ᐅ New Construction – Fence Between Construction Access Road and Neighbors

Good morning everyone,

We are planning to build our house soon in the beautiful Westerwald region. Since we have a large dog, we will need a fence when we move in.

We have a 1200 m² (0.3 acre) plot – undeveloped plots on the left and right – forest at the back – and in front, a construction access road.

Now my question is: can we install the fence (right on the boundary) we want along the construction access road already, or would it be better to wait? Of course, we could also put up a temporary fence.
By construction access road, I mean that there are no sidewalks yet and the surface is partly gravel.

Since we would place the fence on “our” boundary, it shouldn’t obstruct the road builder, right? If it does, what would be the consequences?

Thank you very much for your help!

Since the dog might later risk stepping in something harmful on the construction site and injuring itself, I would fence off not the entire property but a secure area within the future garden.

amoor56 schrieb:

Since we would place the fence exactly on "our" property line, it shouldn't interfere with the road builder… right? If it does, what would happen then?

In theory, that should work, but in practice, you shouldn’t be surprised if the fence gets taken down at some point. Of course, the person responsible would be at fault and liable, but you would still have the hassle. Wouldn’t it be sufficient to fence off an area behind the house to keep the dog secure?

I think I caused a bit of confusion earlier…
Of course, we would install the fence only once the house is ready to move into.

But as both of you mentioned, it would probably be better to fence off just a part at first…
I would likely have to deal with the back-and-forth sooner or later anyway, since you never really know when the road will be developed… in my friend’s case, or rather her parents’ house, it took almost 20 years :-O

Thanks again for your replies… they definitely helped us a lot!

How about an option where you initially keep some distance between the fence and the construction road? Either permanently or just until the road is completed, and then the last section of the fence can be installed afterwards. Of course, this also depends on the type of fence you want.

I wouldn’t put up a fence right at the street because the height probably won’t be exactly right later on, and the fence will likely get scratched.

I also wouldn’t create a specially secured area; that would be too much extra work, especially since you need something very sturdy for a large dog. Our dog wouldn’t want to be stuck alone in a fenced-off part of the yard, sitting in the full sun.

Best regards,
Sabine