The NIGHTMARE NEIGHBOUR Next Door

[village idiot]

My next door neighbour has gone and done it this time?
He has planted at least TEN of those trees (Conifers I think they are called) that grow quite high.
In as much as most will say what is my problem, but he has planted it exactly at the boundary line? My problem is, as it grows, it will encroach into my land. WHY oh WHY oh WHY? When I asked him why that choice of plant, he said he just wants to live in peace. REALLY

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

just get a petrol strimmer and hack them to bits

 

[gasmanrob]

Auger bit into the base under cover of darkness spirits of salt poured in problem solved

 

[SimonG]

Chop off anything that hangs into your garden and chuck it back into his garden.

 

[galaxy_plumbing]

Chop off anything that hangs into your garden and chuck it back into his garden.

thats what i would do if i had plonker neighbor.

 

[village idiot]

Chop off anything that hangs into your garden and chuck it back into his garden.

Thanks Simon, but that will only get me into trouble with the law.
As the law stands, you can chop off what hangs into your property, but under no circumstances should you chuck it back at theirs. THE LAW IS AN ARZZE

 

[SimonG]

No its their property that you are returning, the law is quite clear on that. Just like its illegal to take apples from a tree in somebody elses garden that overhangs your own.

 

[Leo21]

No its their property that you are returning, the law is quite clear on that. Just like its illegal to take apples from a tree in somebody elses garden that overhangs your own.

True that.

 

[brum]

a couple of litres of drain cleaner works well.......I know hee hee

 

[Alpha man]

White spirit will sort those pesky conifers out!!

 

[SimonG]

I would never advocate criminal damage, not on a 'public' forum, but kerosene has certain side effects.

 

[lame plumber]

if you hate the neighbour , let them grow and take the tops off when you cant see him anymore, ideal

 

[Leo21]

I'd keep them trimmed perfectly to you boundary line, if they don't survive it's tough. And as said deposit the trimmings.

 

[Ermintrude]

Don't hack them up, your side will look awful. Simply brutally trim them once a month in the summer and twice in autumn.
Top them out at 6' and once they are about 5 years old and some siZe but weighted onto his side as he hasn't been trimming them dig a 2' trench as close as u can to the trees cut all roots on your side. Oh the wind oh the wind. .

 

[Whyme]

Thanks Simon, but that will only get me into trouble with the law.
As the law stands, you can chop off what hangs into your property, but under no circumstances should you chuck it back at theirs. THE LAW IS AN ARZZE

The law is if it is over your land and you chop it off you HAVE to offer to give it them back because its theirs but you can because its intrusion..Ive always found ( because if the amount of weeds near a boundary of coarse) a bit of nasty granulated weed killer in the soil soon sorts it..

 

[newcastle phill]

Thanks Simon, but that will only get me into trouble with the law.
As the law stands, you can chop off what hangs into your property, but under no circumstances should you chuck it back at theirs. THE LAW IS AN ARZZE

Errrr what law is that ?

 

[newcastle phill]

Personally id wait til hes away on holiday for a fortnight and then under the cover of darkness id chop them down.

Let him prove you did it.


Also read vicarious liability
There have been cases of this very thing apparently

 

[Best]

I could be wrong, but as far as I know conifers can be permanently damaged very easy.
If you keep constantly trimming each little branch on say, the bottom 3 feet, the conifer will fail to grow there. Will make a right mess of them.
I hear if a copper nail was punched into the trunk, the tree will fail eventually.
If your neighbour has a camera, you could end up in an embarrassing situation. Let the trees grow on his side & trim them bare on your boundary when they grow a bit.

 

[Best]

Tell your wife to start sunbathing topless in your garden!
He might suddenly start cutting his conifers below eye level. :smile:

 

[SafeGasInstall]

spray area around tree with diesel , problem solved

 

[Mrs Tara Plumbi]

No its their property that you are returning, the law is quite clear on that. Just like its illegal to take apples from a tree in somebody elses garden that overhangs your own.

I am of this opinion too.
I think you can cut off every thing that over hangs your garden and return it.

Obviously I do not advocate criminal damage but am I correct in thinking it is OK for you to put things in the ground on your side of the boundary even if that something would damage / kill the trees?

Salt is a suggestion.
I have also heard copper or concrete.
But I understand it is quite complicated depending on what time of tree , how much copper, etc...

Is it at all possible that you will like the privacy and greenery offered by these trees?

 

[oz-plumber]

Whatever you do, don't do irreversible damage to all the trees at once.

Just do irreversible damage to the odd tree over a period of time.
At least that way you can deny doing anything vindictive.

The other option - go to your council and get him to have the trees relocated.
State to the council that his trees will be encroaching on your property as the grow larger.
State you wanted a fence and now if you have a fence installed you are going to lose a proportion of your land due to the trees.