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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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!!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
@@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.
@@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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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 🤣😆😂
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
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
@@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.
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
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]
She didn't seem like a Big Karen, she seemed like she just was giving him heads up. Sounded like her and her husband didn't care what he was doing, just that the city ordinance might might have something to say about it. Sounded like she said she had a similar problem when her fences were done.
Nah people like that need to keep their nose in their face instead of in other people's business. Yeah she wasn't a complete karen about it but still none of her business to begin with.
Hi there She asked her husband if he was ok with the height of the fence and he said he didn’t care , so if she also didn’t care why would she come and say anything, she didn’t want it , she’s a Karen , Regards and have a nice day
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
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.
As much as I realize why you used “Karen” in your title, but it sounded like she was just letting you know the city:county might give you a hard time because they had given her and her husband a hard time about a fence over 8ft tall at a previous time. Edit: you should go for 8ft over 6ft. A German Shepard will jump that no problem and 8ft is what the ordinance says according to your neighbor.
one hundred percent correct. also my father in laws German Shepperd use to hurtle the rear fence in his back yard until he went up to an 8ft fence. Later the Shepperd decided to go under neath the fence. lol just to chase them squirrels.
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.
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 ,
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.
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🤔..
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.
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!
So did you do them 6ft being they are 2ft under ground being a full 8ft? Or does code mean it can’t be over 8ft above ground! Just wondering why you cut at 6ft when you are allowed 8ft. If 8ft is allowed above ground I’d have did it at 8 vs 6 forsure! Extra 2ft makes a big difference
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.
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,
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.
The way you titled this video really turned people against that woman who was just trying to help you all avoid a city violation for having fence to high. I get people don't like being told what to do, but she was trying to help you avoid being hassled by the government. I rather not have to deal with government much as I can.
Nah people like that need to keep their nose in their face instead of getting into other people's business. Something tells me you struggle with that as well.
The government isn't going around to see if a fence is 'too high'. They would only go check if someone was to complain. This lady seems like someone who thinks it's Their Job to enforce requirements on anything she didn't like and report them to the government. Be a good person and mind your own business
@@troy510 Yeah trying to help your neighbor is such a bad thing. Rural people tend to look out for each other. City folk who lives around ton of people only look out for themselves and have no sense of community.
@@DubhghlasMacDubhghlas I mean if you can't tell the difference between helping out a neighbor and having a nut sticking their fat nose in your business all the time. You're probably that Karen/ gossip neighbor yourself everyone avoids lol. Nuf said.
She was a Karen for sure! The fence wasn't even close to finished yet and she had to stick her massive nose in. Even though it has nothing to do with her and not her concern at all. She is not making laws on fence height and has no say in what Stan does with his property. That is a Karen no matter how "polite" she said it. Doesn't matter she could have stayed home and kept to her own business.
Couple questions for ya Stan. How do you prevent those posts from heaving during the Winter when the ground freezes? Second, did you have to obtain a building permit for the fence since that woman voiced concern about it's height? Here in northeastern Vermont, I live on 20 acres of very rural woodland and even then anything larger than a dog house I have to obtain a building permit before breaking ground, then inspected.
That’s just ridiculous that you have to get a permit for anything bigger than a dog house. Why not build a barn and put the words “dog house” on it 😂🤣😝
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.
If i had a nosey neighbor i would put up 3 or 4 clotheslines then go buy multi colored Jumbo Granny Panties and Giant Bras and hang them outside everyday ... what can the Nosey neighbor do about it NOTHING
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
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
The best part "there was nothing the city could do about it".
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.
I bet puff the magic dragon helped too huh? Sounds like a fairytale... 😂
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.
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.
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.
Statistically speaking only 15% of the North American male population is 6' or taller.
Agreed 8ft is more reasonable. A way around it is to mound up the soil on at least one side.
@@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!!
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@fredmercury1314 And that is the case in most places.
So is me flying my drone right outside your fense 😊
@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?
This is why I'm glad I live in the country and my property is unplatted. No regulations of any sort on that stuff
The only way to live. This country once stood for FREEDOM. Isn't much of that left.
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!
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.
She asked her husband and he said it's ok,its your yard and should be able to do whatever you want
...and then someone from the council comes by and enforces the law.
Of course they did. She had to call them to tell the city her husband said it was ok lol
You could always plant a cedar hedge on one side of the fence. It will grow to any height you maintain it to.
