We all want to have privacy in our own gardens, and it's not uncommon to put up a tall fence separating you from your neighbours so that you can spend time outside without feeling as though you're being watched.
But one man has said he's worried about going through with his plans to put up a new 6ft tall fence around his garden, as he thinks it'll spark a war with his neighbours - who only just finished putting up their own 3ft one.
The man said he plans to have land surveys done to plot out exactly where his boundaries are and will put the fence directly on the line, even if it means knocking down his neighbour's fencing if it turns out they put it on his property.
In a post on Reddit, the man claimed he wants a 6ft fence to protect his dogs, and said that the neighbours on the other side already have a suitable fence, so he wants to make the rest of his garden match.
He wrote: "Our garden is currently fenced in by our three surrounding neighbours' fences. The neighbour on our left has a nice solid 6ft fence that is recently built and there is no reason to build a new one on that side.
"The neighbour on the right has a dilapidated 6ft wooden fence that is falling apart and frankly an eyesore, which is the motivation for this project. At the back side of our yard, our neighbour just put in a new 3ft picket fence which looks nice but offers no privacy or security for our dogs.
"The scope of the project is to have land surveys done, permits pulled, and build a 6ft privacy fence on the right side and back side of our property, exactly on or a few inches back from the property line marked by the surveyor. The neighbour on the back side of our property just spent a lot of money replacing their fence and I know it will not look great from their yard having their decorative fence directly up against my tall privacy fence."
The man insisted he has tried to speak to his neighbours before starting the project so they can avoid any disagreements, but has failed to make contact with them.
He also said that because they never consulted him over their 3ft picket fence, he shouldn't have to tell them about his own fencing plans - provided he puts the fence up within the boundary of his own property.
He added: "I have tried talking to these neighbours before and they are pretty recluse. They also did not approach me for input when they built their fence last year.
"I have no plans to offer to help them remove their fence provided that the surveyor says it is on their property since I was not asked for input prior to them building it. If it turns out it's on mine, it will be coming down."
Commenters on the post encouraged the man to go ahead with his fence plans, as they said he was doing the right thing in creating a properly enclosed and safe area for his dogs.
One person said: "Your fence is serving the need to keep your dogs safe. Could think about using a trellis-style fence or masking outside with willow screening if want to preserve some 'prettiness'."
While a second wrote: "When we adopted our dog, one of the requirements was a 6ft tall fence. A 3ft chain link just doesn't cut it. Our neighbours a few houses down have a dog and a chain link fence and everyone in the neighbourhood knows the dog because he keeps getting out."
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