ᐅ Is it allowed to place privacy screens anywhere on your own property?
Created on: 13 Mar 2021 10:21
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kati1337
Hello everyone,
I have the following situation: Last year, around the time we moved, we talked with our neighbors and agreed to plant a hedge along the property boundary for enclosure. In principle, I still have no objection to that; the hedge can definitely be planted right on the boundary.
However, a few days ago, the neighbors installed a shed along the boundary. It is quite a large structure made of silver corrugated metal. There is nothing wrong with that, of course, but it’s not exactly the view we want to have while having breakfast on our terrace.
I would now like to build a wooden privacy fence on our side of the property, something with a trellis for climbing plants, and plant greenery in front of it so that when looking toward that corner, we see a nice garden instead of the metal.
Am I allowed to do this without any issues? Are there any minimum distances I have to keep? I’ve attached a sketch where I have marked the metal shed in gray and the desired privacy fence in yellow. Of course, I wouldn’t do this without discussing it again with the neighbors first, but I would like to know where I stand legally. I haven’t been able to find much information online, only about enclosures with fences.
I have the following situation: Last year, around the time we moved, we talked with our neighbors and agreed to plant a hedge along the property boundary for enclosure. In principle, I still have no objection to that; the hedge can definitely be planted right on the boundary.
However, a few days ago, the neighbors installed a shed along the boundary. It is quite a large structure made of silver corrugated metal. There is nothing wrong with that, of course, but it’s not exactly the view we want to have while having breakfast on our terrace.
I would now like to build a wooden privacy fence on our side of the property, something with a trellis for climbing plants, and plant greenery in front of it so that when looking toward that corner, we see a nice garden instead of the metal.
Am I allowed to do this without any issues? Are there any minimum distances I have to keep? I’ve attached a sketch where I have marked the metal shed in gray and the desired privacy fence in yellow. Of course, I wouldn’t do this without discussing it again with the neighbors first, but I would like to know where I stand legally. I haven’t been able to find much information online, only about enclosures with fences.
kati1337 schrieb:
By the way, this is the gem.Wow! 😎 That really blinds you :P It’s quite unique! I do like it, as I’m a fan of gray metal, but in that size and volume... it’s definitely a substantial piece! And very reflective in the evening sun 😉
kati1337 schrieb:
By the way, this is the gem.Stardate 85412.38 – the Borg have landed with a shuttle in a garden in Lower Saxony.
11ant schrieb:
But first of all, it’s set so deep that the problem is almost completely solved by literally “looking over it.” Yes, but only when viewed from the attic.
11ant schrieb:
And secondly, I would simply consider that as a container for storing the construction tools. However, the neighboring house is already too far advanced for that:
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/haus-bilderthread-zeigt-her-eure-hausbilder.14011/page-1574#lg=post-443258&slide=0
kati1337 schrieb:
Well, not the shed. But that is exactly the point. The regulation about the minimum distance is intended to prevent dirty corners, and you don’t avoid those by placing a base on the boundary while offsetting the wall above. If you did it the same way, the very 20cm (8 inch) gap to be avoided would be created.
You can’t really just ignore it from the ground floor, especially since the large earth mound in our garden won’t be staying there. We will level it and then have lawn instead. And our main view—the direction everything is oriented towards—is obviously that corner with the metal shed, because that’s where our garden is largest.
We can take care of installing privacy screening on our property so we don’t have to see it anymore. What annoys me more is the agreement about the hedge that wasn’t kept. We were kind of abruptly faced with a done deal, but I’m not going to start any conflict over the garden with people we’ll have to get along with for the next 20 years. It’s not that important to me. I just want my side to look nice, and we’ll figure that out somehow.
Right now, I’m thinking about fence panels like these:
I would then plant greenery on our side, and the neighbor can do and put up whatever they want on their side. 🙂
We can take care of installing privacy screening on our property so we don’t have to see it anymore. What annoys me more is the agreement about the hedge that wasn’t kept. We were kind of abruptly faced with a done deal, but I’m not going to start any conflict over the garden with people we’ll have to get along with for the next 20 years. It’s not that important to me. I just want my side to look nice, and we’ll figure that out somehow.
Right now, I’m thinking about fence panels like these:
I would then plant greenery on our side, and the neighbor can do and put up whatever they want on their side. 🙂
Schimi179116 Mar 2021 16:12kati1337 schrieb:
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What annoys me more is the agreement we made regarding the hedge not being followed.
...Very unfortunate!Similar topics