I had a neighbor once. Hated them. So I built an 8 foot privacy fence with box planters on top. Because a man made structural fence could only be 8 feet. But the plants on top had no limits. the shrubs on top of the fence went another 4 feet....And there was nothing the city could do about it.
If this isn't cap, upload a video or short of your fence with shrubs planted on top and I will send $500 to a charity of your choice and provide proof of the donation.
I guess it might be true, depending on what it is that he is calling a "shrub." But I'd be expecting nothing less then some evergreen that is lest 1.5-3 foot thick, so it would all come down to the absolute lest amount of soil to keep the "shrub" alive, though you could just throw money and power at it and do a hydro/airoponics thing.
The 6ft rule seems to be common in a lot of places and that's completely insane IMO. We live in a world where lots of people are taller than 6ft, why the hell can't we have a privacy fence that actually works.
@@court2379 Trump did something similar when they wouldn't let him install a flagpole that they felt was too tall. So he used the length of pole they wanted... But installed the flagpole on top of a hill of dirt to reach the height HE WANTED!!
well that just makes me wonder, so if the ground was leveled higher, then they could be able to get that extra foot or two, because they would still be working on that same 6ft standard, they would just raise up the ground lol.
You can with a variance, put up a 10 foot fence no problem. As long as it's 6 inches inside the property line. Most residential city it is 42 inches at the front or street side.
While most ordinances limit a fence on a property line to 6' - if a 6' fence is placed on a berm, retaining wall or cement wall, it is still considered only a 6' fence and not out of code. Went over this with local code enforcers before and was never on issue. Neighbors might still object but all is legal.
I'm a DIY guy and have no equipment. I use shovels and posthole diggers to get things right at my house. Your videos help me do things better. Help me keep my material costs down as well! Thank you for you efforts!
I appreciate your mature attitude. I worked in hospital customer service for many years. A person sure learns to bite their tongue when working for the public, that's for sure.
@@4.0gpa44 Bamboo ... that stuff grows FAST and I've seen it used as a privacy block and it goes upwards of 40+ feet tall. Some species will group upwards of 3 feet a DAY.
@@W9HJBill. Bamboo is an invasive species. Many communities prohibit it. It damages public sidewalks and utilities. When it starts pushing stalks through your neighbor’s asphalt driveway, you may find yourself on the wrong side of a lawsuit.
Thankfully I have 25 acres in the middle of absolutely nowhere. I can see a neighbor from my deck but they are cool. They want to be left alone as much as we do so they would appreciate a privacy fence. We have pine trees that separate us so unless I'm 15 feet in the air I would never know they were there, well besides hearing them target shooting which is music to my ears.
I was limited to 6' fence height, but not limited to the ground it was put on. Before setting posts I built up a berm and set the posts deep in the berm (almost 6' in some places to give good frost protection by placing them deep in the original/virgin soil), so that the fence was still 6' feet out of the ground, but 8' taller than the untouched grade. Unfortunately your posts were set and the bottom of the fence was built when you got the "news", but I would have eaten that cost and buried the bottom of the fence 4' and kept a 6' legal reveal as your posts were set to be 10' tall originally......or compromised and buried 2' of the existing fence, cut off 2' off the top of the posts and left the fence a legal 6' tall but providing 8' of privacy and theft deterrent. Hindsight being 20/20 I wonder if you could have applied (before doing the work) for a variance? I don't know about fences but often times when an issue arises with a building size, height, distance from a property line, etc. variances can be issued if it makes sense and abutters agree. I'm sure with the documented thefts and showing good will by keeping your equipment out of neighbors sight you would have stood a chance at putting up a true 10' fence (or at least taller than 6'). Nice work and videos regardless.
Where I live, they measure the base of the fence from the base of the house. So those two extra feet you stole would need to come down, or they'll come and dismantle your fence.
@@fredmercury1314 Where is that? Just curious as it's not uncommon for people near me (Northeast United States) to have houses (especially those with 2+ acres) elevated 5-6 feet (or more) above the fence line grade to shed groundwater away from basements. If the base of the house was used for measurement around here, there would be 13+ foot tall fences (21+ feet if you included the floor of the basement as the base of the house). Comparing stories like these often overlooks where people live and construction requirements for climate.