Green Giant Arborvitae (Western Red Cedar) are a great option.
@@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.
@@4.0gpa44 Arborvitae is White Cedar. Western Red Cedar is used for building decks, siding, and outdoor furniture etc.
@@W9HJBill How does bamboo hold up in the snow?
@@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.
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.
That fence isn't too high. It is a legal fence on top of a wooden retaining wall.
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.
Can also apply for a permit and varience for a taller fence.
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.
@@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.
@@fredmercury1314 So, if you have a sloped yard, then what? My house is 4 feet below the road in front of my house.
@@nunya3163 You can have a 2ft fence.
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 🤣😆😂
Seems like she wasn't really being a Karen, but kinda looking out for you in terms of getting in trouble with the city.
Um no, she can't think. Her husband has her brain.
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
No, she or the husband will be the one who calls the city to complain (anonymously).
People not minding their business is a Karen where I’m from IMO
@@Medieval1-1 🤣
Stan think you would of know of the height code since your a contractor. just saying 😂😂
"You're"
he is a hack😂😂
@@NorthKoreanSimp
And yet - here you are?
@@NorthKoreanSimpjealousy is one hell of a drug
No he didn't know, he said he was planning to make it 10 feet tall.
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.
awesome fence! Really like that Chore Warrior electric wheelbarrow. Thanks Stan!!!
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!
they aren’t proud cuz they r hacks 😂
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.
The neighbor should mind their own business. Stop being a Karen.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
Why not check code before building?
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.
@@chazman4461 exactly, it's always turn in the other person
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.
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
Don’t think she should be called a Karen. Sounds like she was looking out for you.
It was none of her business to begin with. But she still stuck her big nose in anyways. That's a Karen for sure.
@@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.
I would have made the fence 7ft 11.5 inches and told my neighbors to go kick rocks!
Install 10 solar panels. That will confuse the Karens. “ it’s too high… well, but it is climate green”
"Karen" politely saved you a lot of time and money.
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
a solution for a 6-8' fence height is to build a berm and put the fence on top of the burm
if the neighbors come by and start complaining about the height of a fence, then it may be justifiable to have such a height.
If the rule was 8ft, I would have went 7' 11.5"! LOL.
It's perfectly OK to tell a nosey person to mind their own business!
So… What are your plans for a large number of 4 foot timbers?
I call my problem neighbor Larry 🤣
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]
She didn't seem like a Big Karen, she seemed like she just was giving him heads up.
Sounded like her and her husband didn't care what he was doing, just that the city ordinance might might have something to say about it.
Sounded like she said she had a similar problem when her fences were done.
A heads up that she was going to call the city, she eluded to that multiple times
Nah people like that need to keep their nose in their face instead of in other people's business. Yeah she wasn't a complete karen about it but still none of her business to begin with.
Hi there
She asked her husband if he was ok with the height of the fence and he said he didn’t care , so if she also didn’t care why would she come and say anything, she didn’t want it , she’s a Karen ,
Regards and have a nice day
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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
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.
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!
Does the code say "permanent" fence. You could rig up some sort of tarps that fold down/up. Just a thought.
Stan, did you ever give an update on the solar powered security camera you installed? I was skeptical the battery wouldn't make it through winter.
We just installed a couple solar security lights at my mom's place in Central MI last summer, and they made it on through the winter.
Dumping dry mix in the holes? What happened to the awesome Mud Mixer?
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.
Build the lawn up with a retaining wall in the outside so it will be 8ft on that side lol
Best to find these things out from the people that know. Not a nosey neighbour 🙄.
Should've kept it at 8 feet.
If the ordonnance is 8 and you where gonna put 10.
Put 8.
Screw the damn neighbors! People should be able to build whatever they want on their own property. It's not a public area.
As much as I realize why you used “Karen” in your title, but it sounded like she was just letting you know the city:county might give you a hard time because they had given her and her husband a hard time about a fence over 8ft tall at a previous time.
Edit: you should go for 8ft over 6ft. A German Shepard will jump that no problem and 8ft is what the ordinance says according to your neighbor.
one hundred percent correct. also my father in laws German Shepperd use to hurtle the rear fence in his back yard until he went up to an 8ft fence. Later the Shepperd decided to go under neath the fence. lol just to chase them squirrels.
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.
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 ,
Karen is a beautiful name from my favorite James Taylor song.
