Question

My neighbour has said they would prefer us not to stain the new adjoining fence blue as they're worried about the colour running through to their side but we want it to match it to the otherside. What would you do? Edit thanks for everyone's response we've had blue fencing for 10 years we've paid half towards the new side & surprised when we were asked not to paint it blue. I like them so ordered a shower curtain to cover up lol

Answer 1

Don’t paint it blue it is nasty

Answer 2

You could paint it and offer to touch up their side if it does bleed through

Answer 3

Who paid to have it done?  

Answer 4

Depends who's fence it is really. If its theirs then I would respect what they want

Answer 5

I wouldn’t stain it blue ‍♀️

Answer 6

Who paid for the fence ? If it is there's then you cant touch it, but could buy one and put it in front of there's. Will be yours to do what you want with then. If it's yours do what you want with it

Answer 7

Paint it carefully and offer to paint their side their colour choice afterwards? The trellis will be tricky though!  

Answer 8

Paint it it's your side of the fence

Answer 9

Is it there fence or yours ?  

Answer 10

Whose fence is it? If they had a bucket of water ready for any drips going through they could clean them away immediately.  

Answer 11

Looks like it is their fence, in which case you cant touch it. You would normally own the left hand side that you have already painted. You can't own both sides.  

Answer 12

Paint it it is your side

Answer 13

I find it only seeps through if you use a big brush or spray it . I’ve done one side of mine light grey and the other forest green with no seepage . You could paint the blue side to match his would be the best option .  

Answer 14

Stain it

Answer 15

Paint it

Answer 16

It won’t run through

Answer 17

Who owns the fence?  

Answer 18

If they paid fir the fence you could find yourself in trouble or falling out with neighbours if you bought it do what you want it is your fence x

Answer 19

Left side is yours.  

Comments

@corvette not always true

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@corvette wouldn't that depend which way u looked at the house . from front or back

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@anthologize32 from front. My gardens have always been left hand fence and just replaced my fence.  

Answer 20

It depends on whose fence it is. If it’s yours then you’re allowed to paint it. If it’s theirs then you’ll have to respect their wishes x

Answer 21

Depends who’s fence it is. If it’s yours you can do what you want, if it’s theirs you’ll have to respect their wishes or put your own fence up in front of it

Answer 22

I would just paint it! But try do a neat job! It’s ur garden so it’s up to u xxx

Answer 23

Put another fence up and paint it lol

Answer 24

Look at your deeds if its your house and if your fence nowt they can do

Answer 25

Double board it then paint it

Answer 26

If it’s their fence leave it alone.  

Answer 27

Respect your neighbours and leave the fence. (If you own it then stain it)

Answer 28

Use a sponge to paint it that's what we did with our neighbours fence x

Answer 29

It depends if u like your neighbours  Xxxx

Answer 30

Tell them to mastic up the joints as you will be painting it next week and to sit there with a bucket of water to wash up any sneaky runs that get through.  

Answer 31

Put your own fence up and paint that

Answer 32

Even if it's their fence. This side is in your garden. So I'd paint it just be careful ? 'xxx

Comments

@catapult sadly not . if the fencing belongs to the neighbour . even the side in your own garden belongs to the neighbour

Answer 33

Could you not do a trellis wall I keep seeing people are doing with blue flowers maybe and bring the blue in that way. Happy you. Happy neighbours?  

