Can you hang planters on a fence?
You don’t have to drill holes in your fence to install it. As you can see in the video below, you can hang it just like you would a big painting–from wire or chains with attached hooks. You just place the hooks onto the top of your fence and you’re done. This also allows you to move the planter whenever you want. Screw-in hooks and brackets are another low-cost and sturdy option for supporting climbing plants on a fence: Screw-in hooks – providing discretion, hooks are small, easy-to-install and hardly noticeable.Use galvanised hooks or specialised fence clips to hang lighter items, ensuring they bear weight on substantial support. If you plan to affix heavier features—such as a hanging bench or a mirror—consider installing a dedicated post adjacent to the fence.
Can my neighbour nail and screw to my garden fence?
If you’re the fence owner, your neighbour cannot attach anything to the fence without permission. They shouldn’t be nailing, drilling, screwing or sticking anything to the structure without asking you first. If you own the fence, your neighbour cannot attach anything to it without your permission. Whether that be hooks, screws or fairy lights, anything that goes on your fence should be given the all clear from you first.You cannot do anything with a fence that’s owned by your neighbour. That includes attaching a trellis, hanging baskets, painting, staining or using preservative.A lot of people also assume that they are free to lean things on their side of a fence, stain or paint their side of a fence, grow plants up it or attach ornaments. Even if it’s on your side of the fence, if the fence belongs to your neighbour then you are not allowed to do anything to it without their permission.
Do I have to give my neighbour the good side of the fence in the UK?
There is no law that your neighbour has to get the good side of the fence, it’s completely up to you. It may be worth selecting a double sided panel with no ‘bad’ side as both sides look the same and rails are concealed within the fence panel, have a look here. You can paint your own side of a fence from your land. To enter a neighbour’s garden to paint the side facing them, you should ask for permission. If they agree, keep disruption minimal, protect their plants, and repair any accidental damage.
Can my neighbour take down a fence without my permission?
If they do so it could be classed as trespass and/or criminal damage and they could potentially face criminal charges for doing so, according to surveying company Stokemont. To determine ownership of the fence, East Coast Fencing recommends checking the title deeds to the property. If the ‘T’ is marked on your side of the boundary, then you own the fence and are responsible for maintaining it. When the ‘T’ is marked on both sides of the boundary (making an elongated ‘H’ mark), then you and your neighbour have joint ownership and joint responsibility of the boundary fence.First let’s clear up the age old myth of; “Each home owner is responsible for maintaining the fence on the left-hand side, as you look at the property from the road”. This is FICTION. There is no general rule about whether you own the fence on the left or the fence on the right of your property.
Can I force my neighbour to put up a fence?
Basically, if your neighbour is unwilling or unable to spend money on their fence, you cannot force them to do so by legal means. If you find yourself in this situation, the best thing to do is leave their fence where it is and erect your own on your land. Even if you can prove the damaged fence belongs to your neighbour, they don’t have to rush out to make repairs on your say so. If the fence is in such a state that it presents a danger and the neighbour refuses to make any repairs, you can report the problem to your local council.