Neighbour has issue with boundary wall I built

Five Eighth · 23-09-2020 08:30PM

“The Bible tells us to love our neighbours and also to love our enemies; probably because they are the same people.” – CK Chesterton.

“You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is the tyranny of your next-door neighbour.” – Walter Bagehot (Victorian Economist)

Honestly, there's two of you in it - you erected a boundary wall without having the courtesy of consulting with your neighbour. Very bad manners. Your neighbour uses a sledgehammer to damage the wall. Totally out of line. The fact that the wall is in your property (if i'm reading your post correctly) seems to me to solve the legal matter (although I'm no legal eagle). A gesture is required on your behalf in effort to becalm the matter.

o1s1n · 23-09-2020 08:42PM

stevek93 wrote: »

The issue I have is now the neighbour still thinks it is in his garden, he is coming out with a hammer occasionally hitting it. The neighbour who has the issue is not in fact the property owner also. Should I send a letter to the owner of the house from the land surveyor mentioning our findings? Also would it be wise to get the Gardaí involved for criminal damage?

Jaysus, that took an odd turn - sounds like you're dealing with a bit of a loon. Who just comes our and starts hitting a wall with a hammer???

I'd be getting onto the landlord alright and trying to record that.

stevek93 · 23-09-2020 08:54PM

o1s1n wrote: »

Jaysus, that took an odd turn - sounds like you're dealing with a bit of a loon. Who just comes our and starts hitting a wall with a hammer???

I'd be getting onto the landlord alright and trying to record that.

Sorry it is a family member living with owner as far as I am aware.

I have cctv footage of the wall being hit sort of, the camera doesn’t look over the wall but it has audio so you can hear “bang bang bang” in the footage and the neighbour poking his head over the wall looking into the garden whilst raising the hammer over the wall.

stevek93 · 23-09-2020 08:56PM

Five Eighth wrote: »

“The Bible tells us to love our neighbours and also to love our enemies; probably because they are the same people.” – CK Chesterton.

“You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is the tyranny of your next-door neighbour.” – Walter Bagehot (Victorian Economist)

Honestly, there's two of you in it - you erected a boundary wall without having the courtesy of consulting with your neighbour. Very bad manners. Your neighbour uses a sledgehammer to damage the wall. Totally out of line. The fact that the wall is in your property (if i'm reading your post correctly) seems to me to solve the legal matter (although I'm no legal eagle). A gesture is required on your behalf in effort to becalm the matter.

Yes the wall is in my garden I believe a boundary wall is different? Correct me if I am wrong.

punisher5112 · 23-09-2020 08:59PM

stevek93 wrote: »

Sorry it is a family member living with owner as far as I am aware.

I have cctv footage of the wall being hit sort of, the camera doesn’t look over the wall but it has audio so you can hear “bang bang bang” in the footage and the neighbour poking his head over the wall looking into the garden whilst raising the hammer over the wall.

Solicitor last resort, do you know the actual owner? I'd speak with them 1st if you haven't, id make it very clear that there will be no alternative to go legal if it doesn't stop but I'd only state that if they play hard ball.

Make them aware it's your wall and on your property, tell them they're free to build their own one or put in a wooden fence etc.

I'd also speak to the Gardai about it and have it recorded.

Gumbo · 23-09-2020 09:00PM

stevek93 wrote: »

Great thanks. May I ask how would the RTB come into it? As far as I am aware it is only for the rental sector?

Because if the landlord does nothing, you may have to open a case with the RTB.

Edit. Ignore as you’ve clarified the person is not a tenant but living with family

JeffKenna · 23-09-2020 09:01PM

Gumbo wrote: »

Because if the landlord does nothing, you may have to open a case with the RTB.

Doubt they'd be registered if it's a family member living with the owner?

Gumbo · 23-09-2020 09:03PM

JeffKenna wrote: »

Doubt they'd be registered if it's a family member living with the owner?

No, and no need to either. The OP cleared up that matter after I posted.

23-09-2020 09:09PM

Nightmare neighbour.

sReq | uTeK · 23-09-2020 09:23PM

stevek93 wrote: »

Why should I have the nuisance of mowing around the pillars? A garden trimmer would suffice to cut around the pillars. On the neighbours side of the garden is over grown with weeds ivory and vines it is like a jungle there is no grass to cut, it was an eye sore before the wall was erected.

You wanted the wall he didnt...why the **** should he have to endure the pains at your behest?

stevek93 · 23-09-2020 09:46PM

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

You wanted the wall he didnt...why the **** should he have to endure the pains at your behest?

The wall is 100% in my garden what is the issue?

Meeoow · 23-09-2020 09:50PM

If the wall and pillars are on your property, it is none of his concern. He has to stop trying to damage your property.

stevek93 · 23-09-2020 09:52PM

Meeoow wrote: »

If the wall and pillars are on your property, it is none of his concern. He has to stop trying to damage your property.

