Sam
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If you have a semi detatched/terraced house, who's supposed to maintain fences on back gardens (i.e. left and right fences if that makes sense)?
Is there like a standard rule or is it a case of checking plans etc.?
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VrsTurbo
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its more so a understanding that if fence's need doing then the neighbour pays half or if they arnt bother you pay the full wack
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Dom
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Have a look at the plans as it'll tell you which boundaries belong to you.
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by Dom
Have a look at the plans as it'll tell you which boundaries belong to you.
This.
Will be on the deeds/plans which you are responsible for.
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Dom
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Could always ask the neighbours, they might have their plans/deeds that you could look at.
VrsTurbo - Understanding? If the wall/fence belongs to you then you foot all costs in maintaing that boundary. I've yet lived in a house where the neighbours are willing to split the bill of repairing something that doesn't belong to them.
[Edited on 01-11-2010 by Dom]
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Matt.H
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My understanding is that as you look out your window its your left hand fence/wall that belongs to you. Whether its front or the back its still the left. Also the bottom but I'm not sure when it comes a fence when you back on to someone elses garden. I recently paid half towards having a fence done (right hand side as I look out my front window) basically cos it was just smallish conifers that i wanted ripping out before they got too big. Also when doing your fence, you give your neighbour the 'good' side of the panel.
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a_j_mair
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All depends what it says on the deed and where your boundaries are if the fence is inside your boundary or centre line of fence etc
only place to know will be the deeds
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Daniel_Corsa
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Check your deeds, one of my first jobs for house as one side neighbours can see pretty much straight into the garden!
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matty101
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i used to be a landscaper and have put up my fair share of fences. as a general rule when you buuild the fence who ever has paid for it will have the nice dressed side of the fence meaning you see the slats only but your neighbour has to look at the structure of the fence i.e the posts and horizontals.
its not a garentee but it shud give you a good indecation.
hope this helps
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John
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That's the wrong way, you'd also lose the width of the posts that way so anybody who has done it correctly will be the opposite, probably not a good indication.
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Ben G
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looking out my back door, the left side is the poo side so that's my neighbour on the left and the right side is my good side so that's the neighbour on the right.
although the neighbour on the right has their own fence so i think i can just take my shit 3ft high one down and put a whole new one up myself.
tbh, if i wanted new fences, i'd pay the full cost and wouldn't even ask the neighbour.
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harrisp
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quote:
Originally posted by John
That's the wrong way, you'd also lose the width of the posts that way so anybody who has done it correctly will be the opposite, probably not a good indication.
No
I used to be a fencer, the people paying get the nicest side, and losing the width of the post? wtf are you on about.
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matty101
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was thinking the same
all your doing is replacing the existing fence, so nothing would change.
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_Allan_
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It used to be a custom rather than law that the good side of the fence would face the neighbours regardless if you paid for it. However these days as long as the fence lies in your boundry, you're paying for it, you can put it any way you wish.
[Edited on 12-11-2010 by _Allan_]
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John
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That's what I was talking about Allan, obviously fencers and landscapers don't follow that though.
I wasn't saying they can't get it, I was saying it's not the done thing, the dressed side would look strange on the inside imo.
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