I had a neighbor once. Hated them. So I built an 8 foot privacy fence with box planters on top. Because a man made structural fence could only be 8 feet. But the plants on top had no limits. the shrubs on top of the fence went another 4 feet....And there was nothing the city could do about it.

@jamesnm21

Жыл бұрын

The best part "there was nothing the city could do about it".

@TheLoiteringKid

Жыл бұрын

Must have been some stout fence to support planter boxes 8 feet off the ground and strong enough to support 4 foot of shrub to boot.

@allaboutroofing2

Жыл бұрын

I bet puff the magic dragon helped too huh? Sounds like a fairytale... 😂

@allaboutroofing2

Жыл бұрын

If this isn't cap, upload a video or short of your fence with shrubs planted on top and I will send $500 to a charity of your choice and provide proof of the donation.

@TheLoiteringKid

Жыл бұрын

I guess it might be true, depending on what it is that he is calling a "shrub." But I'd be expecting nothing less then some evergreen that is lest 1.5-3 foot thick, so it would all come down to the absolute lest amount of soil to keep the "shrub" alive, though you could just throw money and power at it and do a hydro/airoponics thing.

While most ordinances limit a fence on a property line to 6' - if a 6' fence is placed on a berm, retaining wall or cement wall, it is still considered only a 6' fence and not out of code. Went over this with local code enforcers before and was never on issue. Neighbors might still object but all is legal.

@fredmercury1314

Жыл бұрын

Where I live, it's measured from the base of the house. If you make a 4ft berm, you can only put a 2ft fence on it.

@scottsatterthwaite4073

8 ай бұрын

@@fredmercury1314 And that is the case in most places.

@DistortedMartyr

7 ай бұрын

So is me flying my drone right outside your fense 😊

@willmathis2202

7 ай бұрын

​@DistortedMartyr and when I turn you in to the faa for flying it without a license, what you gonna do after they fine you and take it?

The 6ft rule seems to be common in a lot of places and that's completely insane IMO. We live in a world where lots of people are taller than 6ft, why the hell can't we have a privacy fence that actually works.

@bwillan

Жыл бұрын

Statistically speaking only 15% of the North American male population is 6' or taller.

@court2379

Жыл бұрын

Agreed 8ft is more reasonable. A way around it is to mound up the soil on at least one side.

@paulharvey1947

Жыл бұрын

@@court2379 Trump did something similar when they wouldn't let him install a flagpole that they felt was too tall. So he used the length of pole they wanted... But installed the flagpole on top of a hill of dirt to reach the height HE WANTED!!

@user-tp5yb4hr4w

Жыл бұрын

well that just makes me wonder, so if the ground was leveled higher, then they could be able to get that extra foot or two, because they would still be working on that same 6ft standard, they would just raise up the ground lol.

@daviddiehl-gy2sq

Жыл бұрын

You can with a variance, put up a 10 foot fence no problem. As long as it's 6 inches inside the property line. Most residential city it is 42 inches at the front or street side.

This is why I'm glad I live in the country and my property is unplatted. No regulations of any sort on that stuff

@noelcarson7052

8 ай бұрын

The only way to live. This country once stood for FREEDOM. Isn't much of that left.

She asked her husband and he said it's ok,its your yard and should be able to do whatever you want

@fredmercury1314

Жыл бұрын

...and then someone from the council comes by and enforces the law.

@cliftonfurney5083

8 ай бұрын

Of course they did. She had to call them to tell the city her husband said it was ok lol

I'm a DIY guy and have no equipment. I use shovels and posthole diggers to get things right at my house. Your videos help me do things better. Help me keep my material costs down as well! Thank you for you efforts!

You could always plant a cedar hedge on one side of the fence. It will grow to any height you maintain it to.

@4.0gpa44

Жыл бұрын

Green Giant Arborvitae (Western Red Cedar) are a great option.

@W9HJBill

Жыл бұрын

@@4.0gpa44 Bamboo ... that stuff grows FAST and I've seen it used as a privacy block and it goes upwards of 40+ feet tall. Some species will group upwards of 3 feet a DAY.

