Do I have to give balls back?

peter_the_piper

Have you checked the deeds of your house to see which side of the garden is your responsibility? It would be nice if the damaged fence was his.

Mojisola

MrsE wrote: »

Thats why I didn't do anything about the fence in the first place, I have so much shrubbery in front of it that much of it is screened - they don't have shrubbery along theirs & didn't like looking at an old fence.The shrubbery goes right down in winter though, so I need something year round.

Del_Astra wrote: »

You do know you don't have to put a fence up. I would put some garden canes in and some cheap plastic fencing if a boundery was required. Sure it would look terrible but you don't have to do anything. If they want a nice new fence they can pay for one, its simple and I bet the football would soon stop.

If I were in your situation I wouldn't be doing much to put up a fence, I would not be spending money for someone to kick a ball against it.

Did you really put up a new fence because the neighbours didn't like looking at the one their son had broken?

As Del says, you are under no obligation to fence the boundary - a couple of posts and some wire to show where the boundary is would suffice. Your neighbours have no rights where the boundary is concerned. If you wanted to put up a mangled fence of recycled wood painted in an assortment of colours, they would have to live with it or put up their own fence or plants to screen it.

mrs_sparrow

To keep the dog out go to a fencing place and get some stock fencing - it should cost around £40 and tack it to the posts that are there (I am assuming they are wood) that will temporarily keep the dog out of your garden. If there is no wood you could wire it to the posts or attach some timber and tack it to that.

Now you can either keep it that way and plant some privet in front of it, you can get 3 or 4ft plants for around £2/£3 each, and it'll grow up an just need trimming once or twice a year - this would mean no fence panels ever get broken again. once the lad next door is old enough to stop paying football then get some fence panels and replace them. The stock fencing will cost you around £50 for 32ft.

Or you could get some chain link fencing: http://www.screwfix.com/p/plastic-coated-chain-link-fencing-10-x-1-2m/52027?cm_mmc=GoogleBase-_-Datafeed-_-Outdoor%20and%20Gardening-_-Plastic%20Coated%20Chain%20Link%20Fencing%2010%20x%201.2m

This is a nice self supporting one - looks nicer and is plastic coated: http://www.hardware-ironmongers.com/details.aspx?code=4470854

When our dog got bigger than expect and jumped over next doors garden, this is what we did. We have 130ft and it cost around £120 for the 4ft stock fence, posts and the hire of a post whacker to get them in. I paid a local trademen to come and do the posts and then helped him do the fence. Not grown anything just yet though, it's just fence, and it does the job which was to ensure that my dog did not impose on anyone elses garden.

PS. As they do not like looking at your shrubbery I'd be going with the metal fence anyway. Tell them you cannot afford anything else but if they want to do it then you do not mind.

mrs_sparrow

MrsE wrote: »

It will cost me money in labour to get a chicken wire one installed. I'm going to have to fork out whichever way I go with this.But thats why I was going to visit the parents & inform them that any kicking of the new fence & I would go straight to the police. Or maybe I should write that & send it as a letter. After all, they've already sent me a letter about the state of the fence, saying as it was battered it now had exposed nails in the posts & their children might get injured.

What is there now? You can use metal fence poles bashed into the ground or you can use bamboo canes. The job of the fence is to keep the dog out of your garden. Tough what your neighbour thinks. Stock fencing comes in 50m rolls for around £50 so if he damages it, there is plenty more to replace it with.

If you have wooden posts there already, all you need are some metal U shaped tacks and a hammer and you tack the fence to the post to hold it up.

Did you take the letter to the police and speak to them and ask them what you should do as they were the ones damaging the fence and making it dangerous? If they saw the police coming around and then looking at the fence it might just scare the cr ap out of them. Also, if you have legal cover on your home insurance, you might well want to speak to them about it too.

mrcow

If he's tht bothered about the fencing, he's more than entitled to put his own fence up on his own property.

We did in our garden. Best thing we did in the garden.

MrsE_2

mrs_sparrow wrote: »

To keep the dog out go to a fencing place and get some stock fencing - it should cost around £40 and tack it to the posts that are there (I am assuming they are wood) that will temporarily keep the dog out of your garden. If there is no wood you could wire it to the posts or attach some timber and tack it to that.

