We've had the same neighbour for 14 years or so. We've always got on ok, but didn't have an awful lot to do with him.
Last year he had an extension built. It was pretty awful - couldn't really enjoy the garden becasue of scafolding overlooking us. But we were fine with that - just one of those things.
Things got REALY bad when the workmen went home at night. He'd strut over the scafolding - master of al he surveyed. He could see every part of our garden. Towards the end of last year the final step was completed - the deck. Planning permission said the deck would be 1m wide. He made it 3 m wide. Because of the slope of the gardens his deck is ABOVE fence level.
The worse part - he's become an absolute nightmare for talking at you for hours on end. You can't get away from him. Everyone in the street avoids him like the plague.
We didn't report him to planning. Instead came up with a plan to build a pergola that would give us the privacy we needed at the top of the garden. It needed to be about 10 foot high to give us privacy but it worked. That and some mature bamboo plants. It cost us a fortune but we had our garden back. The bottom of the garden wasn't a problem because he had tall trees all down the boundary line.
We thought the problem was solved.
Yesterday we had a spell of nice weather and were sitting down the bottom of the garden. We heared frantic electric saw noises. He's spent the last two days cutting a 3 - 4 foot gap in his trees above the 6 foot fence. So essentially a 'window' so that he can overlook our garden. Same on the other side - they have it worse as his deck overlooks their patio doors - he can stare right into their lounge. There were trees to give them privacy but he's cut them all down.
No idea what's happened, but he's clearly ina fit of rage. I don't want to talk to him because he is a bit dificult. He falls out with everyone - even his own family.
We've come up with a plan to build various structures out of wood that will be legal and will ensure our privacy urgently. We're also planting fast growing hedges. So the problem is solved.
Just wondered if anyone else has experience of a difficult neighbour like this? My guess is he's lonely an in a rage because people are enjoying their lives. He just wants to make others miserable. I do have sympathy, but he's a bit uhinged and that makes him dangerous. As I say, he badmouths his own son to anyone that will listen.
He doesn't like being ignored. Everytime you do something to restore your privacy he escalates.
I don't want to talk to the neighbours on the other side. I don't like gossip. I know they're angry - the socialize outside a lot and used to use the patio outside their lounge. His new deck overlooked it so much that they built a big garden room at the bottom of the garden and use that instead. Yesterday he went down to the bottom of his garden and cut away the lower branches on a large confierous tree so he can overlook their new entertainment area. I know that neighbour is angry because he stuck his speakers through the gap and had music playing at full volume for a couple of hours - obviously letting off steam.
it's so unhinged that I'm worried he'll poison our dogs or something. Not that he's given us reason to think that - but he's obviously furious with us. We haven't spoken to him all summer. Haven't seen him. Don't want to see him. He's cost us a fortune and made our lives hell.
Any thoughts?
Last year he had an extension built. It was pretty awful - couldn't really enjoy the garden becasue of scafolding overlooking us. But we were fine with that - just one of those things.
Things got REALY bad when the workmen went home at night. He'd strut over the scafolding - master of al he surveyed. He could see every part of our garden. Towards the end of last year the final step was completed - the deck. Planning permission said the deck would be 1m wide. He made it 3 m wide. Because of the slope of the gardens his deck is ABOVE fence level.
The worse part - he's become an absolute nightmare for talking at you for hours on end. You can't get away from him. Everyone in the street avoids him like the plague.
We didn't report him to planning. Instead came up with a plan to build a pergola that would give us the privacy we needed at the top of the garden. It needed to be about 10 foot high to give us privacy but it worked. That and some mature bamboo plants. It cost us a fortune but we had our garden back. The bottom of the garden wasn't a problem because he had tall trees all down the boundary line.
We thought the problem was solved.
Yesterday we had a spell of nice weather and were sitting down the bottom of the garden. We heared frantic electric saw noises. He's spent the last two days cutting a 3 - 4 foot gap in his trees above the 6 foot fence. So essentially a 'window' so that he can overlook our garden. Same on the other side - they have it worse as his deck overlooks their patio doors - he can stare right into their lounge. There were trees to give them privacy but he's cut them all down.
No idea what's happened, but he's clearly ina fit of rage. I don't want to talk to him because he is a bit dificult. He falls out with everyone - even his own family.
We've come up with a plan to build various structures out of wood that will be legal and will ensure our privacy urgently. We're also planting fast growing hedges. So the problem is solved.
Just wondered if anyone else has experience of a difficult neighbour like this? My guess is he's lonely an in a rage because people are enjoying their lives. He just wants to make others miserable. I do have sympathy, but he's a bit uhinged and that makes him dangerous. As I say, he badmouths his own son to anyone that will listen.
He doesn't like being ignored. Everytime you do something to restore your privacy he escalates.
I don't want to talk to the neighbours on the other side. I don't like gossip. I know they're angry - the socialize outside a lot and used to use the patio outside their lounge. His new deck overlooked it so much that they built a big garden room at the bottom of the garden and use that instead. Yesterday he went down to the bottom of his garden and cut away the lower branches on a large confierous tree so he can overlook their new entertainment area. I know that neighbour is angry because he stuck his speakers through the gap and had music playing at full volume for a couple of hours - obviously letting off steam.
it's so unhinged that I'm worried he'll poison our dogs or something. Not that he's given us reason to think that - but he's obviously furious with us. We haven't spoken to him all summer. Haven't seen him. Don't want to see him. He's cost us a fortune and made our lives hell.
Any thoughts?
