Neighbour fence issues

Alfrescodave

J890000 said:

theonlywayisup said:

Am I seeing this correctly - has the neighbour put up a piece of timber which runs from the fence across your garden to somewhere else in your garden?

Yes up against the shed. 

Unbelievable!!  When you manage to remove all these "supports", don't forget to return them to your neighbour as you wouldn't want to be accused of theft. I'd also put the screws in a bag and toss  pass them back over the fence.

ouraggie

I think in your situation I would get my pliers and use them to turn/unscrew the screws from my side till they didnt protrude on my side. If he screwed them back in I would just re-unscrew them and explain I didn't want to see them in my garden. Or possibly I would hang a bird feeder or similar ornament from each screw- point. 
I would also grow a fast-growing climber up a trellis, which I'd hang from the fence with hooks so it could be simply unhooked and lifted off (with climber intact) when he replaces his fence. 

TheCyclingProgrammer

Blimey, if they had the cheek to trespass in your garden to erect that, I'd simply wait until they go out and jump over the fence, remove the screws and return them and the wood. What exactly are they going to do about it?

dsm77

They have no right to put the cross supports over your garden, ask for them removed or cut them off yourself (just use a jigsaw or alligator saw and lop them an inch from the fence if you can't unscrew them), put the pieces back at their side though.
Regarding replacement of the fence, if it's your neighbours responsibility they can put up what they want really, so long as it's not dangerous or too high.
If you want a say over what it will look like you may have to offer something towards it, otherwise it might be replaced with something even uglier, not fair I know but might cause you less stress in the long run.

kazwookie

Blimey, just remove the bits of wood that go to your shed from the fence, ( your garden, your shed) tell the neighbour to keep out of your garden.

As previous stated find out how owns the fence.

SameOldRoundabout

Wow! I would certainly be using whatever needed to remove that (have you tried trying to pry it with a crowbar?). The cheek! Do you both own? You really need to check your deeds to find which boundary you are responsible for, and if that is his fence he’s entitled to give you the ugly side however he is not entitled to trespass and use your shed as a brace!

Mistral001

I would remove all of what your neighbour has done on your side and put in addidional supporting posts as clearly the existing posts have failed.  Offer the boards back to your neighbour as has been suggested or at least do not destroy them. 

Regarding the nails/screws put in by your neighbour on the other side through to your side to secure the horizontal boards, a good jemmy should get the boards off.  Hammer the jemmy in between the two pieces of wood and prise them them apart.  Jemmys, or wrecking bars as they are sometimes called,  only cost about £6 or £7 see:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/magnusson-wrecking-bar-14/8571v

If that does not work immediately, then drill several small holes in the wood around the nails/screws and then try the jemmy again.  

-taff

The flat pieces on the fence are part of the fence so technically, you can't remove those. You can cut off the screws because they're posing a danger to you. You can also remove the unbelievably cheeky support struts spanning your garden. I would have taken those down the first day I saw them.

A boundary is an agreed position, it's not an exact place and any boundary line can be a couple of foot wide, not merely an inch or two. You can erect your own fence  in the garden inside your own boundary or you can leave his fence fall down.

You're better off talking to them nicely and agreeing what to do between you if you can [shared fence? shared money, shared input] before he sticks another monstrosity up.

HandD

J890000 said:

Thats where its a struggle as he has stuck screws through from his garden which I can't get to. I already have taken out the ones he did on our side. 

Try locating the screw by sliding a chisel down the back of the board until you feel the screw at the tip of the chisel. Whack the other end of the chisel with a hammer and it'll snap the screw off clean. Wear gloves, goggles etc for safety.

This whole situation is unreal. If someone done this in my garden it would have been removed immediately and the cheeky neighbour would've been told not to step foot in the garden again!  Posts are normally a good indicator of who is responsible/owns the fence but not always. What side of the original fence are the posts?

Best resolution would be to split the cost of a new fence with the neighbour if they're up for it.

DCFC79

OP you manage to get this sorted ?