You would think when he went and got the building permit they would have told him beings it’s a privacy fence I sure they would have told him height restrictions
Why on earth would you not here and often you do not give us a complete video, drone overview, or at least photo of the completed project? Be proud of you and your Tram’s work and show it off! Also you could point out subtle completion touches or challenges one might not have LEARNED from in the rest of the video. Love your work n videos!
LOL! Had same issue. My neighbors would NEVER complain about me, but a smart-ass passerbyer commented on my privacy fence. Ordinance is 8 feet and I made it 7’6 🤣😆😂
Somebody mentioned putting planters on top and that is a pretty good idea. You could easily add another 18-25" height to the fence with a slim planters on top and add some cheap anual flowers in the spring.
I was building a 10foot fence in back yard too. All of the sudden I had neighbors come out and tell me why I’m building one. Anyways.. two days later I had the city officials come out to my property and made me either make it 6ft or take it down. If it wasn’t within what they said, I would have to pay fines and they will have a company come out tear it out or make it right. I was also going to be responsible to pay them.
Go the six feet. Then top it with 3 foot lattice you secure with screws or nails or any fastener. That is considered non permanent. Then you can leave it or place privacy screen material on it or woven strips between the gaps. Bingo.
It is 6 foot in Tacoma, WA also. But if you berm up the bottom 4 foot you can get a 10 foot fence. The flat need to be 12 inches at the top to qualify.
Knew a guy that the city was saying the same thing. That he can't have a fence over 6 ft, so he looked through there regulations and seen there's no hight limit to a retaning wall. Well he built an awesome looking 15 ft high stone retaining wall
Hey Stan they can’t/don’t regulate hedge height in most areas and you have the equipment to run a row hedge cutter if it were me I’d pant a long line of berry hedges in the summer you can’t see threw them and in the winter they’ll act as a snow fence pus you can feed the birds and wildlife or have your own supply of berries
Six feet high property street line fence is the norm in most all areas across the States. The building codes for this established height were mostly written and are increasingly adopted universally by cities, towns, and counties protecting citizenry regarding fire departments entry and rescue. Privacy screening bushes, trees and other vegetation usually have no restrictions. However with the exception of rated "fire zones" regarding increasingly warmer temps and droughts across the US, hillsides and heavier wooded property and even grasses and trees require setbacks and maintenance or warnings, and even fines are piled on.
Would it have been worse if she wanted it higher, so she couldn't see you anywhere on the site? Heck, she may even have saved you some hassle if there's a height limit, as if an inspector visited for some reason (s)he could have you remove the whole thing if it actually exceeded some ordinance.
Stan being in the trade I'm surprised you didn't know rules on fence heights most of time 6' closed panel fence sometimes they allow 2' of lattice around here they will let you have 10' deer fence like someone else posted green giant arbs will give you great screening in a short time if planted neighbor side of fence
Around here the general limit is 6', but only if not facing a road or alley. If facing a road or alley the limit drops to 3.5'. There are also regulations regarding the distance from a road or alley. I am sure there are more details, but I am not a contractor or in a position to know them.
