I begged my neighbours to build a taller fence for months – I think their latest move is ‘passive aggressive'
That's why one woman was forced to send hints to her
next
door neighbour to get the job done.
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The neighbours began to make their own fence once Emma added bamboo planters
Credit: TikTok / @emmasallotmentdiaries
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Emma thought their DIY fence was a bit passive aggressive
Credit: TikTok / @emmasallotmentdiaries
Taking to TikTok,
neighbours
had always said a taller fence was out of the question.
That's when she took matters into her own hands and added planters with bamboo screening to sort out the problem herself.
"They've always refused to build a taller fence, so I put a planter up and some bamboo screening. Suddenly… a fence is being built," she explained in the viral video.
"Am I happy? Yes. Does it feel slightly passive aggressive… also yes. Taking it as a win though," she added.
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In the clip, Emma showed off the fence, which divides both gardens.
Because the gardens are on two levels, the lower part of the garden was very overlooked, which is why Emma decided to add the bamboo in a bid to solve the problem.
Bamboo grows incredibly fast, so is often used as a privacy hedge by homeowners.
But Emma's neighbours soon got the message and began to built their own extension on the existing fence.
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After sharing the video, it turns out not everyone agreed Emma's neighbours were being passive aggressive.
One person commented: "I'm building a fence too and hope it wasn't seen as passive aggressive.
I'm being forced to tear down my loft conversion - my neighbours call it a 'monstrosity' but I'm going to fight back
"Theirs is open slats so you can see through, mine is closed so we both get privacy."
A second agreed: "My neighbour did this and our side looks a right mess."
"Your neighbour may have been nagging the other half to get it done and has used your efforts to get them to finally do someone," another joked.
Meanwhile, others said they wished their pesky neighbours would do the same.
"I'm praying mine build theirs ten feet high," one person quipped.
Another said: "We have a massive hedge between us you can barely see through, they still put up a whole 40ft fence their side."
And someone else wrote: "My neighbour ripped out our shared fence and replaced it with a post and rail. We put 6ft panels up."
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
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