garden fence renewal

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Catford are you sure you' re not me- I've got exactly the same problem!

What is it with 6 foot fences? Forty years ago you could see up and down the street over the 3' fences, now a quick look out of the bedroom shows that mine seems to be the only 3' fence left in the street. The other neighbour put up a 6' one last summer. What with cutting down trees and putting up fences, the neighbourhood has gone from like living in parkland to living in a wooden box.
I don't want someone elses fence on my boundary, I don't want a 6' fence, I don't want two fences side by side, and I don't want to renew mine if he's going to put up his own anyway. Watever happens I lose. He also says he wants privacy, but it seems to have escaped him that I'm tall enough to see over it anyway!
The other neighbour invited me to look at his "new" garden, it looks just like a coffin with lawn.

Ems*Honie

Whilst I appreciate what you're all saying, we just put 6ft fences around our garden. We want to be able to let the kids play, and I may even sunbathe topless, without neighbours peering in but we are backed onto by 6 houses.

The website Garden law .co.uk may be able to help more, they have a whle section on fencing

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Ems*Honie wrote: »

I may even sunbathe topless, without neighbours peering in

That reminds me of somewhere I used to work nearly 30 years ago. The doctors daughter who lived in the house across the road used to sunbathe topless beside the pool. She hadn't reckoned on the lads upstairs on the 5th floor bringing a pair of binoculars to work though.

rygon

cant you put up a few 6' panels at the start and leave the other as it is. With my neighbour we have 4-5 6' panels so we have a bit of privacy and the rest are going down to 3'

catford

rygon wrote: »

cant you put up a few 6' panels at the start and leave the other as it is. With my neighbour we have 4-5 6' panels so we have a bit of privacy and the rest are going down to 3'

Good idea rygon--we've had a talk it with our nextdoors and agreed that we will accept the first 2 panels at 5/6ft and leave the rest as is.:D That way we both get some of what we want,:j

ginger_nuts

my neighbour asked if they could remove the fench and replace it with a wall the same height (6 feet ) .But they replaced it with an 8 feet high wall .

I was a bit miffed because it wasnt the agreed height ,but we both have privacy from it.

VickyA_2

My in-laws have just done this. The fence that they don't own was falling down and the neighbour had large conifers. The in-laws decided to change their fence, but were in constant contact with their neighbours about designs, so that they would all agree.

In the end, the conifers came down AND both sides of neighbours have offered to pay a contribution. They all seem to be delighted with the deal.

chinagirl

We don't get on with our neighbour,so we shall be replacing the 6' fence which blew down in February with another 6' fence for the first 3 panels, then we will drop it down to about 5' for the rest, so as to let a bit more light into the garden in the evening. Our garden faces southeast, so am looking forward to having the sun just a bit while longer in the top corner.

Neighbour has already called in her social housing landlord to complain, and all we had done was concrete in 3 additional posts which are exactly in line with the existing posts. However, I don't see her putting her hand in pocket to contribute. ~We own our house, and want to enjoy our garden without having to look at her rubbish strewn wasteland excuse for a garden. (Sorry to rant on, but feel better now!!!)

catford

chinagirl wrote: »

We don't get on with our neighbour,so we shall be replacing the 6' fence which blew down in February with another 6' fence for the first 3 panels, then we will drop it down to about 5' for the rest, so as to let a bit more light into the garden in the evening. Our garden faces southeast, so am looking forward to having the sun just a bit while longer in the top corner.

Neighbour has already called in her social housing landlord to complain, and all we had done was concrete in 3 additional posts which are exactly in line with the existing posts. However, I don't see her putting her hand in pocket to contribute. ~We own our house, and want to enjoy our garden without having to look at her rubbish strewn wasteland excuse for a garden. (Sorry to rant on, but feel better now!!!)

I can understand your situation but is it your boundary fence?? If it's not then surely the social housing landlord should foot the bill:D

Tahiti

If the fence is fine, I'd just tell them that you're happy with YOUR fence as it is. Can I assume that their garden is equally as thin as yours?

As for the 6ft fence argument, I'd love 6ft fences all around my garden - I hate the idea of being watched in my own garden.