Answer 34

Put up a batten and put your own planks or Panel up then you can do what you want

Answer 35

Or some bamboo screening perhaps. X

Answer 36

I've painted mine black and it hasn't run through to the next door at all, I've done both sides and checked with both neighbours and neither side has leaked  

Answer 37

If it's not your fence then build a fence next to it you van pai t that what you want xx

Answer 38

Personally I'd not paint it, a bit of paint running isn't worth a spoilt relationship with neighbours in my view. You never know when you'll need them and nothing worse than not getting on. However if you do decide to go for it I'd do it with care to make sure the paint doesnt run, if you do a few thin coats rather than on heavy coat you might avoid it bleeding through. It's worth considering you may have to approach them one day to ask them to do, or as the case may be, not do something that you'd prefer they didn't xx

Answer 39

Paint not stain and who’s is it and who made it blue to begin with

Answer 40

Who put it up? Who paid for it x

Answer 41

Just put another fence up x

Answer 42

If it’s your neighbours fence you cannot touch it

Answer 43

Paint carefully

Answer 44

Who paid for the fence? If you did then paint it, if they did then you can’t

Answer 45

I’d say respect there wishes and add a screening across if you wnat to do something

Answer 46

Use blue shower curtains but if that os theor fence thay put up thought thay had to give you nice side

Answer 47

Me and my neighbours, both sides, paint or stain whatever we wish. Obviously carefully so as not to drip through the gaps. It's very petty.  

Answer 48

Buy pretty shower curtain to hang on your side (apparently the in thing now have beach themed or whatever)?  

Answer 49

If they have asked you not to and it’s their fence then you can’t , you can’t fix anything to it without permission either as there property and would break law

Answer 50

Don’t touch it if if there fence they could take you to court for the price of replacing it !  

Answer 51

Get some bamboo screening , stain the same blue and staple to fence x

Comments

@samira6181 I think they'd moan about that too as your joining it to 'their' fence. So petty.  

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@tripletail78 it's a few staples? Tell them that or you will stain it anyway  

Answer 52

I’d leave it, the blue makes it look like an old pallet. If you must have the blue I’d stain some bamboo screen or something and put that over it

Comments

@trinia Robinson I thought it looked those blue pallets you see on trucks  

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Exactly what I thought it was  

Answer 53

Paint it regardless!  

Answer 54

Ask them if you can panel your side too

Answer 55

Whos fence is it? Yours or theirs?  

Answer 56

Some times they do run through when your doing it tell her and she can be at the other side with a wet cloth it will wipe off x

Answer 57

If the posts are on your side the fence is legally yours to do whatever you want to it

Answer 58

I think it looks better without the blue paint ‍♀️

Answer 59

Double board & paint the side you put up

Answer 60

Has it run through on the one you have already painted?  

Answer 61

Could you compromise and see if there is a colour they wouldn't mind having or perhaps offer them any left over paint to use on their side so it would give an even coat rather than spill stains x

Answer 62

The bit at the top will defo run through the other side. They are a pain to paint. But do the fence is will be ok just try and not be sloppy x

Answer 63

Paint it. My neighbour painted hers grey and I liked it so much, I ended up painting mine. Ask her if she would to paint your side of the fence with her choice of colour and see what she says?  

Answer 64

If your doing blue I would defo paint again as other looks faded and wouod paint posts white or grey? I can see where your neighbour is coming from, it's like u painting yours blue then them painting theirs red and it seeps thro yours . always best to stay friends with your neighbours , life is much easier lol

Answer 65

Why not get some bamboo fence and stain that blue, then attach it to the fence once its dry? :)

Answer 66

Theyve paid for it so i would respect their wishes! Or put your own fencing up next to it and paint that.  

Answer 67

Ok so if you don’t own it and you paint it then it is criminal damage and you open yourself to legal issues. That said if this causes a neighbour dispute then this has to be declared when selling the house and can cause major issues as some mortgage companies won’t lend it this is the case.  

Answer 68

I much prefer the brown, the blue reminds me of the blue pallets you get

Answer 69

Put a sealer on it first.  

Answer 70

My adjoining fence belongs to the neighbours so I have not done it. I will be putting curtain light up instead

Answer 71

Panel or bamboo or trellis your side and paint that, to be honest understand where they coming from, wouldnt want a blue stripey fence either lol

Answer 72

As I understand, one side boundary is yours and the other is your neighbours. If they've asked you not to stain the side that belongs to them, then you can't do it