@scottsatterthwaite4073

8 ай бұрын

@@4.0gpa44 Arborvitae is White Cedar. Western Red Cedar is used for building decks, siding, and outdoor furniture etc.

@johnbeckwith1361

8 ай бұрын

@@W9HJBill How does bamboo hold up in the snow?

@fd9987

8 ай бұрын

@@W9HJBill. Bamboo is an invasive species. Many communities prohibit it. It damages public sidewalks and utilities. When it starts pushing stalks through your neighbor’s asphalt driveway, you may find yourself on the wrong side of a lawsuit.

I appreciate your mature attitude. I worked in hospital customer service for many years. A person sure learns to bite their tongue when working for the public, that's for sure.

Thankfully I have 25 acres in the middle of absolutely nowhere. I can see a neighbor from my deck but they are cool. They want to be left alone as much as we do so they would appreciate a privacy fence. We have pine trees that separate us so unless I'm 15 feet in the air I would never know they were there, well besides hearing them target shooting which is music to my ears.

I was limited to 6' fence height, but not limited to the ground it was put on. Before setting posts I built up a berm and set the posts deep in the berm (almost 6' in some places to give good frost protection by placing them deep in the original/virgin soil), so that the fence was still 6' feet out of the ground, but 8' taller than the untouched grade. Unfortunately your posts were set and the bottom of the fence was built when you got the "news", but I would have eaten that cost and buried the bottom of the fence 4' and kept a 6' legal reveal as your posts were set to be 10' tall originally......or compromised and buried 2' of the existing fence, cut off 2' off the top of the posts and left the fence a legal 6' tall but providing 8' of privacy and theft deterrent. Hindsight being 20/20 I wonder if you could have applied (before doing the work) for a variance? I don't know about fences but often times when an issue arises with a building size, height, distance from a property line, etc. variances can be issued if it makes sense and abutters agree. I'm sure with the documented thefts and showing good will by keeping your equipment out of neighbors sight you would have stood a chance at putting up a true 10' fence (or at least taller than 6'). Nice work and videos regardless.

@nunya3163

Жыл бұрын

Can also apply for a permit and varience for a taller fence.

@fredmercury1314

Жыл бұрын

Where I live, they measure the base of the fence from the base of the house. So those two extra feet you stole would need to come down, or they'll come and dismantle your fence.

@chrisbalise4995

Жыл бұрын

@@fredmercury1314 Where is that? Just curious as it's not uncommon for people near me (Northeast United States) to have houses (especially those with 2+ acres) elevated 5-6 feet (or more) above the fence line grade to shed groundwater away from basements. If the base of the house was used for measurement around here, there would be 13+ foot tall fences (21+ feet if you included the floor of the basement as the base of the house). Comparing stories like these often overlooks where people live and construction requirements for climate.

@nunya3163

Жыл бұрын

@@fredmercury1314 So, if you have a sloped yard, then what? My house is 4 feet below the road in front of my house.

@fredmercury1314

Жыл бұрын

@@nunya3163 You can have a 2ft fence.

That fence isn't too high. It is a legal fence on top of a wooden retaining wall.

awesome fence! Really like that Chore Warrior electric wheelbarrow. Thanks Stan!!!

LOL! Had same issue. My neighbors would NEVER complain about me, but a smart-ass passerbyer commented on my privacy fence. Ordinance is 8 feet and I made it 7’6 🤣😆😂

You would think when he went and got the building permit they would have told him beings it’s a privacy fence I sure they would have told him height restrictions

Somebody mentioned putting planters on top and that is a pretty good idea. You could easily add another 18-25" height to the fence with a slim planters on top and add some cheap anual flowers in the spring.

It is 6 foot in Tacoma, WA also. But if you berm up the bottom 4 foot you can get a 10 foot fence. The flat need to be 12 inches at the top to qualify.

