My neighbour chainsawed my fence down during privacy row – the council approved my plans but I've taken extreme measures
OF-FENCE My neighbour chainsawed my fence down during privacy row – the council approved my plans but I've taken extreme measures
A WOMAN has been left raging after her neighbour chainsawed her fence down.
Tamsin took to social media to share the nightmare feud she was having with her new next-door neighbour.
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Tamsin Griff was stunned to see her neighbour had sawed down her fence
Credit: TikTok/@tamsingriff
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She decided to take extreme measure to ensure it didn't happen again
Credit: Tiktok/@tamsingriff
In the clip, Tamsin revealed she had just bought her first home and wanted to make the garden more private.
But it seemed her neighbour had other ideas and wanted to keep the tiny 4ft fence that divided their outdoor space.
She said: "When you buy your first house next to a neighbour who doesn't want privacy."
Tamsin revealed that she needed the fence to be taller to make sure her dogs didn't escape.
The council had come over to approve the high fence so she decided to go ahead with it.
She decided to use small wooden panels and kept gaps in between them to ensure it didn't block her neighbour from getting sunlight.
But one day she woke up to find the fence had been chainsawed down.
Fuming over the action, Tamsin quickly installed cameras pointing to her fence before fixing it to ensure her neighbour didn't try it again.
After fixing the fence, Tamsin decided to take extreme measures to warn her neighbour off from doing it again.
While she was nice enough to leave gaps in her fence last time, she decided to take the privilege away and board the fence up.
I hate my new build garden being overlooked so found a 5 METRE privacy fence to block out nosy neighbours for under £30
She added: "As you can see, before we left gaps of light to come through.
"We didn't need to this I was just being nice and it still backfired.
"So it will be boarded up until we can afford someone to build it back up properly."
The clip soon went viral on her TikTok account @tamsingriff with over 400k views.
People were quick to share their thoughts in the comments many claiming they would love a privacy fence from their neighbour.
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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
One person wrote: "Why does the neighbour want to look in your garden???"
Another commented: "My neighbour could build a 20ft fence and I'd be cheering, the higher the better."
"Elderly and chainsaw didn't come together in my mind! Hope it gets resolved and doesn't escalate"," penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: "Imagine getting privacy for free!!!!!! People are weird!"
"Omg I'd be raging!' claimed a fifth
Someone else added: "Every time you get it repaired send her the invoice."
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