Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Neighbours from hell! 41Aug 17, 2009 7:59 pm By green light do you mean more energy efficient (less brightness)? Maybe the reflective tint is working! Moved In!!! Next up Landscaping! Our Build thread https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=29127 Re: Neighbours from hell! 42Aug 17, 2009 8:05 pm Oh dear Samantha, you should not feel frightened or threatened in your own home. I agree with the others tha it is a Police issue. I would be making a report at the Local station as Pixelated said. I think that would be a good course of action to take. I also think the one way vision film on the windows concrened would be good. We have a window that looks straight down into our neighbours bathroom and window on the lower floor looks across at it. We have both (my neighbour and I) decided to put up a screen to help alleviate this problem. It's not a good thing when your kids are frightened, not good at all. People are crazy aren't they? It's a serious problem that needs to be addressed. Our Council has a mediating service, that sends an council officer around to mediate between neighbours. Maybe your council has something similar, why don't you ask? PS- On a lighter note...Maybe all of the H1ers can come around and we'll have a bbq in your yard, then they'll REALLY have something to complain about, imagine them taking all of us on...hahah now that WOULD be funny. www.themaxbuild.blogspot.com forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20717&start=300 www.leahspaperpassion.blogspot.com Re: Neighbours from hell! 43Aug 17, 2009 9:10 pm lisanne Councils use the blue light as it makes it harder for the junkies to see their veins.... My bro is an ambo and apparently it only took a little while before the druggies stared marking their veins with biro before they went in. Yet the councils persist with those nasty lights. Washes your face out so you look like an addict. Depressing. Re: Neighbours from hell! 44Aug 20, 2009 10:19 am OK looks like I will be the only person here to side with your neighbours. Have you considered what it must be like for them to have their privacy compromised by your two storey dwelling especially if there's is single storey? We also live in Melbourne in a beautiful eastern suburban location and the neighbours at our rear are constructing a two storey addition to their home. We have a swimming pool and recreation area located off our main living area which consists of our kitchen, dining & family rooms. Once built this hideous double storey dwelling will have full view of everything we do in these locations. We have attempted to discuss this with our arrogant neighbour who has absolutely NO regard for our situation. He claims he couldn't care less about our privacy and will not consider putting frosted glazing on the two massive windows that will be scoping our every move. I can tell you now that I will have no hesitation in installing the most powerful spotlights available to direct onto these windows!!! In fact I will take great delight in doing so (thanks for the great idea). I will also make sure that we turn our outside sound system up nice and loud for their pleasure (might even get some new high powered speakers mounted on top of the the adjoining fence)!!! It just seems that people like you want all the sympathy and that somehow you deserve accolades for building a new home. But when us existing neighbours even raise an eyebrow about our privacy we appear to have no rights whatsoever. Just try and imagine what it is like to live in a fishbowl where you become self-conscious about just sitting on the sofa or having breakfast!! Imagine how our children will feel in our swimming pool when we will be on display 24/7 . . . . ? Well, good luck with your ridiculous intervention order but if you are not prepared to address the concerns of your neighbours you are just going to have to live with being in the SPOTLIGHT (bahahah)!!! Because you need to know - ITS NOT ALL ABOUT YOU!! PS IF ANYONE HAS ANY OTHER NOVEL IDEAS TO ANNOY OVERLOOKING, OVERHANGING, OVERSHADOWING, OVERBEARING, NOSY NEIGHBOURS I WOULD BE ONLY TOO HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU!! Re: Neighbours from hell! 45Aug 20, 2009 10:42 am stylish1 two massive windows that will be scoping our every move First off, great first post!! Secondly - do you really think that your neighbours are going to be scoping your every move? Honestly, your lives probably aren't that interesting to them. Thirdly (why am I counting?) It would be great if you could get a solution happening between yourself and your neighbour as it's never a fun thing fighting with them - did you lodge a protest with the council when they submitted their plans? Does your council offer a mediation service for these things? 