New fence questions

og2k7

Hi all

Our old fence has been (almost) completely destroyed by the recent winds and want to replace it with concrete posts and proper panels. The fence is on the right (when you are facing the garden) so my question is does the neighbor contribute to the costs - he has agreed that it has to be replaced but after having dealt with him previously i know he is the stingiest of them all. If he agrees to go halfsies then no dramas, but say he doesnt want to chip in : do i just go ahead and do it? Anything to be aware of? Just to be clear- I want to do it myself (youtube as a guidance) to keep it low cost

The fence will collapse soon and I do not want to be sharing any open spaces with him as he is also a hoarder so his garden is in a very bad condition (plus glass everywhere etc)

Thanks in advance

durtybit

og2k7 wrote: »

Hi all

Our old fence has been (almost) completely destroyed by the recent winds and want to replace it with concrete posts and proper panels. The fence is on the right (when you are facing the garden) so my question is does the neighbor contribute to the costs - he has agreed that it has to be replaced but after having dealt with him previously i know he is the stingiest of them all. If he agrees to go halfsies then no dramas, but say he doesnt want to chip in : do i just go ahead and do it? Anything to be aware of? Just to be clear- I want to do it myself (youtube as a guidance) to keep it low cost

The fence will collapse soon and I do not want to be sharing any open spaces with him as he is also a hoarder so his garden is in a very bad condition (plus glass everywhere etc)

Thanks in advance

He could say no or he could say that he wants the nice side facing him regardless of contribution.

Or you could just go ahead and build your fence right up against the old one therefore giving him no say in the matter but you front all the cost.

Calahonda52

durtybit wrote: »

He could say no or he could say that he wants the nice side facing him regardless of contribution.

Or you could just go ahead and build your fence right up against the old one therefore giving him no say in the matter but you front all the cost.

It not as simple as that

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2009/act/27/enacted/en/print#part8-chap3

durtybit

Calahonda52 wrote: »

It not as simple as that

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2009/act/27/enacted/en/print#part8-chap3

Maybe give it 6 inches of a gap between them then so. No issues since it's on your property and not the boundary.

Calahonda52

durtybit wrote: »

Maybe give it 6 inches of a gap between them then so. No issues since it's on your property and not the boundary.

Of course
I missed this piece

“party structure” means any arch, ceiling, ditch, fence, floor, hedge, partition, shrub, tree, wall or other structure which horizontally, vertically or in any other way—

(a) divides adjoining and separately owned buildings, or

(b) is situated at or on or so close to the boundary line between adjoining and separately owned buildings or between such buildings and unbuilt-on lands that it is impossible or not reasonably practical to carry out works to the structure without access to the adjoining building or unbuilt-on land,

Lumen

The problem with building your own fence inside the curtilage is that he can then take down the old fence and over time it may seem that the boundary has moved. This happened with my mother, it was a right PITA to resolve.

If you do choose to replace the fence yourself, make sure you take lots of pics to prove that (a) you did the work, and therefore have reasonable moral claim that you own it (I have no idea what the legal position is), and (b) you haven't moved the boundary.

og2k7

Thanks for all the replies - I have texted him I am looking at redoing the fence and if he was interested in contributing. He "texted" me back (using half a page - full page is expensive) (text messages cost !!) and he went ahead and bought 2 wooden panels. I intend to not lift a finger and let him do it so and if it collapses the next time - will wait for him not to be around and will re-do the whole thing. He obviously wants to do it his way and there is no middle ground

Thanks again - I was expecting him to be a pain in the hole and he delivered

Odyssey 2005

og2k7 wrote: »

Thanks for all the replies - I have texted him I am looking at redoing the fence and if he was interested in contributing. He texted me back (using half a page) (text messages cost !!) and he went ahead and bought 2 wooden panels. I intend to not lift a finger and let him do it so and if it collapses the next time - will wait for him not to be around and will re-do the whole thing. He obviously wants to do it his way and there is no middle ground

Thanks again - I was expecting him to be a pain in the hole and he delivered

Is this miserable bollix living between us ?

og2k7

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Is this miserable bollix living between us ?

Edit - hehe - just read it properly, who knows lol

No - but the fence is in a very poor condition and I dont want to risk kids getting hurt (if you kicked the fence your foot would just go thorugh it. Plus he is a hoarder and he has tons of sh*** sitting in his garden

I just want to do a proper job that would last longer than a couple of years