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Neighborly pretty revenge.

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Our neighbors and I share a common fence, though it’s entirely on our property. It was wire and old, offering no privacy between us. Now, we have a pretty good relationship, but sometimes I just want to garden without their kids bugging me.

For some reason, the other sides of their yard and our yard have wooden fences of different designs. When we got together to discuss the fence, we decided to build the fence with their wooden design since it would be cheaper by $500. Also, the husband is a little OCD and wants a perfect backyard whereas we don’t care that much. We were going to go in halfsies with them, but it still would cost $2,000 a piece.

The company had time to set the posts, but had other jobs to complete said they would come back in a few months. Not a big deal since we could keep the wire fence up. The night the posts were set, our neighbors approached us sheepishly and admitted they could not afford their half at all. They had a sob story which we accepted and let them know not to worry about it. We could cover another $2,000.

About two weeks ago, we noticed our neighbors meeting with a construction crew. I asked the wife what was going on and she excitedly explained how they were building a new patio with outdoor kitchen and pergola. I said it was convenient they had the money for this, but not the fence and she just shrugged and said since the fence was on our property, it was our responsibility.

I went into my house, called up the fence company (who were coming by in a few days) and said we had changed our minds about the fence design. We were happy to pay the extra $500 to match our current fence.

The fence was finished and it looks great. Within hours the husband was knocking on our door asking why we had changed the design. I said that while we were getting the cash together, we found an extra $500 for the more decorative design. I said since the fence was our responsibility, we wanted to make it look the best. He was pissed and left quickly. I didn’t even get a chance to tell him we are getting the entire fence stained dark grey next week. It might clash with his red cedar, but after all…it’s our fence and needs protection from the elements.

TL/DR; Neighbors backed out on a deal to build a shared fence. We built what suited us just to annoy them.