A Privacy Fence Can Be A Wonderful Thing
By Susan
@HazySue (39265)
Gouverneur, New York
April 18, 2017 8:46am CST
It is true that a good strong fence can help create a good neighbor, but I also believe that a privacy fence can help sometimes be even better.
Right now as we as communicating we have a small team of men putting a privacy fence across our back yard. Since we have moved here the neighbor in the back has complained about branches from our trees falling onto her screen patio around her pool. I can't say I blame her.
So we had the trees cut down, it turned out that they were diseased and old. Since they have been cut down she complains about the fact that there is no longer shade on her pool area (go figure) and that sand blows into her pool.
So today we are going to do one more thing - something just to help us all get along. We are having a privacy fence put up. It won't give them more shade but it will give us more privacy. Now to get to us she will have to wall a couple of house down and through someone's yard.
I don't want to fuss with neighbors, I just want a nice peaceful existence. I want to be able to sit in my back yard and enjoy peace and quiet.
Oh yes, I forgot to mention, they did not pull a permit for their pool plus it is closer to our property line than allowed and their patio surrounding it is 4 inches from our property line.
If she's not careful I will have to call the county about it. Then she will have something to complain about.
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
18 Apr 17
Some people are never happy. They always find something to complain about. The fence will definitely help and you won't have to deal with her.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
19 Apr 17
@Happy2BeMe I think that might be part of the problem.
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
19 Apr 17
@HazySue It sure sounds that way. Some people are just like that. They aren't happy so they want everybody else to be miserable too.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
18 Apr 17
Most pool people 'want' sun on the pool...I know I do. Your neighbor sounds strange for sure. Her pool being in the wrong place will come back to haunt her if/when she tries to sell depending on the laws there...in TN it's mostly the house and porches attached to a house that need a certain set-back.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
19 Apr 17
@HazySue Outbuildings just need to be a few feet away from property lines.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
19 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill true, but hers is right on our property line. Because her back yard is so small she didn't have enough room for everything she wanted there.
@Marilynda1225 (91130)
• United States
18 Apr 17
You are right. Good fences make good neighbors and I hope the privacy fence gives you peace and the privacy you need. Your neighbor can always buy an outdoor umbrella if she has a problem with no shade 
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
18 Apr 17
Utoh lol. She wont like that im sure
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@Dena91 (17039)
• United States
18 Apr 17
Sorry that you have a neighbor like that. She should have considered buying a place where there are no neighbors close to her, but I believe she is one of those that loves to complain constantly. Hope that the fence works and you have peace and quiet in your yard.
You would be within your rights to call about her pool being that close to your property line.
We have a field behind our home. The property owner stopped by one day to tell us our grape plants and at that time rabbit hutch was on the line and we would have to move them. Mike calmly said, Really? You need to call a surveyor and have them come out and mark the property line because when we bought our home our surveyour placed this red ribbon here as the line. He did and his surveyor placed a blue ribbon with the red one and we were in our yard about 4 feet away from the line. He wasn't a happy man about that. We still laugh about that.
Have a blessed day
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
19 Apr 17
I think she is the type of person who likes to complain, I could be wrong. I do know that her neighbor across the street has problems with her. She has complained about where the neighbor places her garbage cans for pick up. I don't now why, they are in the neighbors own yard where they have been told to place them. She may not now how to get along with others, she is living alone and I thin she is lonely.
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