Fence line elevation change by neighbors yard. Need advice

[NastyNate]

So I have this old crappy fence Ive been waiting to replace for some time. We held off till our pool was built and I installed my new sprinkler lines. Our side of the fence has always been a little higher (3-4 inches)and held in place by our sod and landscaping. As you can see now that its all gone after all of the construction there really isnt much besides the fence holding it in place. It looks a little exaggerated on my side (LEFT) because of all the newly dug up soil. However on their side their dogs that bark and dig all day long have made this huge 1 ft difference in height between the 2 sides. When I got to put a new fence I know im going to run into problems because of this. With all the problems ive had with them and their dogs I doubt they are going to bother filling in that area. What options do I have to help fix this with minimal materials involved. The area is 20 ft long and 3 ft wide.

 

[Kaizen]

Put it how you want. I’d put it higher to hide their fence. Fill in under with glass and rocks and barbed wire.
Seriously I’d sink rebar or something in the ground so the dogs don’t come through. Sad they don’t do anything. Even a few pt 2x10s on their side would stop it.


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[PCustoms]

Can you get a better picture?

Where is the property line?

From what I can see their lot looks pretty level up the the fence, then your lot slopes up. Almost like the grade issue is on your side....

 

[gayler]

What kind of fence are you putting in? How about a concrete footing under fence?

 

[LS6 Tommy]

IDK where you are, but in NJ, the fence has to be inset from the property lines. There would be a "no man's land" in betweem and all the dog damage would be on the inside of the dog owner's fence. Oh, the "nice" side of the fence has to face out , too.

Tommy

 

[brownbagg]

i have seen people do retaining walls with wood fence on top of those

 

[Leterbuck1980]

See if you can get a hold of post on pipe. These are 4x4 cedar posts that have a galvanized pipe inside, then you could set these a little higher and form a small amount of concrete to be a pseudo wall of sorts. Would be pretty simple to frame, couple of 2x6s or 2x8s, and being its not structural you could go 4 to 6 inch wide. If you want to replace it down the road, 5 to 10 years, use pressure treated 2x10 like someone else mentioned. Just remember pressure treated still rots out in time.

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[niget2002]

i have seen people do retaining walls with wood fence on top of those

This is what we did.

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[rsanter]

i have seen people do retaining walls with wood fence on top of those

This was my though as well.
I would imagine if you want to be cheap, like I would be thinking.....

I would space and set my posts using steel pipe. I would pour a footer and before the concrete dries I would lay a coarse or cinder blocks. The posts would have to be placed with spacing so they come up through the cinder blocks.
Once the concrete is dried I would lay another coarse of cinder block and fill the voids with concrete. When dry I would cap the top and build the fence.

Could be made to look very nice without the cost of a mason

 

[pcmeiners]

"i have seen people do retaining walls with wood fence on top of those "

Unless property laws are different than NY, if a property owners ground level is higher, they are responsible for a retaining wall on their side, just saying.

 

[dreamingmuscle]

Dig a small trench a bury rabbit or chicken wire then build to suit you. Shoot a small 2 foot wide piece laid flat under the fence maybe a inch to a couple inches will stop them in their tracks

A little pepper where they are digging will slow them down alot.

 

[p00p]

toss down a lot soil blended with pepper & pour in a ratwall.