A man has got into trouble with neighbours after he decided to build a 5m-high fence behind his property because he was bored in lockdown.
Ali, who lives in Sydney Australia, said it was a combination of felling bored in lockdown and wanting some privacy that led him to embark on the challenge.
Now his new wall, which he dubs 'The Great Wall of Chester Hill', stands at three times the height of an average suburban fence.
So the neighbours aren't best pleased with the creation.
Saying he must have had a ' Covid brain explosion', Ali told website A Current Affair: "Well, when you're sitting at home and you're not allowed to go nowhere and the neighbours are looking at you, you say 'you know what? I'm going to build a bloody wall.'"
He's very proud of his work, saying 'it's like going to an art museum' when you look at it.
The wall is made from a steel frame and posts and potted gum timber in parquetry design.
There's even a panel that lights up in the dark.
The back of the wall isn't quite so fancy, with wires and nails sticking out.
Ali continued: "Yeah well I was going to do a nice feature on the other side as well ... but when you have d------- neighbours, then that's what happens."
The neighbours were so annoyed at Ali's creation that Cumberland Council has received several complaints.
One person said: "It's very high."
Another complained that it was blocking the view.
Ali has now been issued a notice for the wall to be removed within two weeks.
He said he's put in a late DA but will sell the fence on if necessary.
Pine trees once stood where the wall is today but Ali said they were dying so he removed them.
