Since there are no alleyways in our subdivision we share a common back fence with our neighbors. For the most part it is no problem, everyone minds their own business. However....this summer it has become a problem.
The neighbors behind us are adding a outdoor living space and pool addition. Their project started mid-March....mid-MARCH...and they are still not finished. UGH!!!!!! The pool is just your typical pool but it took them until the week of Father's Day before it was completed. The patio and outdoor kitchen is still under construction. I actually feel sorry for my neighbors.
We have had weeks and weeks; months and months of hammers, saws, drills, etc.. Once again, it is nice but nothing "grand". Problem is there are only 2 workers doing the project and these men work a few days, don't work a few, work a few mornings, work a few afternoons, work evenings, sometimes they work on weekends. One night they were laying concrete until after midnight using flashlights. No the patio is not that big, believe it or not they were using individual bags of QuikCrete (I'm sure the neighbors won't have problems with that later on and yes I looked over the fence to see what was going on so late)
Anyway...it seems like everytime we walk out the back door someone comes to peek through the slats in the fence which is annoying plus we are not that interesting. Craig finally got a belly full last week when we were out enjoying some quiet time in the pool, low and behold the neighbors started mowing their lawn. Again usually not a problem, BUT this time it was.
Our neighbors son mowed back and forth along the same path 2 times, then the dad weedeated back and forth 2 times, THEN the dad mowed back and forth along the same 2 foot wide path next to the fence 3 more time. Are you kidding me, it takes 10 trips along the same path to cut the grass plus 4 trips with the weedeater? NO WAY!! Craig also noticed as they were "mowing" along the fence they were peering through the slats. Maybe they were looking at what we have planted around the pool to get some ideas, who knows, but that was the straw that broke the camels back.
Time to make our "privacy" fence more private.
In our Home Owners Association builders guidelines fences are to be constructed every other section flat. Their reasoning is no one has to have an entire backyard of the "ugly" side. My personal opinion is it just makes both side ugly since it is not uniform.
Our solution was to add pickets to the "ugly" side which are off set from the other side eliminating the gaps plus we put lattice strips over the other gaps. Until the new pickets and strips weather like the rest of the fence we have a striped back fence but at least we don't have spying eyes.
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2 comments:
Hope the neighbors got the message. The fence is very nice and glad you out did the weird spy ring. That is a beautiful yard you have to enjoy as you share with family and friends. Keep up the good work. I am very proud of you.
Looks good! Too bad it won't keep mosquitos out...
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