| There are many who are afraid to approach their | | | | when something happens to the fence, or a part of |
| neighbors about putting up backyard fences. In a | | | | it. Who pays for it? Who repairs it? What color is it |
| way that is understandable, though there really is a | | | | going to be? The people putting up the fence should |
| benefit to doing so. Some think that putting these up | | | | pay for it entirely, as it was their idea. That way it is |
| makes for bad relations between neighbors, but that | | | | obvious that if something happens to it they are the |
| actually is not true. It tends to make things much | | | | ones that pay for it. However, if the neighbor does |
| better for a variety of reasons. I am glad there are | | | | something to it, they will know they owe the other. |
| fences between my yard and the ones next door, | | | | It sounds a little complicated, but one buying makes |
| and I think if the fences were not there we would | | | | more sense and makes issues easier to sort through |
| have more problems than we do. As it stands, we | | | | if things go bad. |
| get along perfectly fine. | | | | The act of putting up backyard fences actually helps |
| Having backyard fences installed works out better | | | | relations. Each of the neighbors feel as if they have |
| because there are not disputes between neighbors | | | | more privacy, and they feel more free to enjoy |
| about property line. This is why both neighbors should | | | | themselves in the yard. I wish the fence in my yard |
| have input, and why someone should come to | | | | went all the way around both sides so that people |
| determine the property line before the fence is put | | | | from the street were not gawking at us, but at least |
| in. Problems arise when someone just puts one up | | | | I know my neighbors and I can be outside at the |
| and the other neighbor thinks the property lines are | | | | same time and we do not have to stare at each |
| wrong. If both are in on it, there is no cause for | | | | other if we do not want to. It makes things more |
| question later, especially with the professional being | | | | peaceful and I also know that when my daughter's |
| involved. | | | | ball goes over the backyard fences they will return it |
| There can be problems when backyard fences are a | | | | without problem. If she were constantly running to |
| shared expense however. This leaves much open | | | | their yard all the time, that might not be the case. |