The other three sides of her fence were white vinyl. This old fence was a

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Apr 21, 2021
2:46:42pm

rcbyufan All-American

The other three sides of her fence were white vinyl. This old fence was a

chain link fence with privacy slats. The stupid thing is we have a big windstorm every 2 to 3 years and she has gigantic trees that drop big branches. The chain link fence lasted 30 years without a scratch. The new vinyl broke up in the first windstorm. Had to replace a couple.

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rcbyufan

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Approached the neighbor about splitting the cost of a new fence. He told me they

4/21/21 1:46pm

Ugh. I say you work out a deal with the landscaper. Have them "upcharge" just

m0resn0w

4/21/21 1:48pm

Maybe he had that planned and scheduled already

zerigke

4/21/21 1:48pm

No, he did not. When I asked he stated they had no money to address anything

4/21/21 1:50pm

Make sure his side of the fence is ugly as heck

VACOUGFAN

4/21/21 1:53pm

Maybe he already had that budgeted in. He probably should have just said

delux_247

4/21/21 1:51pm

He specifically told me they weren’t addressing anything with the yard.

4/21/21 1:55pm

We had a perfectly fine, functioning fence on my back property line. New lady

rcbyufan

4/21/21 2:02pm

Great but she wanted an aesthetically pleasing fence and put in vinyl?

Big Daddy D

4/21/21 2:28pm

The other three sides of her fence were white vinyl. This old fence was a

rcbyufan

4/21/21 2:46pm

Old neighbors did that to an elderly lady next door to them.

4/21/21 1:53pm

Had the same thing happen to us. The neighbor said that they couldn’t afford it,

firstclass

4/21/21 1:57pm

Those two things aren't mutually exclusive

Tricky

4/21/21 2:13pm

It is when they installed a fence about 6 months later. Glad they sold and moved

firstclass

4/21/21 2:17pm

Very Christian of you to build a fence for you and your neighbor

Parker Schnabel

4/21/21 1:57pm

I hate that. You should go in budgeting to get a split fence at some point.

Adwight

4/21/21 1:58pm

RE: Approached the neighbor about splitting the cost of a new fence. He told me

Zaphod

4/21/21 1:58pm

Put a doggy door on the fence and train your dog to go poop in their new yard.

Pepe

4/21/21 2:02pm

You did the right thing. My neighbor put 1 in when I wasn't ready financially

semisonic

4/21/21 2:03pm

How could he hold you accountable for a fence?

Powerbait DPM

4/22/21 1:00pm

My neighbor told me it was our responsibility to pay for and fix the fence becau

Mayor of Cougartown

4/21/21 2:04pm

My neighbor wouldn’t cut his trees, so they were pushing the fence over

stoils

4/21/21 2:29pm

I would take a copy of the invoice over to him and them them know what half of

Murray

4/21/21 2:37pm

But don't make him feel obligated, cause he's not. Let him see on his own it's

semisonic

4/21/21 2:45pm

I agree.

Murray

4/21/21 2:51pm

So what if neighbor wants a fence and I don’t? I told them I wasn’t ready and

Bin01015

4/21/21 6:03pm

If my neighbors asked me if I wanted a new fence. I would say “I’d like one, but

Powerbait DPM

4/22/21 1:04pm

When I redid ours I just paid for the fence, but because his gate was attached

Nat Gas Man

4/21/21 2:41pm

Sucks, but I'd just let it go.

BlackBart

4/21/21 2:51pm

Sounds like my neighbor. I approached him about paying half of the fence

Kilgruman

4/21/21 3:00pm

Take the fence down and rate his wife poolside.

Q-grr

4/21/21 9:17pm

I moved into a house back during the housing recession

Pangare

4/21/21 3:13pm

Sorry man. From what you explained, sounds like you handled it in the right way

semisonic

4/21/21 3:18pm

RE: I moved into a house back during the housing recession

4/22/21 1:57am

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