They have some really nice metal ones and they stay straight forever and if you ever need to Straight in the fence you just bend it over. They have some really extremely nice metal post with all the screw holes in them to attach the wood Easy to repair and maintenance the fence. Guys are doing some amazing things with them you wouldn’t think in this day and age that you could make that much improvements on fences it is fantastic improvement in the fences are like no other. From picket fence to metal steak fence to metal roof fence galvanized fence with the corrugated metal and they come out beautiful and really easy to build boutique new post,
Hi there I’ve seen you do many things including moving countless tons of snow around your neighbourhood , making you a good and considerate neighbour , this lady would 100% be off my snow clearing route , for the simple reason she would love to be a bully if you let her , and I’m guessing if you don’t clear her driveway/ road in front of her house she’d be over complaining that you missed hers , I’d keep the fence at 6’ around the front but the portion facing her house I’d have it at 7’11” and have the most hideous finish on that portion only , I detest self entitled people , looking forward to see the finished project Regards Davy ,
It is possible to get permits for a fence beyond 6 feet, which is standard in most places. Example: a coworker of mine, had a fence over 12 feet. This was necessary because it had to contain a mountain lion that could jump a 10 foot fence. However, I’m not sure if it would be possible to get a permit for just a privacy fence but you can always try. FYI: They also had a permit, and had gone through the training to have the mountain lion, whom they rescued, and the state felt that the mountain line should be with them after they did research on them and their property. [the mountain lion was third generation domestic, and had been abused, then abandoned. They found it, and a mountain lion instantly fell in love with them as a rescuer. They did get a hold of the right authorities, but it became evident, that the mountain lion was attached to them. The state assisted them and getting the permit and proper training]
It's called "clickbait" that's why I came to view it, I fast forwarded it to the so called Karen just to be let down, think the customer is the one with the mental health problems
we have that same rule here as well, what fustrates me is the neighbors build a deck on their house that is 4 feet off the ground and looks right over the fence!! So we only really have a 2 foot fence!! So I built a privacy wall between so they can not look right into my home. The buider also went and faced the patio doors toward each other as well!! They used to sit on their deck 15' away and look right into my kitchen while we ate dinner, or breakfast!
Everybody wants to be a lawyer. Poor old girl is worried that she won't be able stick her long nose above the fence to see if you are enjoying yourself so that she can put a stop to it..... There's no wonder Americans want so much space berween them and their nearest neighbors. I don't think the Karens and Kens would survive.if they lived in the well over a hundred year old, two up, two down terraced row that I live in in England. the watch word for Karen and Ken should always be, "Live, and let live". In other words keep your nose on your face where it belongs and stop sticking it in othe people's business.
At the end of the day neighbor "didn't care" so you could have had your 10 ft wall. Your property your choice....unless "the man" had an ordinance about that. :D
find out where the height measure ment is taken from , some areas will us the middle of the road as your zero point , meaning that if the base of the fence is 4 feet below the road , and there is a 8 foot height limit , that the fence can actually be 12 feet tall . other places will use the base of the fence as the starting point , where it meets the ground ..... in this case just raise your ground level up higher
Mound up the dirt on the out side 3 ft and go 9ft, with all that nice mesh you could spray stucco the inside cheap. If you need to know more let me know, done quite a bit.
I had that problem and used lattice on the fence and planted jasmine ivy and trained on to the lattice. 2 years now its 8 feet high and complete privacy. Other side same thing, also with horse troughs with bamboo planted in there are grow super high and lush. Have to prune roots every few years.
I agree. Everywhere I have lived has had their own code heights for stuff. That is not including HOA's. My problem is the same people will not lift a finger and help watch other peoples property except their own except to find a violation like this. I had my whole property cased while the neighbor watched and did nothing. However, when I built my deck he definitely called the county to let them know what I was doing.
I worked in code enforcement for a bit. THE most miserable job there is. People will anonymously turn in neighbors for fence height, location, etc, working on Saturdays, working before 8 in residential areas and even not bringing in their trash cans. Miserable people LOVE being anonymous.
Thorny locust trees with spikes up to 6". Nobody will get close enough to peek thru. Nicer version would be climbing roses, bittersweet or English ivy on a trellis.
Wouldn’t be surprised if she called the city right after that conversation. Hope she doesn’t, I know I wouldn’t out in Maple Grove. I think you should be able to do whatever you want in your yard as long as you don’t have a junkyard car lot in the front yard or a amusement park
In my hood you have to pull a permit to install a fence. Six feet is max but you can request an eight foot variance. A solid wall of cedar trees is a good idea or what looks nice is wall of low level shrubs with a perfect line of native trees planted on about ten foot centers. Once the shrubs take hold they come up to the underside of the trees forming almost a solid wall of green.
So did you do them 6ft being they are 2ft under ground being a full 8ft? Or does code mean it can’t be over 8ft above ground! Just wondering why you cut at 6ft when you are allowed 8ft. If 8ft is allowed above ground I’d have did it at 8 vs 6 forsure! Extra 2ft makes a big difference
Im not sure if vibes can grow in your type of weather but maybe try that or some kind of plans that can cover the top part of your fence 😊, just another idea🤔..
