Fence and trouble with neighbors

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Former owners put up a fence and when we moved in, neighbors wouldn't acknowledge us despite my friendly overtures. Another neighbor reported that she is still holding a grudge over the fence the former owners put up because it ruined her view. Sometimes there's no pleasing people.

View of what? What the hell are these neighbors wanting to look at?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I am always polite to my neighbors even when I can't stand them.

However, a real privacy fence does create a feeling of confinement and indicates poor social skills because it's not neighborly to block the view completely.

There are many fence options to choose from, including ones with alternate slats, or ones with minimal spaces between slats so that some light peeks through. There is no reason that children and pets should have you completely shut-in, because the important thing is having a high-enough fence that the dogs can't jump over it, and that the children can't fit themselves through the slats.

A sealed privacy fence basically means: "I hate my neighbors". Seems like your neighbor got the message loud and clear.

Maybe it means "I sunbathe in the nude" If there was no fence, those neighbors would be bitching even louder than they are over the fence LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it common courtesy to speak to the neighbors before putting up a fence, by the way? I've heard that in NOVA, the fence companies will only build a few inches in from the property line, but I've also heard others say that they had their NOVA fence installed ON the property line and that a neighbor or both chipped in.

Yes. It is common courtesy. If it is on the line it is usually paid for by both together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it common courtesy to speak to the neighbors before putting up a fence, by the way? I've heard that in NOVA, the fence companies will only build a few inches in from the property line, but I've also heard others say that they had their NOVA fence installed ON the property line and that a neighbor or both chipped in.

Yes. It is common courtesy. If it is on the line it is usually paid for by both together.

What if they don't both agree that a fence is needed?