A HOMEOWNER was left stunned after her neighbour took matters into their own hands with their DIY project.
She took to Reddit to explain what happened, and people were left divided on it all.
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The problem started when her neighbours decided to add a small building to the back of their garden.
Initially, the project made no difference to the homeowner and she thought nothing of it.
That is until she came home from work one day to discover they had replaced their shared fence for their benefit.
It turned out the small outbuilding had a small window on the wall next to the shared fence, but because of the normal fence panels no light could get into the window.
That’s when the neighbours decided to take matters into their own hands.
The homeowner explained: “I came home from work today and this is how the fence looks, the neighbour has had a building built at the bottom of the garden and a window on the building just the other side of that fence.
“I understand it’s to allow light to pass through the window bit it looks white and why should my privacy be invaded for their benefit?”
Alongside the post, the homeowner shared a picture of the new fence, which had large holes in the design to allow light through.
However, as well as letting light into her neighbour’s new space, the new fence allowed them to peek right into her garden.
After sharing the post on Reddit users were left divided over how the homeowner should go about the problem.
One said: “That is certainly one of the most moronic things I’ve ever seen.”
Meanwhile, a second suggested adding plants to the area to solve the problem.
They explained: “You can buy laurel trees that are already a couple of metres high to give a hedge a head start.
“This is what I did last year. I planted 10 two metre high laurels last spring and they are doing really well.”
And while someone else suggested adding another shed on their side of the fence, another person had an easier plan.
They said: “Instead of a shed, just put two garden chairs directly facing it, then sit there and look in through their window.
“Privacy works both ways and when they don’t have it, they will want it back.”
The Top Five Reasons Neighbours Squabble
One study by Compare the Market revealed the top reason British neighbour’s argue
- Broken fences – top of the board was broken fences and whose responsibility it was to fix it
- Parking: one of the leading drivers of neighbour disputes, with 54.1 per cent of people having issues with people parking in front of their house, parking bay or driveway
- Trees – complaints about a neighbour’s tree cracking your garden path was also common with nearly half of participants finding it frustrating
- Bin wars – outdoor bin etiquette continues to ignite the most furious debates between neighbours
- Nosy Neighbours – some people have their eyes and ears at the ready to have a peek causing problems for others
