fence issues with neighbour

huckster

Work with your neighbour to come to a solution that is agreeable to both. Remember that at some point both may want to sell their houses and you would have to declare any such dispute to buyers.

It is only a fence and not worth getting into a silly argument. You should not have touched a fence put up by someone else and I think you should apologise, then have a discussion about what works best for both.

Errata

fence_issues wrote: »

I am looking for some advice regarding fencing issues we are having with our neighbour. To set the scene we have moved into a new build house where the neighbours put u a 6ft slated fence before we moved in

Out of courtesy we asked to double slat the fence. To increase privacy we have used the existing rail to put slats on instead of adding another rail. The neighbour is stating that this will cause fence to fall down which I think is ridiculous. However he is wanting lawyers to get involved. Even though he put the fence up its a boundary fence.

Are there any issues with double slatting the fence on a single rail?

Thanks

Rather fed up and annoyed neighbour

You'll be even more fed up when you want to sell and have to declare your dispute with the neighbour.

VictorTerrazas

I don't think double slatting the fence on a single rail will create any issue or the fence will fall but still to be safe you can ask some fencing installation professionals to be completely sure and then you can answer your neighbor.