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? 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 11954 |