She was a Karen for sure! The fence wasn't even close to finished yet and she had to stick her massive nose in. Even though it has nothing to do with her and not her concern at all. She is not making laws on fence height and has no say in what Stan does with his property. That is a Karen no matter how "polite" she said it. Doesn't matter she could have stayed home and kept to her own business.
I’m on a raised double lot in a major city along a major road. So I have two corners that and raised 6 feet off the sidewalk. We put up a 8 foot fence. Really pissed off the neighbor behind our back lot because he wasn’t able to look into our property, even from the tallest window in his house.
So the German Shepherds can't jump a 6 foot fence? So much effort to keep them from digging under, but cutting it off at 6 feet when you could go to eight is puzzling.
I would like a ten foot fence, but city ordinance has it at six. That's my height. Still easy to jump over. Can't have any sharp objects on it either. The dogs are the best to keep out unwanted folk, and some unwanted pests too. I like your fence - not as bright as a white one, just right for a fence I think. Good luck!
Couple questions for ya Stan. How do you prevent those posts from heaving during the Winter when the ground freezes? Second, did you have to obtain a building permit for the fence since that woman voiced concern about it's height? Here in northeastern Vermont, I live on 20 acres of very rural woodland and even then anything larger than a dog house I have to obtain a building permit before breaking ground, then inspected.
That’s just ridiculous that you have to get a permit for anything bigger than a dog house. Why not build a barn and put the words “dog house” on it 😂🤣😝
Should have told neighbor you are wanting to keep criminals from peeping on your stuff, and ask if she would like a discount on a privacy fence for her yard.
I had the same problem years ago with my animal farm, the Neighbors said only 6ft. so I dozed up 4 ft of bank then put 4 foot fence on top. Then put a 4 foot mote in front of the fence.
I have seen companies that are shooting for absolute privacy construct an earthen berm up to a height of 6 feet and then build a 6 foot fence on top of that. homespun knowledge is the old adage "If there's a will there's a way."
John Deere has been using Yanmar diesels in their compact tractors, 25-66hp, for over 50 years now so that says something. Not sure if its the same engine but we have a 25hp yanmar in our 10 series and it fires right up every time. The only time ive heard 2 cranks is when its below freezing.
@bobgoat, I was thinking same thing, my 1025R turns over easy every time in winter. Granted it is only 4 years old, but we get pretty cold weather in central NY. I am just slightly south east of Syracuse and due to weather pattern we seem to get a decent amount more of snow than that city. I run my tractor bucket with edge tamers to plow my driveway all winter. Backhoe is awesome weight for this job, although the machine can still be too light in total on areas that have not been hit at all before mid winter.
@@troy510 I mean, probably the only one that would have called in code enforcement would have been that Karen, but she did save you from her and the city forcing you to rebuild that fence.
Top the fence with a cat proof roller, when grabbed it simply rolls and you drop off. Or use a foot of Lattice atop the top board then the top board then the cat roller. No person, cat or dog will get over that. As I live in a rural area in Australia, one side of my property had encroachments by neighbours little yappers. We tore down my 20 yo crappy 4ft fence and replaced it with a 7ft wire fence consisting of 4 ft double layered in ground wire, the last three feet are basically invisible as they are simple wire strands from one end to the other.
It's a farm. It's not in the city. It's not in a subdivision. You can pretty much do what you want. Side note, my aunt & uncle lived in Rodgers after moving there from Plymouth until their deaths.
Well if she really wanted to be an arse about it she could of waited until the fence was done and then contacted the city and reported it. But come on, pretty much city/town has a max of 6feet for a fence. Especially residential fences
When I tested for my mechanical (HVAC) license, I learned that the taller fences (above six feet if I remember correctly), are regulated by the mechanical code. I never understood that one
Yor supposed to build up a burrum or hill on the bottom like 2 to 3ft then put poles in 6 feet from the build up burrum , hence 6 foot fence that is technically 10 to 11 feet.
I refuse to do anything to work with the neighbors. I did something very similar and then the following year the neighbor went and did it her way and refused to compromise with the rest of us. So do it your way as long as it is in code and screw them...because they will do it to you when given the chance.
