Timeline for Filling post holes where fence was removed - suburban backyard environment
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| Jun 15, 2020 at 0:55 | comment | added | Joe Phillips | The holes are about 18" deep (max), and about 2' across Not big enough or deep enough for trees. Their contractor left only the sound of his trunk slamming as he drove away. The new fence is about 2 inches back from the old one. It is a pretty small project - 5 holes, about 35' total length. I will see if I can add a photo. | |
| Jun 13, 2020 at 23:42 | comment | added | Criggie | Do you want trees? Cos this sounds like an excellent head start on planting some trees. | |
| Jun 13, 2020 at 17:35 | comment | added | Hot Licks | I'd fill the gravel up to about 6-8" inches of the top, then the topsoil. And there's no harm in seeding it right away. Yes, you will need more later (and probably more soil), but it helps to get it started. | |
| Jun 13, 2020 at 1:59 | comment | added | jsotola | i think that the contractor and your neighbor could be legally liable if a child falls into the empty post hole ... the hole could also get filled with water and that would create a drowning hazzard | |
| Jun 13, 2020 at 0:50 | comment | added | Makyen | As @MonkeyZeus mentioned, you need to address this with your neighbor, because you require their permission to fill-in holes on their property. This doesn't have to be a big thing between you two. It can easily be just you going over to their place, knocking on the door an saying something very similar to what MonkeyZeus has suggested (e.g "Hi, I like your new fence. It looks great. Unfortunately, the contractor didn't fill-in the holes from the old fence. Do you mind if I fill them in with dirt?"), but something must be done so you have their permission to fill the holes. | |
| Jun 12, 2020 at 21:58 | comment | added | Robbie Goodwin | It clearly matters that the new fence is further from the property line than the old one… What else matters to you? | |
| Jun 12, 2020 at 12:33 | comment | added | MonkeyZeus | How far away is the new fence from the old holes? I would imagine there's some available dirt laying around from the new holes? Before moving forward with doing unrequested work to someone else's property I would stop by the neighbors house and simply say "Hi, I see you've had a new fence put in but it looks like the contractor left the old holes unburied. Would it be alright with you if I filled them in?" Hopefully the neighbor had the new hole dirt placed in a convenient pile that you can transfer to a wheelbarrow. | |
| Jun 12, 2020 at 12:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackDIY/status/1271411992188903424 | ||
| Jun 12, 2020 at 11:57 | comment | added | FreeMan | Great attitude, @JoePhillips! Love to hear people doing that, thank you. | |
| Jun 12, 2020 at 9:28 | answer | added | user118367 | timeline score: 8 | |
| Jun 12, 2020 at 8:51 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Jun 12, 2020 at 4:35 | comment | added | Joe Phillips | Yes, really their issue, or at least their contractor. Left a mess. But they are elderly and I can take carer of it, so I am not going to make an issue out of it. | |
| Jun 12, 2020 at 2:09 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | Was their fence on your property before? This seems like it should be their problem to solve, not yours. | |
| Jun 12, 2020 at 1:13 | answer | added | Jim Stewart | timeline score: 29 | |
| Jun 12, 2020 at 0:47 | history | asked | Joe Phillips | CC BY-SA 4.0 |