I was building a 10foot fence in back yard too. All of the sudden I had neighbors come out and tell me why I’m building one. Anyways.. two days later I had the city officials come out to my property and made me either make it 6ft or take it down. If it wasn’t within what they said, I would have to pay fines and they will have a company come out tear it out or make it right. I was also going to be responsible to pay them.

@TheWestlandgirl

Жыл бұрын

Go the six feet. Then top it with 3 foot lattice you secure with screws or nails or any fastener. That is considered non permanent. Then you can leave it or place privacy screen material on it or woven strips between the gaps. Bingo.

Why on earth would you not here and often you do not give us a complete video, drone overview, or at least photo of the completed project? Be proud of you and your Tram’s work and show it off! Also you could point out subtle completion touches or challenges one might not have LEARNED from in the rest of the video. Love your work n videos!

@NorthKoreanSimp

Жыл бұрын

they aren’t proud cuz they r hacks 😂

Knew a guy that the city was saying the same thing. That he can't have a fence over 6 ft, so he looked through there regulations and seen there's no hight limit to a retaning wall. Well he built an awesome looking 15 ft high stone retaining wall

Stan think you would of know of the height code since your a contractor. just saying 😂😂

@jsimanella

Жыл бұрын

"You're"

@NorthKoreanSimp

Жыл бұрын

he is a hack😂😂

@jsimanella

Жыл бұрын

@@NorthKoreanSimp And yet - here you are?

@allaboutroofing2

Жыл бұрын

​@@NorthKoreanSimpjealousy is one hell of a drug

@TheWestlandgirl

Жыл бұрын

No he didn't know, he said he was planning to make it 10 feet tall.

Sure does spark My curiosity when they call it a compound and not property. I realize it's not My business so...I'll leave it right there!

Six feet high property street line fence is the norm in most all areas across the States. The building codes for this established height were mostly written and are increasingly adopted universally by cities, towns, and counties protecting citizenry regarding fire departments entry and rescue. Privacy screening bushes, trees and other vegetation usually have no restrictions. However with the exception of rated "fire zones" regarding increasingly warmer temps and droughts across the US, hillsides and heavier wooded property and even grasses and trees require setbacks and maintenance or warnings, and even fines are piled on.

The neighbor should mind their own business. Stop being a Karen.

"Karen" politely saved you a lot of time and money.

if the neighbors come by and start complaining about the height of a fence, then it may be justifiable to have such a height.

Install 10 solar panels. That will confuse the Karens. “ it’s too high… well, but it is climate green”

Hey Stan they can’t/don’t regulate hedge height in most areas and you have the equipment to run a row hedge cutter if it were me I’d pant a long line of berry hedges in the summer you can’t see threw them and in the winter they’ll act as a snow fence pus you can feed the birds and wildlife or have your own supply of berries

I would have made the fence 7ft 11.5 inches and told my neighbors to go kick rocks!

If the rule was 8ft, I would have went 7' 11.5"! LOL.

At the end of the day neighbor "didn't care" so you could have had your 10 ft wall. Your property your choice....unless "the man" had an ordinance about that. :D

Stan being in the trade I'm surprised you didn't know rules on fence heights most of time 6' closed panel fence sometimes they allow 2' of lattice around here they will let you have 10' deer fence like someone else posted green giant arbs will give you great screening in a short time if planted neighbor side of fence

Around here the general limit is 6', but only if not facing a road or alley. If facing a road or alley the limit drops to 3.5'. There are also regulations regarding the distance from a road or alley. I am sure there are more details, but I am not a contractor or in a position to know them.

Thorny locust trees with spikes up to 6". Nobody will get close enough to peek thru. Nicer version would be climbing roses, bittersweet or English ivy on a trellis.

Best to find these things out from the people that know. Not a nosey neighbour 🙄.

a solution for a 6-8' fence height is to build a berm and put the fence on top of the burm

Would it have been worse if she wanted it higher, so she couldn't see you anywhere on the site? Heck, she may even have saved you some hassle if there's a height limit, as if an inspector visited for some reason (s)he could have you remove the whole thing if it actually exceeded some ordinance.

