What an A-hole. Guess he can’t afford a saw.
And those damn screws.
What screws?
So this is how my neighbor fixes his fence.
Submitted 4 weeks ago by splintertank@lemmy.world to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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Hawke@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
Yeah, Id be going back out there with a hammer and poking those nails back through the board just enough to make it flush. let the neighbor loose an eye if they want to half ass that.
xavier666@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
“Screws? Where we are going, we don’t need screws”
SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Has a nail gun but no table saw
dubyakay@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
I read it as “they can’t afford saw and screws”
m3t00@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
yeah i’d go hammer them back in. safetyfirst
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
It’s not just the posts. The neighbor used nails that are way too long. IMO that’s a safety hazard.
ccunning@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Ram it, get tetanus. Sue.
DaddysLittleSlut@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yeah most definitely though I’d also consider its best to get longer nails than shorter ones nails mainly on a limited budget.
_bcron_@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
[deleted]gibmiser@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
What and deprive the nail gnomes of their jobs?
Empricorn@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
Fuck that. Hit them with a hammer until the points are flush with the fence and the heads stick out on his side. It’s your yard and property…
simplejack@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Looks like the fence might not be on the property line. On OP’s side there is a smaller fence.
dan@upvote.au 4 weeks ago
or just cut the nails using an oscillating tool? No need to be petty.
Tenniswaffles@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
What’s the point of living if I can’t be petty?
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Hahahaha.
I appreciate your patience
JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
xavier666@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
If it works but looks stupid…wait it’s just plain stupid
quinkin@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Maybe he is slowly upgrading it to a taller fence. Only 328 more to go.
w3dd1e@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
I was just talking to someone who wants to replace their fence. Planks are expensive right now so he is as saying he would do it this way haha
Mora@pawb.social 4 weeks ago
Theseus fence🤔
SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Just damage the other posts…
El_guapazo@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Looks life a shared fence. Maybe you should have offered to help instead of making this post.
0ops@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Maybe that was the deal, op puts up the posts and the neighbor puts up the planks
VonReposti@feddit.dk 4 weeks ago
It looks like there’s also a fence in the foreground and maybe a pathway inbetween, so I don’t think it’s a shared fence.
bitchkat@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
The photo is also taken from the “inside” side. So it might even be his fence.
captainWhatsHisName@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
It’s a better fence post than the one pictured
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
All I see is a dude who had a limited amount of fucks to give.
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
That fence looks backwards according to the code I’m familiar with, unless you took this inside your neighbor’s yard
Jesusaurus@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yeah, this looks like this is OP’s fence and their neighbor got sick of it
CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Not according to the title.
Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
It looks like ops fence is the 3-4’ tall fence you can see at the bottom of the pic?
Neighbours probably installed his fence so it looks good to him, since it’s not seen by anyone else but the OP
If it were facing a street you pm would probably install it the other way
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Are there places where code actually requires the person who paid for it gets the bad side?
I hear that a lot, but it’s always just been what people said.
Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yes, my neighbors replaced their fence after the lockdown and I have the pretty side. There are places that make you do that. And I’m NOT in a HOA. City
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
I could possibly see it being required by a covenant community/HOA, but code? That seems a bit out there.
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
You would always have the pretty side if it’s your fence. You could attach the panels without trespassing on the neighbors property.
Eheran@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
You always present the nice side to others.
pezhore@infosec.pub 4 weeks ago
Yup, having just gone through a fence replacement thing and our city’s building code - of the posts of the fence face your property, it’s your fence. So either this fence was installed improperly and with the posts reversed (probably against code), or the OP is the owner of the shitty fence.
On a side note, the other fence also looks like the posts face in - which means there are two fences on the OPs property - another building code violation where I live.
Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
It looks like there is a smaller fence closer to the camera that would be theirs.
Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Not everyone is handy or knows how to use tools. Instead of a passive aggressive post on Lemmy. Perhaps talk to your neighbor comment on the fence posts and offer to fix it or show him/her how to fix it.
“Hey how is it going neighbor,I saw you fixed the fence. Love the new wood, did the hardware store not have the right length? Yeah that is a bummer, I have a saw, I’m sure I could help you get those planks evened out in a few minutes if you’d like.”
