Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jan 16, 2011 2:13 am I have previously posted about our concerns about possibly having issues with neighbours on one side about the fence. As background. Hubby and I really want to have a standard 6ft wooden fence. I have spoken to the neighours on one side of the house once and at the time they indicated that they wanted to have colourbond. At the time, I did not respond or indicate what our preference would be. With our build about 6 weeks from being finished, we organised to all meet today to discuss the fence issue. They indicated that they want colourbond. We told them they want a wooden fence, but would be willing to be flexible to get to an agreement but asked that if it was to be colourbond then we would like to a DIY job to keep the cost down and it was agreed that we would all help get the fence up. The issue of colour came up and they said that they want a light coloured fence, we want something a bit darker (such as slate grey). We both made it clear what our preference is and when it was clear that we wanted something different the issue was left alone with the intention to sort it out at the later date. I said that I would get some more information and email them. The fence in question is on the "living side" of our yard; the side of the property where our patio and grass is and so will make a big difference to the way our yard looks. The fence for them will be on their "dead" side; 1.5m from the boundary and nothing down the property on their side. I know that this makes no difference in terms of who gets what fence, but I am unhappy about having to look at a fence for the next however many years that is not only a fence I am not to found of, but in a colour we simply don't like. We feel that we have been flexible in having colourbond even through we don't want it and simply don't want to be flexible with the colour as it seems we are doing all the giving. After meeting today, I don't think that they are going to be meet us half way on this one. Firstly, it is possible to get the panels in a colourbond fence to be difference colours? We could tolerate light coloured rails and posts and then our prefered darker panels and then they could have their light panels. If not, what are our options here? We really don't want to make this a massive issue, but I also don't want to be stuck with a fence I hate. Putting a garden in front of it is not an option as it will block our side access. We are in Queensland. Painting finished, time to tile! HANDOVER - THURSDAY 3RD MARCH 2011 Re: Urgent advice needed - possible fencing dispute 2Jan 16, 2011 3:18 am No real advice, but at worst, do you have enough room to put your fence a few inches in on your boundary so you get what you want, rather than compromise with your neighbours. Unfortunately it would mean you wear the cost of it all. I'm not even sure that what I suggested is legal.. & it's probably not the best solution because you would lose some of your yard on the boundary, although not much. Gee, I haven't helped at all... sorry! Just throwing a different scenario out there. I'd be interested to hear how you get on though & also if colourbond fencing comes in two colours. Good luck. I hope they come around. Re: Urgent advice needed - possible fencing dispute 3Jan 16, 2011 9:19 am Hi Rebecca, According to the Colorbond site it is not possible to supply a Colorbond fence with different colours on each side - http://www.colorbondcolours.com/home/re ... and-advice Also, if the fence is painted it will void any warranty on the infill sheets. If I were you I would tell the neighbours that, because of the colour issue, I now want a wooden fence - perhaps they might be more inclined to compromise on the colour. Re: Urgent advice needed - possible fencing dispute 4Jan 16, 2011 11:11 am Yeah as above they might settle for timber as a mid way becasue they can at least paint that. And in relation to the living/dead side, I would assume that they'd still be getting the same colour the whole way around their yard (The sides not joining your property) so they're probably not going to want light on 2 sides and dark on the 3rd - that's just from their perspective for you Land Deposit - 18/12/2009 Became a land Baron - 21/12/2010 Site Start - 27/1/2011 All moved in!! Re: Urgent advice needed - possible fencing dispute 5Jan 16, 2011 4:34 pm Hi I totally understand how you must feel, I'd want a colour I was happy with as well. Can you either find a colour between cream and slate grey (eg: a mid to light grey?) that you're happy with, or otherwise I would just stick to my guns and say 'no, I've compromised on material but I want to have some say over the colour'. Just out of curiosity, what colour are your other fences? We had awful old rundown fences on our property (knock down and rebuild) and have paid for both side boundaries ourselves, so we had the ultimate say in colour. Neither of our side neighbours had the funds to contribute so we had very little choice. FWIW you can actually erect a fence inside your own boundary in a colour that you like, (at least in my state you can, because that's what we nearly had to do! crazy neighbour refused permission for us to remove the old fence at the beginning of the build, even though we had reached an agreement and she knew she wouldn't have to pay anything towards it) but bear in mind: 1) you could lose some land -especially if the neighbours fence comes down one day and then your fence 'appears' to be the new boundary 2) you're liable to maintain both fences eg: if a storm damaged both fences, you're still liable for the dividing one plus yours, and 3) potential future buyers would be quite put off by it, I would think. ~*~Moved in on the 16th April 2011~*~ Re: Urgent advice needed - possible fencing dispute 6Jan 16, 2011 7:27 pm Thanks for all the replies. We had discussed just putting our own fence up on our boundary and let them have own fence. However, this is the side of our side access and it is already very tight and thought it would only be a little bit of land lost by being just inside our boundary, we need every bit that we can get. For us, we have two other neighbours. One is an existing wooden fence, as for the other, they wanted a wooden fence. We have built close to their boundary and will only use that side of the house for hanging our washing, bins, etc. For them this is the side of the house their patio and yard was on, so we were always going to just have whatever they wanted (even if it was colourbond) and just pay half as it makes no real difference to us as we will never really look at the fence on that side. As to the neighours in question, they have four neighbours. Us (no fence) another house being built (no fence) and two completed houses both with wooden fences. So having colourbond means that their fence will be different regardless of what colour. We know their other neighbour who are building and speaking to them today, they said that there is no way that they will be having a colourbond fence, it will be wood. It really is a case that without a wooden fence, it was always going to be mix and match for both us and our neighbours. We found out today that you can buy extra panels have different coloured panels on each side of the fence. Obviously there is extra expense involved. We thought that we would tell them that we comrimised on the material, we would not comprimise on the colour and they could pay the extra for the different coloured panels. But we know that this would just cause an issue. We decided to pick two colours that we could live it (our prefered grey and a dark cream) and say as nicely as possible that if it is going to be colourbond then these were the two colours that we would be happy with as they are the only colours in the standard range that would match our house. Have just sent them an email which was very carefully worded not to lock us into anything regarding having a colourbond fence, but giving them the information that we have found out and making our position clear. Speaking with some people who know our neighbours have told us that they tend to build, get bored with their house and move on quickly. Said to hubby that we would go with the colour bond (as it is actually cheaper than a wooden fence) and if they do move and we cannot stand the fence anymore, we will ask our new neighbours if we can pull it down and put up a wooden fence and we will do it at our own expense. Considering all their other fences will be wood, hopefully they will be open to the idea. We would love to have a battle about it, but through this process we are learning to pick our battles. We are never going to get a wooden fence so we want to make the best of a bad situation. Also, they have a cat which I am really allergic to, so if we need them to deal with any cat situations that arise in the future, we don't want their to be bad blood. I will keep you all updated with what happens! Painting finished, time to tile! HANDOVER - THURSDAY 3RD MARCH 2011 yes it does, you've just not understood it. theres a difference. 4 2776 yes it is possible but watch for noise transmission, decouple as best you can. Maybe wider top and bottom plates with 70mm studs to allow the cabinet to be recessed fully 1 4799 You can wash over existing pavers with 10% solution of water and hydrochloric acid, then wash off. The acid will provide for required bond key with new concrete. 1 32189 |