It's perfectly OK to tell a nosey person to mind their own business!

To heck with what the neighbors want. What I do on my property ain't nobody else's business but mine. I do what I want.

It is possible to get permits for a fence beyond 6 feet, which is standard in most places. Example: a coworker of mine, had a fence over 12 feet. This was necessary because it had to contain a mountain lion that could jump a 10 foot fence. However, I’m not sure if it would be possible to get a permit for just a privacy fence but you can always try. FYI: They also had a permit, and had gone through the training to have the mountain lion, whom they rescued, and the state felt that the mountain line should be with them after they did research on them and their property. [the mountain lion was third generation domestic, and had been abused, then abandoned. They found it, and a mountain lion instantly fell in love with them as a rescuer. They did get a hold of the right authorities, but it became evident, that the mountain lion was attached to them. The state assisted them and getting the permit and proper training]

And there in lies the problem. The founding fathers would be so angry about all the arbitrary "Ordinances" against the public on PRIVATE property.

I call my problem neighbor Larry 🤣

Had a similar complaint so shorten the fence from 8 to 6. Planted Bamboo - which grew to 18 feet . . . .

Hi there I’ve seen you do many things including moving countless tons of snow around your neighbourhood , making you a good and considerate neighbour , this lady would 100% be off my snow clearing route , for the simple reason she would love to be a bully if you let her , and I’m guessing if you don’t clear her driveway/ road in front of her house she’d be over complaining that you missed hers , I’d keep the fence at 6’ around the front but the portion facing her house I’d have it at 7’11” and have the most hideous finish on that portion only , I detest self entitled people , looking forward to see the finished project Regards Davy ,

Seems like she wasn't really being a Karen, but kinda looking out for you in terms of getting in trouble with the city.

@muzzy9267

Жыл бұрын

Um no, she can't think. Her husband has her brain.

@bobp6742

8 ай бұрын

It's called "clickbait" that's why I came to view it, I fast forwarded it to the so called Karen just to be let down, think the customer is the one with the mental health problems

@johnbeckwith1361

8 ай бұрын

No, she or the husband will be the one who calls the city to complain (anonymously).

@michaelmccurry2314

8 ай бұрын

People not minding their business is a Karen where I’m from IMO

@bobp6742

7 ай бұрын

@@Medieval1-1 🤣

Mound up the dirt on the out side 3 ft and go 9ft, with all that nice mesh you could spray stucco the inside cheap. If you need to know more let me know, done quite a bit.

Karen is a beautiful name from my favorite James Taylor song.

we have that same rule here as well, what fustrates me is the neighbors build a deck on their house that is 4 feet off the ground and looks right over the fence!! So we only really have a 2 foot fence!! So I built a privacy wall between so they can not look right into my home. The buider also went and faced the patio doors toward each other as well!! They used to sit on their deck 15' away and look right into my kitchen while we ate dinner, or breakfast!

Screw the damn neighbors! People should be able to build whatever they want on their own property. It's not a public area.

I live in the country. No rules on fence height here. Build what I want. I will never live in city, town or HOA again. Screw that noise.

Neighbors didn't care. Municipality might have.

Why not check code before building?

@chazman4461

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Everywhere I have lived has had their own code heights for stuff. That is not including HOA's. My problem is the same people will not lift a finger and help watch other peoples property except their own except to find a violation like this. I had my whole property cased while the neighbor watched and did nothing. However, when I built my deck he definitely called the county to let them know what I was doing.

@AndyFromm

Жыл бұрын

@@chazman4461 exactly, it's always turn in the other person

@katemackay2995

Жыл бұрын

I worked in code enforcement for a bit. THE most miserable job there is. People will anonymously turn in neighbors for fence height, location, etc, working on Saturdays, working before 8 in residential areas and even not bringing in their trash cans. Miserable people LOVE being anonymous.

