Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Replacing old fence neighbour issues 4Aug 22, 2021 11:59 pm Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Replacing old fence neighbour issues 5Aug 23, 2021 11:13 am chippy I'd write to the owners and let them.know that due to the fact that the fence is deteriating, doesn't match the estate colour and is below the 1800mm high you want to re-fence and are requesting that they pay half. Give them a certain time frame to respond in and make it clear that if they haven't you will assume that they are not paying for the fence so you will proceed with the fence that matches the estate covenant. Yes, it may be annoying having to pay for the full fence but you get complete control. We had to do this with our rear neighbour. They were adamant that they weren't going to pay for the new fence, but demanded that we put in a hardifence if we were going to replace the fence. We basically told her that we would pay for the fence (she thought she had won) then put in the colourbond fence of our choice. She couldn't do anything thing because we paid for it. In the big scheme of a house build, a thousand bucks on a fence to get what we wanted was well worth it. I'd prefer to take a small hit to get what I want and get the overall win. Plus the neighbour can't complain because in a strange way they think they won because they didn't pay. Yeah we are paying for the fence ourselves as we feel it's a great investment. They won't even give a cent to us and we haven't asked them too either because we knew how they are. I'm just finding it frustrating that they think they can dictate the colour when they don't want to help pay. I'm just unsure if we can legally go ahead with the fence if they don't agree with the colour Hi, we live in an area where the black soil is prone to a lot of movement. We have an old 50's house with masonite everywhere and nails popping out, warping, rusted etc.… 0 4495 Old Home Restoration / Renovation Try your local council. They should be able to advise in regards ownership of next door dwellling and give advice as to what steps you have to take before doing any work 1 9787 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Hi, I have an old fence/barrier made of treated pine logs bolted to plates and these are bolted to very large metal posts/girders. The plates and bolts are rusted through… 0 15107 |