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rosie1959 Fri 13-May-22 12:50:14

The house behind us has gravelled the bottom of their garden without bothering to add kerbstones to keep it in. I have only been outside 10 mins and have filled one large bucket full out of my flower beds.
As the gravel belongs to them do I return it by the bucketful or a bit at a time shouting fore as I chuck it back
Going to have to work out a way of stopping it coming through or gravel my flower beds as well.
Why don’t people think it’s our fence and it’s quite an expensive one but the gravel is pushing the bottom boards away
Any ideas ?

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Casdon Fri 13-May-22 12:59:17

It will stop the wood rotting on the bottom of the fence, so I’d be inclined to leave it to come through and sit under the fence, it will find its own level quite quickly.

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rosie1959 Fri 13-May-22 13:09:30

Casdon

It will stop the wood rotting on the bottom of the fence, so I’d be inclined to leave it to come through and sit under the fence, it will find its own level quite quickly.

Unfortunately it's not as our garden must be lower and the gravel is creeping across my border as far as my grass in some places so I have one very stoney border

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Luckygirl3 Fri 13-May-22 13:36:04

Why do you not tell them and see if between you you can devise a way of stopping it encroaching?

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rosie1959 Fri 13-May-22 13:39:56

Luckygirl3

Why do you not tell them and see if between you you can devise a way of stopping it encroaching?

I will do I have only just noticed how bad it has got this morning.

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Esspee Fri 13-May-22 13:48:41

I would visit them voicing concern that the gravel they have paid for is migrating. They can purchase and install gravel boards to contain it.
I would not be returning it. Suggest they come and collect it.

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merlotgran Fri 13-May-22 13:48:51

I take it your fence is not a solid one?

You could try putting a board along the bottom of the fence or, if the gravel is quite small, you could just leave it and incorporate it into your border.

Gravel is good for drainage and as a mulch to conserve moisture. Once it settles down next door you won’t have much coming through the fence.

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rosie1959 Fri 13-May-22 14:03:24

merlotgran

I take it your fence is not a solid one?

You could try putting a board along the bottom of the fence or, if the gravel is quite small, you could just leave it and incorporate it into your border.

Gravel is good for drainage and as a mulch to conserve moisture. Once it settles down next door you won’t have much coming through the fence.

It is a solid wooden fence with running boards along the bottom but the gravel has still managed to get through
They are the neibours at the bottom of my garden think the gravel was put down last summer but unfortunately it's just getting worse

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