What an A-hole. Guess he can't afford a saw.
And those damn screws.
Perhaps the neighbor is just going for a taller fence... Over time.
Yes the screw length would be a big concern.
this post was submitted on 23 Nov 2024
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As someone with buck teeth, I see no issue.
So they have a hammer but no saw
Why do you even care?
Presumably the fence runs between their property so they have to see it every day. Also those exposed nails could be hazardous to pets or children.
It's also pretty trivial to cut the boards to length and use appropriate fasteners. Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but I suspect this kind of carelessness is present in other parts of the neighbor's life. They've probably gotten on OP's nerves before.
Get your bolt cutters out and solve the nail problem. Apart from that, it’s meh.
But in 20 short years at least the color will match!
What screws?
Yeah, Id be going back out there with a hammer and poking those nails back through the board just enough to make it flush. let the neighbor loose an eye if they want to half ass that.
nail edit
All I see is a dude who had a limited amount of fucks to give.
Looks life a shared fence. Maybe you should have offered to help instead of making this post.
It looks like there's also a fence in the foreground and maybe a pathway inbetween, so I don't think it's a shared fence.
Maybe that was the deal, op puts up the posts and the neighbor puts up the planks
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Maybe he is slowly upgrading it to a taller fence. Only 328 more to go.
I was just talking to someone who wants to replace their fence. Planks are expensive right now so he is as saying he would do it this way haha
I wish I was lucky enough to be a homeowner complaining about 2 mismatched fenceposts
The 3 inch nails protruding through the rails are much more complaint-worthy than the too-tall pickets.
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I don't know if you meant for it to come off this way or not, but to me it reads like you're saying people who own homes shouldn't complain about small things. Someone else always has it worse. That doesn't mean those who are better off have no right to complain about things that annoy them (especially on the community made for complaining about mildly infuriating things).
I think it's the fact OP is calling their neighbor an asshole for fixing their fence in a less than perfect way that really irked me. I get annoyed when privileged people want to play the victim; it's something I know I should work on, but right now it's a part of my character.
I get you. Until I noticed the spiked aspect of the new boards I didn’t see the problem. A repaired fence > unrepaired fence. I think it’s great.
Check where you are, because come on, that's the whole point of this community
Wait, are we in mildyinfuriatinghomeownerproblems?
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Good news is that many landlords excel at this level of craftsmanship.
I also wish the same for us both. But I'd like to remind you, people who rent can also find themselves complaining about the neighbour's mismatched fenceposts
Simple red marker.
Probably needs to do that on the other side
This was well done, the attention to detail with the poorly edited nails is really funny.
The other side at the bottom would be easier (one cut no angles)
Better
It's not just the posts. The neighbor used nails that are way too long. IMO that's a safety hazard.
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Grab the nail heads with a pliers and push them out a little every week or so
or just cut the exposed part of the nails using an oscillating tool? No need to be petty.
What's the point of living if I can't be petty?
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I have suspicion that you guys don't like each other.
I imagine that's still their property, given the fence in the foreground, but those screws sticking out could have been a great slip-and-fall style multi-million dollar lawsuit my just cutting yourself a little with a "rusty" screw. My building HOA got sued for less before I moved in, and insurance just caves without checking if it's legit since that can just up the premiums.
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