Required distance of a shed from the site border

sf80

Can anyone tell me what it is?

I have a neighbour who has three sheds right up against my garden fence, with sealant actually gluing them to the fence.

The sheds drain about 1/3 of the water that falls on the neighbours garden over the fence into our flower beds. I think this is a factor in the poor quality of the grass and a moss problem in that area.

I don't want to force the neighbour to move them, but if they are legally too close I would at least ask them to add some form of proper drainage.

Littlehorny

yeah too close, part of the sheds are hanging over into your property. Even if he puts gutters on to carry away the rainwater back into his own land these gutters are still in your property. He should move the sheds in about a foot into his yard so the gutters are on his side of the boundary. I presume you are talking about a few wooden sheds here.

sf80

Yeah, its one large wooden shed with an angled roof, which drains all the water onto two smaller sheds either side of it. The smaller sheds are flat roofed, but angled towards my garden, draining their own water and the water from the larger shed into my garden.

The sheds don't quite overhang, but there is a ledge glued to them all on one side and to the top of the fence on the other, making sure all the water comes over the fence.

Littlehorny

Don't know your neighbour but just from what you say here, it sounds like he is acting the maggot and the way he has the roofs set up is deliberate to have the rainwater fall into your yard.

sf80

Here's a pic, in case I'm being a bit too touchy

http://imgur.com/cVPXk

Littlehorny

Yeah a friendly chat/ request of your neighbour to move the small flat roof sheds in about 4 to 6 inches should be enough. Offer to give him a hand or something, as i said before none of your neighbours structures are allowed overhang into your property and also run off from rain should not be fall ing into your side.