Is there much the Guards can do to stop him hitting with a hammer?

endacl · 23-09-2020 09:58PM

stevek93 wrote: »

Is there much the Guards can do to stop him hitting with a hammer?

They’ll send a special unit out to coat it in Flubber.

Chiparus · 23-09-2020 10:23PM

I have to say , you sound like a terrible neighbour. This could comeback to bite you when you try to see your house.

stevek93 · 23-09-2020 10:30PM

Chiparus wrote: »

I have to say , you sound like a terrible neighbour. This could comeback to bite you when you try to see your house.

Explain please, I built a wall in my garden what is the issue?

23-09-2020 10:37PM

stevek93 wrote: »

Explain please.I built the wall in my garden, what is the issue?

It is very difficult to repair a broken relationship with a neighbour, particularly one which deteriorates to the extent yours has. Building a boundary wall, even though it is marginally on your property, without consulting your long resident neighbour soon after you moved in, wasn’t the ideal introduction, particularly as you didn’t even consider discussing it with him. By the sounds of things, this has a long way to run, I don’t think anyone will be surprised if you post back here in the future that your wall has fallen over.

23-09-2020 10:43PM

o1s1n wrote: »

Who just comes our and starts hitting a wall with a hammer???

Maybe he's an Italian plumber

iamtony · 23-09-2020 10:48PM

Is it not stardard affair to speak to the neighbour and see if they would be interested in going halves for a wall? I can't understand just building a wall and not speaking to them to at least see if that's an option?
I built a wall but knew my neighbours didn't have any money so I didn't ask them for any but I discussed it with them and they were delighted. I got the flat side of the wall on my side as I was paying. I never even thought of it till the brick layer said it but nobody had an issue. They got a free wall at the end of the day.
A bag on a line sounds like a nightmare all the same, the usual method is stakes and twine with bits of bag tied to it but i think even that's unnecessary from experience.

stevek93 · 23-09-2020 10:50PM

Dav010 wrote: »

It is very difficult to repair a broken relationship with a neighbour, particularly one which deteriorates to the extent yours has. Building a boundary wall, even though it is marginally on your property, without consulting your long resident neighbour soon after you moved in, wasn’t the ideal introduction, particularly as you didn’t even consider discussing it with him. By the sounds of things, this has a long way to run, I don’t think anyone will be surprised if you post back here in the future that your wall has fallen over.

The wall isn't marginally on my property it is completely on my property.

Sofiztikated · 23-09-2020 10:54PM

stevek93 wrote: »

Explain please, I built a wall in my garden what is the issue?

Have you spoken with the neighbor at all?

TheW1zard · 23-09-2020 10:56PM

Think you should talk to your neighbour again,talk to the home owner

stevek93 · 23-09-2020 10:56PM

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Have you spoken with the neighbor at all?

Yes, I have mentioned to the neighbour if the wall is on his land it I will remove it and have apologised for causing an issue.

punisher5112 · 23-09-2020 11:23PM

I'm going to be putting a wall our front, I have a style I want and as it's on my property I'll do as I please....

Who cares lads, it's a wall, the op wanted some privacy and has lost space in his own garden to do so and the neighbour can jump for all he cares he shouldn't touch the wall it's not on his property and he is crossing the boundary.

stevek93 · 23-09-2020 11:27PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

I'm going to be putting a wall our front, I have a style I want and as it's on my property I'll do as I please....

Who cares lads, it's a wall, the op wanted some privacy and has lost space in his own garden to do so and the neighbour can jump for all he cares he shouldn't touch the wall it's not on his property and he is crossing the boundary.

Thanks, also I think I have mentioned this but say if I was to get dog or to have a child I wouldn't want the dog or my child wandering into the neighbours garden. I certainly don't think the neighbour would appreciate his garden being used as a toilet by my dog either.

punisher5112 · 24-09-2020 01:28AM

stevek93 wrote: »

Thanks, also I think I have mentioned this but say if I was to get dog or to have a child I wouldn't want the dog or my child wandering into the neighbours garden. I certainly don't think the neighbour would appreciate his garden being used as a toilet by my dog either.

Have you spoken to the property owner?
If yes I'd give one more chance for them to cop on and grow up.
Any damages will be costly and solicitors are too.

irelandrover · 24-09-2020 06:27AM

How do you intend to cut the grass or weed the area that's on the other side of the wall but on your property?

Wildly Boaring · 24-09-2020 07:29AM

punisher5112 wrote: »

I'm going to be putting a wall our front, I have a style I want and as it's on my property I'll do as I please....

Once it complies with the conditions for planning exemption and is on your land.

punisher5112 · 24-09-2020 08:28AM

Wildly Boaring wrote: »

Once it complies with the conditions for planning exemption and is on your land.

Obviously as stated previously

The J Stands for Jay · 24-09-2020 08:47AM

I'm going to jump in with a question that's not going to help anyone. I don't think I've ever noticed a wall with pillars on only one side. Isn't it normal to have them in the middle of the wall to make it nice and symmetrical?

Neighbour has issue with boundary wall I built

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