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Neighbours fence

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  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    markdavey wrote: »
    AFAIK all your neighbour has to do is maintain a boundary
    Maintenance of a boundary is not the same as maintennace of a fence. It may be that the OP is responsible for maintenance of this particular boundary or that it is a shared responsibility.

    Cheers
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  • missile
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    I would have thought it would not cost much or be a "huge task" for you or your "carpenter" husband to put up a few fence posts on your side to secure this fence and make it "safe".

    A fence made out of pallets may be unsightly, but perhaps your neighbour is on a tight budget and that is all he could afford?
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  • z1985m
    z1985m Posts: 231 Forumite
    pallets are extremly heavy and even just a drop from a tiny height (few inches!) can cause alot of damage. haveing these things stacked on their side on top of one with no support! is just crazy!
  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    z1985m wrote: »
    haveing these things stacked on their side on top of one with no support! is just crazy!
    Thats not what the OP said.

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • T_T_2
    T_T_2 Posts: 880 Forumite
    keystone wrote: »
    Thats not what the OP said.

    Cheers

    What exactly did the OP say? I envisioned the same setup that z1985m described. How have you interpreted the OP?

    As for z1985m's comments regarding pallets being 'extremely heavy', this is not always the case. Pallets come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The UK standard is about 1000x1200mm but the weight of an unladen pallet varies dramatically, some are as light or lighter than a standard fence panel.
  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    T_T wrote: »
    What exactly did the OP say?
    This:
    but the fact that there is no support that we can see
    just because the OP can't see any support doesn't mean that there isn't any.
    As for z1985m's comments regarding pallets being 'extremely heavy', this is not always the case. Pallets come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The UK standard is about 1000x1200mm but the weight of an unladen pallet varies dramatically, some are as light or lighter than a standard fence panel.
    Quite.

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • T_T_2
    T_T_2 Posts: 880 Forumite
    keystone wrote: »
    This:
    just because the OP can't see any support doesn't mean that there isn't any.


    Cheers

    Apologies, I thought that your point of contention was with 'how' the pallets were arranged (i.e. on their side) rather than whether they were supported or not. My mistake.
  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    No worries. These things happen. :D
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • johnwarner75
    johnwarner75 Posts: 13 Forumite
    scousemouse1 wrote: »
    It wil have to be taken down and I don't see why we should have to go through such a huge task when the damned thing shouldn't be there in the first place


    If their 'so' difficult to negotiate with then putting up your own fence seems the dream ticket to resolve your grievance...
  • T_T_2
    T_T_2 Posts: 880 Forumite
    johnwarner75 wrote: »
    If their 'so' difficult to negotiate with then putting up your own fence seems the dream ticket to resolve your grievance...

    Or up the anti. The OP could construct a fence made of dead cats. That would be a bold statement.
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