Now you can either keep it that way and plant some privet in front of it, you can get 3 or 4ft plants for around £2/£3 each, and it'll grow up an just need trimming once or twice a year - this would mean no fence panels ever get broken again. once the lad next door is old enough to stop paying football then get some fence panels and replace them. The stock fencing will cost you around £50 for 32ft.

Or you could get some chain link fencing: http://www.screwfix.com/p/plastic-coated-chain-link-fencing-10-x-1-2m/52027?cm_mmc=GoogleBase-_-Datafeed-_-Outdoor%20and%20Gardening-_-Plastic%20Coated%20Chain%20Link%20Fencing%2010%20x%201.2m

This is a nice self supporting one - looks nicer and is plastic coated: http://www.hardware-ironmongers.com/details.aspx?code=4470854

When our dog got bigger than expect and jumped over next doors garden, this is what we did. We have 130ft and it cost around £120 for the 4ft stock fence, posts and the hire of a post whacker to get them in. I paid a local trademen to come and do the posts and then helped him do the fence. Not grown anything just yet though, it's just fence, and it does the job which was to ensure that my dog did not impose on anyone elses garden.

PS. As they do not like looking at your shrubbery I'd be going with the metal fence anyway. Tell them you cannot afford anything else but if they want to do it then you do not mind.

I need 6 foot high, to keep the ball & kids out. Right down the end near the shed their was a 4 foot panel & I caught the boy climbing it to get the ball. He hurled himself over it giving it a good kicking as he went, I told him not to climb the fence anymore as he would break it (you could see it swaying with his weight), if I put something of 4 foot up, he will climb it (to get the balls) & break it. Plus I want extra safety for my little grandson from the hard balls. They send them crashing over when I'm gardening - I do tell them off if they nearly hit me. But they wouldn't stop because of a toddler.

MrsE_2

Mojisola wrote: »

Did you really put up a new fence because the neighbours didn't like looking at the one their son had broken?

As Del says, you are under no obligation to fence the boundary - a couple of posts and some wire to show where the boundary is would suffice. Your neighbours have no rights where the boundary is concerned. If you wanted to put up a mangled fence of recycled wood painted in an assortment of colours, they would have to live with it or put up their own fence or plants to screen it.

No I haven't put the fence up yet. I had to remove the 8 broken fence panels as he complained his children could get injured on them. But as yet there is just a bit of shrubbery where the 8 panels used to be.

mazza111

oh bless, he's concerned his children could get injured but not concerned about the damage his brats do. Really, this is what makes me dislike other people's children so much!!!

I think I'd be having a friendly word with him and replacing with chicken wire and putting even more thorny bushes around!! I know it's not ideal for your grandkids though.

I think you're being very soft with them through this. 7' posts if they need replacing and a load of chicken wire put to height until this brat learns not to do it.

mrcow

Surely if they are damaging your fence like that, they should pay for it to be fixed.

mrs_sparrow

MrsE wrote: »

I need 6 foot high, to keep the ball & kids out. Right down the end near the shed their was a 4 foot panel & I caught the boy climbing it to get the ball. He hurled himself over it giving it a good kicking as he went, I told him not to climb the fence anymore as he would break it (you could see it swaying with his weight), if I put something of 4 foot up, he will climb it (to get the balls) & break it. Plus I want extra safety for my little grandson from the hard balls. They send them crashing over when I'm gardening - I do tell them off if they nearly hit me. But they wouldn't stop because of a toddler.

He won't get over that fencing as it is too flimsy.

I am not sure what it is you want us to say other than to say you can keep the balls - but they will only get more balls. You want to keep the dog out, the cheap fencing will keep the dog out. That is your main priority IMO.

If the ball comes over and hurts your GS then call the police and have the lad done for assault or something.

We have all given you lots of advice here but I am not actually sure what you want us to say anymore. Even a 6ft fence is not going to stop the balls coming over and if it gets damaged you'll be back to square one.

Here is chicken wire that is 6ft high: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Chicken-Rabbit-Wire-Netting-1800mm-x-50mm-x-1-00mm-x-50mtr-/261078371652?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Garden_Structures_Fencing_CV&hash=item3cc97bcd44

It will keep the dog out and the boy cannot climb over it and it will code you less than £60 if you buy the pins as well.

Do you have wooden poles that it can be tacked onto? What posts were holding the other panels in? Wood or concrete?