Stanley, what if you plant a bunch of Arbovitae trees along the fence?
That will give you great privacy and good look.
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.
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🤔..
What is the black mesh and what is it on the fence for?
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.
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!
So did you do them 6ft being they are 2ft under ground being a full 8ft? Or does code mean it can’t be over 8ft above ground! Just wondering why you cut at 6ft when you are allowed 8ft. If 8ft is allowed above ground I’d have did it at 8 vs 6 forsure! Extra 2ft makes a big difference
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.
"We want to be able to look inside your windows" - this woman
If that really was a Karen, she's the nicest Karen on YT.
My property ,my way,neighbors dont like MY privacy,oh well,id putup fifteen foot walls
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,
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’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.
Had a similar complaint so shorten the fence from 8 to 6. Planted Bamboo - which grew to 18 feet . . . .
Hey stand you should see if you can try out the T66, i love the machine and swear by it!
The way you titled this video really turned people against that woman who was just trying to help you all avoid a city violation for having fence to high. I get people don't like being told what to do, but she was trying to help you avoid being hassled by the government. I rather not have to deal with government much as I can.
Nah people like that need to keep their nose in their face instead of getting into other people's business. Something tells me you struggle with that as well.
The government isn't going around to see if a fence is 'too high'. They would only go check if someone was to complain.
This lady seems like someone who thinks it's Their Job to enforce requirements on anything she didn't like and report them to the government. Be a good person and mind your own business
@@paulharvey1947 building inspectors go out to check someone else property for something and see that fence they can and will report it.
@@troy510 Yeah trying to help your neighbor is such a bad thing. Rural people tend to look out for each other. City folk who lives around ton of people only look out for themselves and have no sense of community.
@@DubhghlasMacDubhghlas I mean if you can't tell the difference between helping out a neighbor and having a nut sticking their fat nose in your business all the time. You're probably that Karen/ gossip neighbor yourself everyone avoids lol. Nuf said.
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.
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.
Did you bury them 4 feet cause of the frost level?
The voices in her head, the voices in her head, only she can hear the voices, the voices in her head...
A privacy fence that isn’t really a privacy fence,wow
She was a Karen for sure! The fence wasn't even close to finished yet and she had to stick her massive nose in. Even though it has nothing to do with her and not her concern at all.
She is not making laws on fence height and has no say in what Stan does with his property. That is a Karen no matter how "polite" she said it. Doesn't matter she could have stayed home and kept to her own business.
Couple questions for ya Stan. How do you prevent those posts from heaving during the Winter when the ground freezes? Second, did you have to obtain a building permit for the fence since that woman voiced concern about it's height? Here in northeastern Vermont, I live on 20 acres of very rural woodland and even then anything larger than a dog house I have to obtain a building permit before breaking ground, then inspected.
You should vote to have that over intrusion of the government removed.
Frost line in Minnesota is 48”. He buried them 48”.
Here where I live, 6ft fences don't require a permit, only those over that.
I doubt he did get one. If he would have he would have known about the restrictions
That’s just ridiculous that you have to get a permit for anything bigger than a dog house. Why not build a barn and put the words “dog house” on it 😂🤣😝
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.
Sometimes you need to tell the nosey neighbors to mind their business and to piss off... 😅😅
If i had a nosey neighbor i would put up 3 or 4 clotheslines then go buy multi colored Jumbo Granny Panties and Giant Bras and hang them outside everyday ... what can the Nosey neighbor do about it NOTHING
Neighbors didn't care. Municipality might have.
does that hook on the end of the boom also clean out the trench as you dig? Looks like it is probably a safety guard as well
It's a safety guard.
I honestly can't believe you haven't moved to some acreage with all that equipment.
That’s a weird fence, you leaving it like that?
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!!!!
Live outside of city limits, NO HOA, NO restrictions. Would not buy otherwise.
Where is this? I have not seen ground that dark in a long time.
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
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.
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.
No decals on the skiddy, stolen?!😂
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.
Nice one Stan. 👍👍🏴🏴
Great attitude, blessings on your fence!!
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."
Add a “hat” to the polls, to prevent rain from getting into the center of the poll. It increases the life of the polls by a lot.
*_F the neighbors. Esp the self-appointed code Enforcment ones._*
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.
At least the neighbours can talk to you.. and not take afence 😉😜. Stay safe 🏴