House Digest on MSN

'You Want It Fixed, You Pay' – What To Do When A Neighbor Won't Pay For A Shared Fence

A shared fence may become a source of contention when it needs repair or replacement. Depending on the situation, there are ...
Hosted on MSN

Can You Paint Your Side Of Your Neighbor's Fence? Here's What To Know.

The saying "good fences make good neighbors" is only true when both sides can agree on how to paint it. Without that, fences can easily become a point of bickering. In extreme cases, they can even ...
TwistedSifter on MSN

Homeowner Wants To Fence Their Yard To Protect Their Kids, But The Neighbor Says Her Dog Has “Grandfathered In” Privileges To The Yard

The old fence was kind of a hodgepodge of different types of fences that were falling apart. We wanted to have something more ...
The Gazette

Money & the Law: Good fences don't always make good neighbors

There’s an old saying — good fences make good neighbors. However, this is not always true. Take, for example, the case of Cronk v. Bowers, decided by the Colorado Court of Appeals in July. The facts ...
inforum

Beef Talk: Good fences make good neighbors

There is a centuries-old saying: "Good fences make good neighbors." In his 1914 poem "Mending Wall," Robert Frost twice uses this saying as two neighbors set about mending a wall, which we would today ...
Yahoo

6 Unspoken Fence Etiquette Rules You Should Follow to Be a Good Neighbor

If you share a backyard fence with neighbors, you know the rules around them can be a bit murky. Is it OK to paint your side of the fence, even if you aren't the owner? Do you have to let your ...
Richmond BizSense

Local fence company Good Neighbor expanding to Hampton Roads

The expansion comes as the son of the company's founder recently joined its ranks. "It makes me feel good to run this ...
New Haven Independent

Tasteful Picket Fence Makes Good Neighbors

The great picket fence battle of City Point has ended with a $15,000 compromise. John Izzo, the fence man of City Point, was back at the Historic District Commission Wednesday night in search of ...
The Washington Post

Good fences make good neighbors -- especially after you install a gate

The house we used to live in is for sale on the Hill. For almost $1.4 million, according to the Web site. We paid $55,000 in 1971, when Capitol Hill was a neighborhood much in transition, and Eighth ...
WSPA

Good Neighbor Fence Expands Into Northern Virginia Market, Including Fredericksburg and Surrounding Areas

RICHMOND, VA, UNITED STATES, June 2, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Good Neighbor Fence, a family-owned business serving the Greater Richmond area since 2006, is pleased ...
Daily Journal

Good fences make good neighbors

Lots of ways to get gardeners riled up, mostly over stuff that we all agree to disagree on, including which way a fence is supposed to face. Or if you should have a fence at all. Sure, we often need ...