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Neighbours from hell! 46Aug 20, 2009 10:52 am Fair Go, Stylish - Samantha has been trying to compromise with her neighbours, re-read her first post and she explains this and then she compromised further, despite their aggressive attitude. I know some posters made some outlandish suggestions but most of them were in jest, many spoke of the need to mediate and try to find a way to live peacefully along side each other. And, no, I do not have a double story house myself Re: Neighbours from hell! 47Aug 20, 2009 11:08 am As per lisanne & Helyn Hmmm... Seems here we both have problems.... stylish1, have you canvased your neighbours to petition the council? We have people in our street building a 4 level 16 mtr high home ... more like a Woolli3s or col3s sized concrete and rammed limestone jungle also on 8 acres so we can't see them but... They applied for and got, dispensation to build to 12 mtrs , ...but then realised they couldn't see the beach so added another 4 mtrs without approval and still don't get a view ...tossers Though off topic I though I could share that one Could you argue loss of solar gain? (thinking you said this is north of your pool area) Samantha, I hear your issues and wonder if intrusion could be felt by both parties ?? Meaning yourself included ... our shires' charter on buildings includes size, shape, building media, enviro, neighbouring properties, visual amenty etc... Sam, did you have to lobby the shire much or are there heaps of other 2 story homes? stylish1 - Plants, trees and shrubs are good to blockout lots of things No answers but a few questions Best I could do onc_artisan Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Neighbours from hell! 48Aug 20, 2009 11:11 am Typically, council do not get involved. As there was no planning permit required, its not under council jurisdiction. We are not 'fighting' with these people - just intending to do what we feel comfortable with since they are doing what they feel is within their comfort zone - quite simple really. True they may not scope our every move but here's the fact again : we will be IN FULL VIEW to them regardless of whether they are interested or not. Its the impact on the quality of our life that is the real issue here. Being totally self-conscious in your own home surely cannot be anyone's idea of a trivial matter. Its just so simplistic isn't it to everyone on this forum that there must be a simple solution but unless you are living in the situation you really have NO idea, but thanks anyway!! Re: Neighbours from hell! 50Aug 20, 2009 11:38 am stylish1 Typically, council do not get involved. As there was no planning permit required, its not under council jurisdiction. We are not 'fighting' with these people - just intending to do what we feel comfortable with since they are doing what they feel is within their comfort zone - quite simple really. True they may not scope our every move but here's the fact again : we will be IN FULL VIEW to them regardless of whether they are interested or not. Its the impact on the quality of our life that is the real issue here. Being totally self-conscious in your own home surely cannot be anyone's idea of a trivial matter. Its just so simplistic isn't it to everyone on this forum that there must be a simple solution but unless you are living in the situation you really have NO idea, but thanks anyway!! You sound soo green with jealously to me it's quite funny. You have this weird idea that your neighbours built their house just for the sole reason to look at you. Get over yourself, you have already portrayed yourself as an jealous, paranoid weirdo that thinks people are looking at you and your kids 24 hours a day. Why on earth would they care what you do? Lay off the drugs mate. My wife and I are in the final stages of design of our new "renovation/build" and for not one second have thought about how our neighbours are going to feel about living next to a new two storey dwelling overlooking all three of their backyards. You know what tho, I don't really care. I'm so not like Samantha tho, I'm the childish one, and the one with the money, so if they want games, games it will be, I'll win in the end. Re: Neighbours from hell! 51Aug 20, 2009 11:39 am I just don't get it. put up the blinds, invite them over show them what you have done to remedy their concerns and tell them in not to be mistaken words that this will be the end of your solutions. From there on in plan for all out war if they continue to harrass. It only took me 2 days once to get the "enemy" go to the cops because they felt threatened. Wasn't my neigbour but a bully all the same. Needless to say that the bullying seized that day as well Re: Neighbours from hell! 53Aug 20, 2009 12:10 pm Quote: You sound soo green with jealously to me it's quite funny. You have this weird idea that your neighbours built their house just for the sole reason to look at you. Get over yourself, you have already portrayed yourself as an jealous, paranoid weirdo that thinks people are looking at you and your kids 24 hours a day. Why on earth would they care what you do? Lay off the drugs mate. My wife and I are in the final stages of design of our new "renovation/build" and for not one second have thought about how our neighbours are going to feel about living next to a new two storey dwelling overlooking all three of their backyards. You know what tho, I don't really care. I'm so not like Samantha tho, I'm the childish one, and the one with the money, so if they want games, games it will be, I'll win in the end. Jealous? Paranoid weirdo? Childish one? One with the money? Lay off the drugs mate? Get over myself? YOU ARE A CLUELESS ****. no please that is against Terms and Conditions that every member has signed not to bully, threaten etc Better we try resolution rather than anger and outrage Short edit onc_artisan Re: Neighbours from hell! 54Aug 20, 2009 12:11 pm Keep it civil guys please giving the other person the finger please Understand we all have different perspective views of the situation, so no need to get personal Better to respect a view If it is not yours that is ok But I hate war... I had enough too onc_artisan Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Neighbours from hell! 55Aug 20, 2009 1:53 pm mattydals just sunbake in the nude - they'll either