I’m on a raised double lot in a major city along a major road. So I have two corners that and raised 6 feet off the sidewalk. We put up a 8 foot fence. Really pissed off the neighbor behind our back lot because he wasn’t able to look into our property, even from the tallest window in his house.

My property ,my way,neighbors dont like MY privacy,oh well,id putup fifteen foot walls

Big man move. You are a good neighbor.

So the German Shepherds can't jump a 6 foot fence? So much effort to keep them from digging under, but cutting it off at 6 feet when you could go to eight is puzzling.

I had that problem and used lattice on the fence and planted jasmine ivy and trained on to the lattice. 2 years now its 8 feet high and complete privacy. Other side same thing, also with horse troughs with bamboo planted in there are grow super high and lush. Have to prune roots every few years.

find out where the height measure ment is taken from , some areas will us the middle of the road as your zero point , meaning that if the base of the fence is 4 feet below the road , and there is a 8 foot height limit , that the fence can actually be 12 feet tall . other places will use the base of the fence as the starting point , where it meets the ground ..... in this case just raise your ground level up higher

Build the lawn up with a retaining wall in the outside so it will be 8ft on that side lol

Great attitude, blessings on your fence!!

Kerens who call there property COMPOUNDS LMFFAO

They have some really nice metal ones and they stay straight forever and if you ever need to Straight in the fence you just bend it over. They have some really extremely nice metal post with all the screw holes in them to attach the wood Easy to repair and maintenance the fence. Guys are doing some amazing things with them you wouldn’t think in this day and age that you could make that much improvements on fences it is fantastic improvement in the fences are like no other. From picket fence to metal steak fence to metal roof fence galvanized fence with the corrugated metal and they come out beautiful and really easy to build boutique new post,

*_F the neighbors. Esp the self-appointed code Enforcment ones._*

I have seen companies that are shooting for absolute privacy construct an earthen berm up to a height of 6 feet and then build a 6 foot fence on top of that. homespun knowledge is the old adage "If there's a will there's a way."

Should have told neighbor you are wanting to keep criminals from peeping on your stuff, and ask if she would like a discount on a privacy fence for her yard.

Everybody wants to be a lawyer. Poor old girl is worried that she won't be able stick her long nose above the fence to see if you are enjoying yourself so that she can put a stop to it..... There's no wonder Americans want so much space berween them and their nearest neighbors. I don't think the Karens and Kens would survive.if they lived in the well over a hundred year old, two up, two down terraced row that I live in in England. the watch word for Karen and Ken should always be, "Live, and let live". In other words keep your nose on your face where it belongs and stop sticking it in othe people's business.

Emerald Green Arborvitae - grow 10-15 ft … only about 3ft wide …. Year round plumage - Plant them on inside of fence - usually no ordnance about using trees as a natural fencing no matter the height… or plant holly bushes … privacy and security …. Roots can be a bitchhh though

Live outside of city limits, NO HOA, NO restrictions. Would not buy otherwise.

Well, I guess that's the expensive way to get some privacy. For me, I just moved out a bit in the country where there was no neighbors.

"We want to be able to look inside your windows" - this woman

My folks just put up an 8’ tall by 600’ privacy fence after a 5 year legal fight with the neighbor that tried stealing their land!!!!

It would have been nice to see the end product, but you know it's cool. Lol, 😂 😂 I guess we can use our imagination.

So… What are your plans for a large number of 4 foot timbers?

Hire me to sun tan myself in your yard in the summer wearing only a thong .Your neighbors will help you build that privacy fence . 😂

I had the same problem years ago with my animal farm, the Neighbors said only 6ft. so I dozed up 4 ft of bank then put 4 foot fence on top. Then put a 4 foot mote in front of the fence.

When I tested for my mechanical (HVAC) license, I learned that the taller fences (above six feet if I remember correctly), are regulated by the mechanical code. I never understood that one

In my hood you have to pull a permit to install a fence. Six feet is max but you can request an eight foot variance. A solid wall of cedar trees is a good idea or what looks nice is wall of low level shrubs with a perfect line of native trees planted on about ten foot centers. Once the shrubs take hold they come up to the underside of the trees forming almost a solid wall of green.

