Building a fence between a brick wall

[markymark1234567]

Hi guys n gals, I asked this on another page and never got a real answer so maybe might get better help here.
I have had a brick wall built at the bottom of my garden and i am putting a fence up between the brick pillars.
What i am wanting to know is, can i put the supports/ rails facing out over so i can see the good side or does it have to be the other way.
For example say me neighbour put a new fence up then I was under the impression I had to see the good side and they had to see the railings/ supports. If you see what i mean.

 

[imamartian]

Hi guys n gals, I asked this on another page and never got a real answer so maybe might get better help here.
I have had a brick wall built at the bottom of my garden and i am putting a fence up between the brick pillars.
What i am wanting to know is, can i put the supports/ rails facing out over so i can see the good side or does it have to be the other way.
For example say me neighbour put a new fence up then I was under the impression I had to see the good side and they had to see the railings/ supports. If you see what i mean.

well i'm not a pro, but as far as i understand... if it's your boundary... (if it's not, why would you be fencing it?) you must install the fencing with the better side to you neighbour. But whether that's an actual law? i don't know - i think it is... and why they can't design fencing with equally good sides is lost on me. But i think it's about neighbourly respect.

 

[markymark1234567]

Cheers mate, the actual bit I want to fence is not into a neighbours garden it actually faces a walk way so i'm unsure myself about the laws.
Any one else can help me?

 

[imamartian]

Cheers mate, the actual bit I want to fence is not into a neighbours garden it actually faces a walk way so i'm unsure myself about the laws.
Any one else can help me?

a walk way? you mean a public foot path? if it is i suspect you can do what you like as long as it's not going to cause an injury to a member of the public.

 

[markymark1234567]

yea it is a public footfath, cheers

 

[ColJack]

you mention rails? these will make climbing over your fence so much easier for the robbers, nice of you to put them on the outside for them..

 

[WabbitPoo]

Its just a convention, not a rule. Do what you want to do, and for once, I agree with ColJack - rails on the outside would be A Bad Idea[/code]

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Hi guys n gals, I asked this on another page and never got a real answer

You asked a question and it was answered.

 

[HERTS P&D]

If you are using feather edge fencing then the vertical fence slates go on the outer side to stop people climbing overt. The aris rails are on your side.

Andy

 

[markymark1234567]

let people climb over I have 2 40 kilo rottweilers the other side of it

 

[sotal]

I had the same dilemma with a fence of ours which backs a field with public access.

I ended up putting the nice side facing in - why should I have to look at the ugly side?

As for making it easier for robbers to climb, then surely putting it the other way simply makes it easier for robbers to escape??? I'd have thought the robbers would be in more of a rush to escape rather than getting in? So I wouldn't take too much notice of that. Also it'd be much easier to just walk round to the road and walk straight down to the house then you haven't got to jump any fences

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

You can get over a 6ft fence with or without rails.