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Should wooden fences always be run in a straight line? jonathan 05-24-2006
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Posted by on May 24, 2006, 10:51 am
Hi,

I've enlisted the help of a friend to run a fence along one boundary
side of my property. There's already a hedge along this boundary but
it's thin in places and doesn't provide the required level of privacy
between my garden and the adjoining public footpath.

The problem is that running a straight piece of string from one side of
the proposed fence to the other side cuts off a fair part of the
floorspace from my garden (as much as 50-60cm in places) as the
existing boundary hedge appears to be curved away from the straight
line created by the string.

I believe this can be overcome by dividing the fence into three
straight line segments that roughly follow the path of the curve,
helping us gain back the majority of lost floorspace. My neighbour,
however, thinks that this will look dreadful. Is there some kind of
generally understood rule amongst those in the know stating that
"wooden fences should always be run in a straight line, otherwise
they'll look bad"?

Many thanks


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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on May 24, 2006, 12:03 pm

> Hi,
>
> I've enlisted the help of a friend to run a fence along one boundary
> side of my property. There's already a hedge along this boundary but
> it's thin in places and doesn't provide the required level of privacy
> between my garden and the adjoining public footpath.
>
> The problem is that running a straight piece of string from one side of
> the proposed fence to the other side cuts off a fair part of the
> floorspace from my garden (as much as 50-60cm in places) as the
> existing boundary hedge appears to be curved away from the straight
> line created by the string.
>
> I believe this can be overcome by dividing the fence into three
> straight line segments that roughly follow the path of the curve,
> helping us gain back the majority of lost floorspace. My neighbour,
> however, thinks that this will look dreadful. Is there some kind of
> generally understood rule amongst those in the know stating that
> "wooden fences should always be run in a straight line, otherwise
> they'll look bad"?
>
> Many thanks
>

60cm is about 2 feet. You can't find a way to fill the space using plants?



Posted by on May 24, 2006, 1:12 pm
Hi Joe,

The problem I have is that the curve of the hedge is such that it
curves away as you look at the boundary from the garden. I've drawn a
diagram that helps to illustrate the situation better than a thousand
words:

http://www.opalise.co.uk/fence.gif

So the patch of land I'm losing actually becomes inaccessible once the
fence is up - the fence is going to be just short of 6 feet (1.8
metres). I'm also concerned about the propsect of this patch filling up
with litter and other junk over time.


Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on May 24, 2006, 1:23 pm

> Hi Joe,
>
> The problem I have is that the curve of the hedge is such that it
> curves away as you look at the boundary from the garden. I've drawn a
> diagram that helps to illustrate the situation better than a thousand
> words:
>
> http://www.opalise.co.uk/fence.gif
>
> So the patch of land I'm losing actually becomes inaccessible once the
> fence is up - the fence is going to be just short of 6 feet (1.8
> metres). I'm also concerned about the propsect of this patch filling up
> with litter and other junk over time.

So, the hedge is your neighbor's, right? And, where's the property line in
that drawing? Or, "other"?



Posted by on May 24, 2006, 1:46 pm
The hedge is the boundary line of my property. On the other side is a
public footpath which technically belongs to nobody in particular but
is a designated right of way. So basically the light green part is the
only area on which I can arrange my fence. I could pull down the hedge
(represented by the dark green) completely but don't fancy exposing my
new fence to the spray-can happy individuals that frequent the footpath.


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