Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Fence arrogance - can you believe this one? 6Nov 25, 2008 11:16 am Visit my blog: http://www.jeanetez.blogspot.com/ Re: Fence arrogance - can you believe this one? 7Nov 25, 2008 11:25 am Problem with ours is, the pegs WERE there. The idiots who did the marking simply ignored one. Even after I rang two weeks ago and told them there are FOUR pegs in our rear boundary, not THREE, one of which has nothing to do with our property and doesn't affect our fenceline. Of course, that's the one they've used to angle the fence around.
A simple check-measure would have told them they had it wrong. I assume they know how to operate a measuring tape. The distance from the side boundary to the next peg is clearly marked on the plan of subdvision (which I know they have a copy of because the supervisor told me so), as 4.47m. Not 2.5m, which is what they've ended up with when they wrongly marked up to the rear neighbour's peg. *sigh* Fences are important - a small error can significantly affect the overall size of a block and if not picked up early, can lead to all kinds of legal dramas and soured neighbourly relations years down the track when somebody decides to get their property surveyed. So you would think that a certain amount of care would be taken. Apparently not though. Good thing you've picked your boundary issue up early, Jeanete - it'll save a lot of angst and $$ in the future. Re: Fence arrogance - can you believe this one? 8Nov 25, 2008 12:51 pm I would refuse to pay. And then if they wouldn't fix it, I would rip down the fence and put up another one. After all, if they can put one up without permission, I'm sure you can put up another one. Or how about an excavator accident? With the fence? Re: Fence arrogance - can you believe this one? 9Nov 25, 2008 1:15 pm I agree with kek. Our neighbour recently built a retainer wall the whole length of their front boundary PLUS extra metre from our side! Makes our land 1 metre short and would be hard to rectify later. Better now than later. Land definitely cost more than a fence, so I would talk to them Asap. We made the neighbour cut their retainer wall and she wrote a nasty letter saying she will take us to court for sexual discrimination as she is a woman! What the f###?!!! Sorry.......not having a good day....
PS I am also a female. Re: Fence arrogance - can you believe this one? 10Nov 25, 2008 2:18 pm sammy We made the neighbour cut their retainer wall and she wrote a nasty letter saying she will take us to court for sexual discrimination as she is a woman! What the f###?!!! Sorry.......not having a good day.... PS I am also a female. That's got nothing to do with having a bad day!!! I agree, what the f###???? Gee there are some screwed up people around.... Re: Fence arrogance - can you believe this one? 11Nov 25, 2008 5:44 pm sorry to sort of hijack the thread, but it is related.......I want to try and avoid these problems as we share our boundaries with 4 lots of neighbours.
Does anyone have a rough idea how much a surveyor would charge to do a boundary survey? All our original pegs are long gone unfortunately. Built a Clarendon 'Balmain' 2008 Re: Fence arrogance - can you believe this one? 12Nov 25, 2008 7:54 pm Maxie sorry to sort of hijack the thread, but it is related.......I want to try and avoid these problems as we share our boundaries with 4 lots of neighbours. Does anyone have a rough idea how much a surveyor would charge to do a boundary survey? All our original pegs are long gone unfortunately. Are you sure your pegs are gone Maxie? The 'official' pegs are normally quite robust, in our case measuring 50mm square, and buried to ground level, where they stay for ever and a day. The skinny sticks that developers put in the ground with your lot number written on them are a guide only. Anyway, jeanete, just knock the bloody thing down and tell them to put it in the correct spot. Re: Fence arrogance - can you believe this one? 13Nov 25, 2008 8:29 pm hmm, not sure about that Eager - I'll have to have a dig around and see what I can find. I think there might be one of those still visible - thanks for the tip! Built a Clarendon 'Balmain' 2008 Re: Fence arrogance - can you believe this one? 14Nov 25, 2008 9:16 pm jeanete, there's only three options as I see it:
1) You go "oh well" and forget about it 2) You discuss some form of compensation, but the fence stays 3) You insist the fence be removed and built on the correct boundary Personally I think #3 is the only sensible option. You don't need to be narky about it, just point out that it's not on the boundary. Depending on your mood you might also want to include discussions about paying half, fence style etc etc Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Fence arrogance - can you believe this one? 16Nov 26, 2008 7:07 am My instinct is telling me that it should come down, which I assume means the post holes have to be dug out and the whole thing redone from scratch. An expensive exercise. I feel like it puts me in the position of being the bad guy, even though I wasn't the one who did it without consultation, and did it wrong. Visit my blog: http://www.jeanetez.blogspot.com/ Re: Fence arrogance - can you believe this one? 17Nov 26, 2008 9:39 am jeanete My instinct is telling me that it should come down, which I assume means the post holes have to be dug out and the whole thing redone from scratch. An expensive exercise. I feel like it puts me in the position of being the bad guy, even though I wasn't the one who did it without consultation, and did it wrong. Dont think your the bad guy, if they simply made a 2 minute phone call, all of this could have been avoided. Re: Fence arrogance - can you believe this one? 18Nov 26, 2008 10:31 am THere are some serious legal ramifications if you sell your house / your neighbour sells, as the purchaser has the right to survey the property. I have personally seen issues with banks because boundaries have been incorrectly applied to properties, which has then led to the courts. Lets not go to public liability issues either.
I suggest the simple solution is that thefence comes down, and is put up correctly/. Adrian B Re: Fence arrogance - can you believe this one? 19Nov 26, 2008 5:17 pm Snake I feel like it puts me in the position of being the bad guy, even though I wasn't the one who did it without consultation, and did it wrong. From your post it seems like the only person whose bad books you will be in is the neighbour's builder. It wasn't his clients fault (so he doesn't have to pay) and there are no further ramifications to you because he's not your builder. Re: Fence arrogance - can you believe this one? 20Nov 26, 2008 7:32 pm Yes, hopefully that's the case, that the builder and/or fencing contractor will have to rectify. However, settlement is only two weeks away, so I will need to talk to the owners to make sure it doesn't become their problem. Visit my blog: http://www.jeanetez.blogspot.com/ Hey everyone Not for me or anyone I know, just generally interested. For a single allotment house, are you allowed to take the fence on both sides of your house and… 0 21634 2 11612 I've just had a look at the website. The company are just building broker's. There are plenty of similar companies that basically draw your plans (they own them so you… 8 11953 |