Unrelated with the new fence issue.
Recently noticed my neighbour (renter) piled stack of wood next to the boundary fence, the fence started to bent on lower horizontal panel, and one of the metal pier started to wobble.
Renter said he'll move the wood when he's 'free', assuming the fence needs to be re-fixed so it won't lean further, who'll need to fix it?
The renter or the landlord?
OP: "Please close forum thread thanks, I already got my answer."
Is that pile of off cut pine really to blame? Pine is light and (maybe it's the angle of the photo) it doesn't appear to be having much pressure against the fence.
photo is cropped for privacy reason, its quite a big pile. pressure is there, right next to it.
I'll take your word for it.
photo is cropped for privacy reason
He says, while taking a photo of the neighbours yard 😂
that 1st pic, its My yard, the 2nd pic its the neighbour wood pile.
yeah I cropped it for MY privacy as its My yard. lol.
@brendanm: Move on. you didn't even make attempt to see the description and already making accusation.
@RTX9090Ti: So how did you get the picture of a woodpile inside your neighbours yard, against a fence? Truly curious.
@jackspratt: not relevant, he didn't even bother to read description, its clearly photo of my yard and he accused its the neighbor yard. just another troll, ignore him.
Could be rotted out support rails, had a similar issue with my side fence
Needs the old 'stab it with a flat head screwdriver test'. Looks like it's a permanently damp area over winter.
Landlord who will then need to take it up with the renter.
Could be the wood expanding if there's been a lot of rain where you are? When I was living in Qld after a prolonged dry period, my timber fence contracted to the point where the nails holding the horizontal beam in place snapped off. I nailed it back in place when it was dry, then when the wet weather came again, it expanded and started sagging.
As far as who pays, I'd say land lord
Recently noticed my neighbour (renter) piled stack of wood next to the boundary fence, the fence started to bent on lower horizontal panel, and one of the metal pier started to wobble.
That fence has bigger issues to worry about than just the wood against it.
assuming the fence needs to be re-fixed so it won't lean further, who'll need to fix it?
What do you want fixed? The ever so slight bow in the bottom rail?
2nd metal post, a good kick it will collapsed, of course you can't see it in the pic. just have to take my word for it.
that ever so slight bow looks ever so slight in photo, not in reality, it shows the pressure is there.
and only in that section has the 'so slight' bow, nowhere else.
anyhow, I'll talk to the landord once renter leased expires.
a good kick it will collapsed
Which was my point earlier, the fence has bigger issues than just the wood against it.
1st pic
What kind of witchcraft is this? The fence is leaning towards the neighbour's stack of wood!?
1st pic is my yard, 2nd pic is the neighbour wood pile from other side.
If the post will crumble with a swift kick it’s likely rusted away. Not a result of the wood. The timber also looks very old so could be about to give way for natural reasons.
End of the day, you and the landlord will probably need to spilt the repair costs.
landlord also might bill his tenant if he finds out, they find any kind of excuse to get parts of the bond money.
Except it’s unlikely a pile of timber would be seen as the failure point for that fence. It’s been clinging on for years, the timber has likely only shortened its life by a few months.
I suspect you might get a sympathetic hearing from the landlord. I don't think the landlord will be happy to have a pile of rubbish on his property & my instruct to tenant to remove same . Good luck
Old fence that looks like posts replaced with steel posts? Were these treated before being put in the ground?
Steel posts and timber fence is a not uncommon fence type
Landlord