If they are a dick after that then post away.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
The proper way to address them is “Neighbor ____” with the blank being their first name. I will let the very educational comic Pearls Before Swine illustrate:
DaddysLittleSlut@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Gonna be completely honest OP. You are really being a jackass to this person. I understand you may be displeased by the length not matching, colour even and possibly the nails. Though you have to consider most people can barely afford repairs. Also as for the nails it’s better to be safe. Get longer than shorter ones.
Have you considered just discussing the issue with them civilly. Suggest to possibly replace a few more parts of the fence or it fully as the new stable wood he put in.
Then show him how to properly replace fences. Also possibly if you have a saw for wood. Just let them know if he’s ever doing projects. He can ask or rent it from you?
Juvyn00b@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Perhaps the neighbor is just going for a taller fence… Over time.
Yes the screw length would be a big concern.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Why do you even care?
takeda@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I have suspicion that you guys don’t like each other.
False@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Those exposed screws are way worse than the mismatched boards. Safety hazard
SuperIce@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Are you sure that’s not your fence?
captainastronaut@seattlelunarsociety.org 4 weeks ago
But in 20 short years at least the color will match!
ikidd@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Cut the screw ends off and toss them back on his side of the fence so he can find them with his bare feet.
PopcornPrincess@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Post about a post. Reeeeeee
Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
As someone with buck teeth, I see no issue.
Fedizen@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I agree with all the people saying cut the screws. Its a safety problem and you’re doing him a favor
troglodytis@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Jesus your life is soft. Boo fucking hoo.
Fence is there. Yay. Thanks, neighbor, for fixing it.
BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Unless they also put the fence up backwards, that’s taken from inside the fence. So either that’s your own fence, or you trespassed to take the photo. Or this story could all be totally fake, with to say?
intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
This is why you need good neighbors. Good neighbors make good fences.
zephorah@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Get your bolt cutters out and solve the nail problem. Apart from that, it’s meh.
sepi@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
nail edit
taiyang@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I imagine that’s still their property, given the fence in the foreground, but those screws sticking out could have been a great slip-and-fall style multi-million dollar lawsuit my just cutting yourself a little with a “rusty” screw. My building HOA got sued for less before I moved in, and insurance just caves without checking if it’s legit since that can just up the premiums.
whithom@discuss.online 4 weeks ago
Cut them an inch shorter than yours, and bend the nails over so they can’t be removed.
eran_morad@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
There’s nothing like arborvitae or boxwoods to create a green wall of serenity that hides an ugly neighboring lot or fence. Takes a few years to establish, but man, it’s well worth it. You never see the neighbor’s bullshit again.
usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
What a poor job lol. Looks like the fence has buck teeth!
Those are nails. It’d be better if they were screws as the extra length would be easy to snap off. Nails are less brittle so you need to cut them off or bend them over.
Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I wish I was lucky enough to be a homeowner complaining about 2 mismatched fenceposts
silasmariner@programming.dev 4 weeks ago
Check where you are, because come on, that’s the whole point of this community
CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Wait, are we in mildyinfuriatinghomeownerproblems?
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 weeks ago
I’m more than mildly infuriated I will likely never own a home.
Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
There are things I can relate to, and this is not one of them. Hence my comment
consumptionone@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
The 3 inch nails protruding through the rails are much more complaint-worthy than the too-tall pickets.
Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
They don’t even come close to the home owners fence bro
danciestlobster@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
What if they were 9 inch nails instead?
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Good news is that many landlords excel at this level of craftsmanship.
Mothra@mander.xyz 4 weeks ago
I also wish the same for us both. But I’d like to remind you, people who rent can also find themselves complaining about the neighbour’s mismatched fenceposts
Nelots@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
I don’t know if you meant for it to come off this way or not, but to me it sounds like you’re saying people who own homes shouldn’t complain about small things. Someone else always has it worse. That doesn’t mean those who are better off have no right to complain about things that annoy them (especially on the community made for complaining about mildly infuriating things).
Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I think it’s the fact OP is calling their neighbor an asshole for fixing their fence in a less than perfect way that really irked me. I get annoyed when privileged people want to play the victim; it’s something I know I should work on, but right now it’s a part of my character.