keep looking or move house depending on how ugly you are stylish Building with Ventura homes (WA) Building thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20516 Slab: 17/04/10, Bricking started: 12/05/10, Bricking finished: 2/06/10, Roof frame done: 11/06/10, Colorbond on: 14/07/10, Lock Up: 19/08/10, Cabinets: 25/08/10, Tiling done: 28/09/10, Electrical: 2/10/10, PCI: 29/10/10, Keys: 4/11/10 Re: Neighbours from hell! 56Aug 20, 2009 2:12 pm Planning and building regulations address overlooking issues. Obviously these regulations are designed to meet the needs of both the neighbours wanting to protect their privacy and residents wanting to utilise their property. If you (and stylish1's neighbour) meet these regulations then neighbours issue is with the authority who makes the regulations. They should take it up with them to get them changed. If you want more privacy than the regualtion provide MOVE to where local laws meet you needs. Re: Neighbours from hell! 57Aug 20, 2009 2:22 pm stylish1 OK looks like I will be the only person here to side with your neighbours. Have you considered what it must be like for them to have their privacy compromised by your two storey dwelling especially if there's is single storey? We also live in Melbourne in a beautiful eastern suburban location and the neighbours at our rear are constructing a two storey addition to their home. We have a swimming pool and recreation area located off our main living area which consists of our kitchen, dining & family rooms. Once built this hideous double storey dwelling will have full view of everything we do in these locations. We have attempted to discuss this with our arrogant neighbour who has absolutely NO regard for our situation. He claims he couldn't care less about our privacy and will not consider putting frosted glazing on the two massive windows that will be scoping our every move. I can tell you now that I will have no hesitation in installing the most powerful spotlights available to direct onto these windows!!! In fact I will take great delight in doing so (thanks for the great idea). I will also make sure that we turn our outside sound system up nice and loud for their pleasure (might even get some new high powered speakers mounted on top of the the adjoining fence)!!! It just seems that people like you want all the sympathy and that somehow you deserve accolades for building a new home. But when us existing neighbours even raise an eyebrow about our privacy we appear to have no rights whatsoever. Just try and imagine what it is like to live in a fishbowl where you become self-conscious about just sitting on the sofa or having breakfast!! Imagine how our children will feel in our swimming pool when we will be on display 24/7 . . . . ? Well, good luck with your ridiculous intervention order but if you are not prepared to address the concerns of your neighbours you are just going to have to live with being in the SPOTLIGHT (bahahah)!!! Because you need to know - ITS NOT ALL ABOUT YOU!! PS IF ANYONE HAS ANY OTHER NOVEL IDEAS TO ANNOY OVERLOOKING, OVERHANGING, OVERSHADOWING, OVERBEARING, NOSY NEIGHBOURS I WOULD BE ONLY TOO HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU!! My parents have all the neighbours behind them with the ability to look into their backyard. My parents can see over the fence of the next door neighbour and into their pool if they choose to. But you know what? They don't. They might say a quick "Hi, how are you?" and that's it. It's a hilly area and the back neighbours are very high up, their ground floor is above my parents roof. I lived there for 20+ years, and never felt uncomfortable, even if I was invited in the other neighbour's pool, I would swim and not even care. No-one spies on you and if they do, then they are mental. I have even done the half naked run through the living area to grab something (I'm sure they can see in). There's really no need to feel uncomfortable, if they are good neighbours they won't actually breach your privacy by watching you bathe or whatever. If they do, then you can get Contracted completion date 24 July 2010. What's today's date????? Re: Neighbours from hell! 59Aug 20, 2009 2:38 pm Dear Helloween, Thanks for your input. I certainly don't think the neighbours will be spying on us!! That's not at all what I meant. We currently enjoy complete privacy and are used to how that feels. Having windows overlooking the main area where we do everything except sleep will significantly alter how being in those areas of our home and garden will feel. Sure, it would be great if the neighbours were a little more convivial but unfortunately it's their way or the highway and we just have to accept that. No amount of petitioning or appealing to their 'neighbourly' sense of fairness will alter how they go about this as they are completely bereft of any. Appreciate your advice, however. Re: Neighbours from hell! 60Aug 20, 2009 3:08 pm Interesting subject, I tend to feel for stylish a bit also, none of us would like a double story built next to us with windows looking into your yard, it appears Samantha has tried to do the right thing and has a problem neighbour, and in stylish's case...obviously his neighbour doesn't give a dam...a bit like Nathan...everyone has their individual cases and I suppose unless we live in their situation we cannot understand the whole story. Why can't the world get on with each other anymore. it depends on the natural ground level, if they excavated their boundary wall needed to be built as a retaining wall. 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