This was a first for me, and a definite learning moment! DISCLAIMER: All parties involved in the end were pleased with the results. The Neighbor that was unhappy did not have to pay for any of the work, and we cleaned up extra around area and the ditch for him at no charge. In the end doing the right thing and being kind to others will get you a long way. Read the Story Below to get more details.
A guy hired me to clear a section of brush for him so that he could get a ditch dug for water control. I was a third party, sub contracted for the job, to get the brush away from the ditch so that they could dig it out and get the water draining better. The neighbor's BOTH agreed to the clearing, but they didn't specify as to where to stop and how deep to go into the woods. When I started mulching I got a little too far in for the neighbor and he confronted me, off camera, on why I was clearing so far into his side of the property. He was frustrated, and he stated that he thought they agreed to me cutting next to the creek, but not this deep in. Eventually we talked about everything and got to a common ground. He even admitted that communication should have been better and it wasn't my fault because I didn't know. We worked together to talk about what He wanted and I followed that to a T. In the End all sides were pleased. Just wanted to say thank you to that neighbor for giving me an opportunity to clean up. In the end we cleaned up what we did for NO CHARGE to him.
A quick takeaway:
1.) Make sure the neighbor's are on the same page before cutting.
2.) Areas to Cut and NOT TO CUT are marked clearly by the neighbors
3.) Make sure it's ALL in writing
5 сен 2023
