can i put anit-vandal paint on MY fence?

[cantmummyhaveabreak]

Neighbours DC's are S*s to say the least, this problem comes after an endless list since they moved in about 12mths ago.

Anyway they've been playing in their garden, fair enough you may say, but when they kick the ball over they do one of a coupel of things...

1- they will climb over and get it, in the process they've broken a rabbit hutch, a fence panel and have also put a crack in the DC's playhouse roof which they only got last summer, and have also broken the fence at the end of our garden... all in all caused at least £100 worth of damage.

2- ask to collect it themselves from our garden, we used to allow this but found they were stealing toys/ playing in our garden for 10mins or so- and very nearly broke the DC's swing last year (luckily DH managed to salvage it)

3- come and ask to retrieve it and i'll say i'll throw it over when i can- normally within the next couple of mins.

The last hour has really annoyed me as they've kept kicking it over, and climbing over the fence, i went out and asked them not to climb over as i'm sick of them breaking our things. They didn't listen... so i basically stood in the dining room watching them and caught them climbing over.

Eventually they came to knock and ask if they could get it, i said no, but i'll throw it back over. I was feeding the baby so it was about 2-3mins before i went to get it, by then they were climbing over the fence to get it, i went into the back garden only to find he ran down my garden, jumped the fence at the bottom which they have already broken anyway, ran through another garden before returning to theirs.

I'm so sick and tired i wanna use anti-vandal/anti-burglar paint on my side of the top of the fence to stop them, but not sure of the logistics....

You can't put something like treliss on top of a 6ft fence as 6ft is the limit of hieght you can go.

I would put carpet gripers on the inside of your fence and put a note through the door stating this is what you have done as you think you had a stranger in the house so are protecting yourself, then add can you let little jimi know as we wouldn't want him hurting his hands and getting them torn to shreds

wat is wrong with kids and some parents these days. If i had behaved like that id have been in serious trouble with my parents.

Think Ivykaty's idea sounds good, you deal with scary mum but also deal with the problem, they have been warned ...

you cannot add barbed wire or potentially harmful/sharp implements to domestic fence as deterrent.if child hurts self on any sharp items added the owner faces criinal prosecution

cant add additional "deterrents". barbed wire etc should never be used where there is any potential danger to children.fences and walls should never be topped with carpet gripper, nails, broken glass etc. Be aware of the duty of care to any occupier to take all reasonable steps to prevent injury to any person on the property. This applies whether the person is there lawfully or not.