery. Why should I?

Because you (OP) have left the front of their house looking ridiculous - like they did half a job. Completely fine not to do it at all, but not OK to leave it half done.

If anyone is lazy then it's them for not having done their own!