Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jun 22, 2009 8:28 pm We are looking at getting a new side fence; our side is ready for the fence to go up however the neighbour’s side is overgrown with ivy and other plants. I know that they legally need to pay half of a timber fence which these days is close to a colourbond fence anyway...however for the fence man to access the boundary they will need to clear their side of the fence, what if they don’t want to pay for this? Do I have any rights? Any feedback would be grateful Re: New fence...a lot of foliage on neighbours side who pays? 2Jun 23, 2009 11:56 am They should be liable but not sure if there are different rules for different councils and states. I had a colorbond fence put up a few years back and I had cleared my side totally (needed to for other reasons anyway) so they didn't worry about the fact that the other side had some bits and pieces up against it as they could pretty well do it all from my side. If they had of needed access from both sides then the extra cost would have been added to the cost of the fence and billed to the relevant party. Call some fencers in your area and ask the question on how they go about billing for any clearing they need to do. If it is a timber fence then the access issue might come into it as it depends on which side the palings need to be fixed to. Re: New fence...a lot of foliage on neighbours side who pays? 3Jun 24, 2009 7:58 am They should be able to build most types of fencing from one side. Good thing about it is that you get the palings on your side (if you go with timber), so you are looking at the nice finished side while your neighbour (when / if they decide to clear) gets the posts and rails. Re: New fence...a lot of foliage on neighbours side who pays? 4Jun 24, 2009 8:30 am We will be getting colourbond...but the problem is that our fence runs next to our garage and will make it very hard for the fence man to squeeze in between to erect the fence in that section. Plus they have a lot of ivy on their side which is growing over onto our side and is a real pest for us. I guess I will wait and see what the fence man has to say Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi everyone, My lot has just been titled and during the settlement we found that the rear pegs were not visible. We requested for a re-establishment and pegging plan… 0 19332 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 21584 it depends on the natural ground level, if they excavated their boundary wall needed to be built as a retaining wall. If you filled, which sounds like the case then you… 1 7567 |