Top the fence with a cat proof roller, when grabbed it simply rolls and you drop off. Or use a foot of Lattice atop the top board then the top board then the cat roller. No person, cat or dog will get over that. As I live in a rural area in Australia, one side of my property had encroachments by neighbours little yappers. We tore down my 20 yo crappy 4ft fence and replaced it with a 7ft wire fence consisting of 4 ft double layered in ground wire, the last three feet are basically invisible as they are simple wire strands from one end to the other.

A privacy fence that isn’t really a privacy fence,wow

My comment to her. "Hey Nosey Nancy, keep your nose out of other people's business. That will make you the reason my fence is so high."

Wouldn’t be surprised if she called the city right after that conversation. Hope she doesn’t, I know I wouldn’t out in Maple Grove. I think you should be able to do whatever you want in your yard as long as you don’t have a junkyard car lot in the front yard or a amusement park

An care less what your husband says I don’t take orders from him….you do lol

It's a farm. It's not in the city. It's not in a subdivision. You can pretty much do what you want. Side note, my aunt & uncle lived in Rodgers after moving there from Plymouth until their deaths.

Im not sure if vibes can grow in your type of weather but maybe try that or some kind of plans that can cover the top part of your fence 😊, just another idea🤔..

I refuse to do anything to work with the neighbors. I did something very similar and then the following year the neighbor went and did it her way and refused to compromise with the rest of us. So do it your way as long as it is in code and screw them...because they will do it to you when given the chance.

If that really was a Karen, she's the nicest Karen on YT.

The voices in her head, the voices in her head, only she can hear the voices, the voices in her head...

Stanley, what if you plant a bunch of Arbovitae trees along the fence? That will give you great privacy and good look.

John Deere has been using Yanmar diesels in their compact tractors, 25-66hp, for over 50 years now so that says something. Not sure if its the same engine but we have a 25hp yanmar in our 10 series and it fires right up every time. The only time ive heard 2 cranks is when its below freezing.

@MrChristopoop

Жыл бұрын

@bobgoat, I was thinking same thing, my 1025R turns over easy every time in winter. Granted it is only 4 years old, but we get pretty cold weather in central NY. I am just slightly south east of Syracuse and due to weather pattern we seem to get a decent amount more of snow than that city. I run my tractor bucket with edge tamers to plow my driveway all winter. Backhoe is awesome weight for this job, although the machine can still be too light in total on areas that have not been hit at all before mid winter.

6' for the fence and another 6' of no see through wire mesh/barbed/razor wire...!

What is the black mesh and what is it on the fence for?

Dumping dry mix in the holes? What happened to the awesome Mud Mixer?

Does the code say "permanent" fence. You could rig up some sort of tarps that fold down/up. Just a thought.

Should've kept it at 8 feet. If the ordonnance is 8 and you where gonna put 10. Put 8.

I honestly can't believe you haven't moved to some acreage with all that equipment.

the trick is to build a mound of dirt up 4 foot high then build 6 foot fence

It only took 23 years but we planted pine trees best fence ever lol!!!

Don’t think she should be called a Karen. Sounds like she was looking out for you.

@troy510

Жыл бұрын

It was none of her business to begin with. But she still stuck her big nose in anyways. That's a Karen for sure.

@d3lsl0w

Жыл бұрын

@@troy510 I mean, probably the only one that would have called in code enforcement would have been that Karen, but she did save you from her and the city forcing you to rebuild that fence.

Nice one Stan. 👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

i just try and piss off the annoying ones enough to make them move. its worked twice now and im now really good friends with the new people.

@Zooooom01

Жыл бұрын

I’m 2 for 3 here! The third just won’t go!

@DIGGER19860

Жыл бұрын

@@Zooooom01 push more of there buttons

You guys NEED the 'Mud Mixer' concrete mixer. It is AWESOME!!