Neighbours Fence Monstrosity

moneyistooshorttomention

jamei305 wrote: »

The posts don't appear to be tanalized. Wait a couple of winters and then push the whole thing over with your little finger.

Query here = does "tantalized" mean they will last for evermore (well quite a few years at least) without needing any attention at all (eg staining?)?

jamei305

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Query here = does "tantalized" mean they will last for evermore (well quite a few years at least) without needing any attention at all (eg staining?)?

Yes, it means they have been pressure treated, where preservative is forced deep into the wood using high pressure, they will last for many years without any surface treatment. You can usually tell by some bright green markings which is from the copper used in the preservative (e.g. on this image http://www.rowgar.co.uk/Styles/RGP/Images//light-speckels.jpg)

*Robin*

Shouldn't the posts be on the owner's side of that [STRIKE]monstrous[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]bodge[/STRIKE] fence?

I like the bush in OP's garden btw, although perhaps it could do with a trim (softens the over-powering man-made elements ).

moneyistooshorttomention

jamei305 wrote: »

Yes, it means they have been pressure treated, where preservative is forced deep into the wood using high pressure, they will last for many years without any surface treatment. You can usually tell by some bright green markings which is from the copper used in the preservative (e.g. on this image http://www.rowgar.co.uk/Styles/RGP/Images//light-speckels.jpg)

Thank you.

Do you mean those 2 thin and then 3 thick lines I can see going up the "page" direction (ie as the green markings)?

roses

Thanks all for your feedback

Why haven't I asked her about it yet? Because I only saw it yesterday and she is now on holiday.

I do plan to ask her if she plans on leaving it as is when she is back but I just wanted some views first.

She has extremely expensive taste so I would be surprised if she left the fence as it without treatment as she's not an idiot with more money than sense however when she told me she was replacing the fence, I wasn't expecting this..

Just one questions about the height. I understand 2m is the highest you can have without planning permission. The actual board is 2m high but the trellis takes it higher. Does the trellis count towards the 2m height?

It is a north facing mid terraced garden so already light is limited. If I am legally allowed to ask her to drop the height then I will do that.

And if she doesn't treat it then I intend to leave it as it because 1) I don't want to be accused of doing anything that "deteriorates it" and 2) If I leave it as is hopefully it will deteriorate quicker.

jamei305

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Thank you.

Do you mean those 2 thin and then 3 thick lines I can see going up the "page" direction (ie as the green markings)?

No it's the very light green speckles above that.

It's hard to find a good picture online. Here is one of a whole fence where you can see the green staining, although it's not usually as obvious as this:

Mojisola

roses wrote: »

Just one questions about the height. I understand 2m is the highest you can have without planning permission. The actual board is 2m high but the trellis takes it higher. Does the trellis count towards the 2m height?

It is a north facing mid terraced garden so already light is limited. If I am legally allowed to ask her to drop the height then I will do that.

Yes - the total height shouldn't be over 2m.

You can ask the council to send someone to look at it and they will tell her to reduce the height.

fairy_lights

roses wrote: »

Thanks all for your feedback

Why haven't I asked her about it yet? Because I only saw it yesterday and she is now on holiday.

I do plan to ask her if she plans on leaving it as is when she is back but I just wanted some views first.

She has extremely expensive taste so I would be surprised if she left the fence as it without treatment as she's not an idiot with more money than sense

Could it be that she is planning on getting it weather treated when she gets back from holiday, and has just put it up in its unfinished state as a temporary measure?

moneyistooshorttomention

fairy_lights wrote: »

Could it be that she is planning on getting it weather treated when she gets back from holiday, and has just put it up in its unfinished state as a temporary measure?

Quite possibly.....but I wouldn't rate the chances of it lasting that long even so.

Now wondering how long the next door neighbour plans to stay there - and I would tend to take this standard of fence as a possible marker that they only planned on staying another couple of years or so (particularly as OP says they have very expensive tastes).

Davesnave

roses wrote: »

She has extremely expensive taste so I would be surprised if she left the fence as it without treatment as she's not an idiot with more money than sense however when she told me she was replacing the fence, I wasn't expecting this...

The ply doesn't look like the stuff we build pig arks with round here, which would last 25years and cost just over £50 a sheet.

That looks as if it will manage 2 years at best and possibly warp long before.

The posts arent tanalised, and they've been erected on steel ground anchors, which is a quick way of building, but not necessarily the best.

It all points to a cowboy job, regardless of what she paid, and treating it won't save the day either.