Fencing

LottieLou

We are planning to replace the fencing at the back and our boundary side (the right) of our garden. We are happy to do this as the houses to the back of us have shrubs and sheds etc covering their side of the fence, so replacing it is of no interest to them.

However we have half of a shared fence panel at the back between us and the neighbour to the left of us. We do not get along, she is very defensive and quite rude really particularly to me (she doesn't mind my OH so much, he is rude back to her & she seems to back down). She is having a large extension due to start soon and will be replacing the fencing on her side. But what should we do about the shared panel at the back?

We are changing all the concrete posts too (it is necessary) and I just don't know how to go about this.

I don't really fancy talking to her at any point about it. Just last week she called me a rude b!!!**!! with an attitude problem :eek: (because she had put a nasty note in someone's car parked outside her house - I was coming out of my house at the time and they asked me about it, so I told them it was my neighbour and it's nothing personal she does it to everyone) :rotfl:

What should/can we do? Could we just leave that fence panel and change the rest?

Cisco001

Don't touch those fence. Install new parallel to existing to save the arguments.

Davesnave

Cisco001 wrote: »

Don't touch those fence. Install new parallel to existing to save the arguments.

Until you come to sell and the boundary isn't clear, that is!;)

OP, are you sure the fence you intend to replace belongs to you?

Secondly, it would be courteous for you to inform all those who might back onto your fence that a replacement is coming. People shouldn't attach things to others' fences without permision, but they often do. You will then have the moral high ground if that proves to be the case.

Make sure you measure and record the existing fence in photographs before removing it....just in case!

As for the bolshy neighbour, I'd just wait until she's finished her fencing before changing that bit.

cyclonebri1

Davesnave wrote: »

Make sure you measure and record the existing fence in photographs before removing it....just in case!

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I can second that from personnal experience, it is absolutely critical to photograh and date existing structure before you start, expescially if an obnoxious neighbour is involved.;)

LottieLou

Thank you for the advice. It hasn't crossed my mind to be photographing the fence beforehand, I will certainly be doing that now!

I am not sure who it belongs to, to be very specific it is 5cm more on our side than hers, I don't think that makes very much difference to ownership surely. I wouldn't really want to put another panel in front of that one as it will misalign the rest of the fencing we are replacing.

We have put a little note through all the neighbours doors (to the back and right side) about our thoughts. Just waiting for any replies/knocks at the door to see if they have any objections/requests.