Over the last 5 years my dad's neighbour has landscaped his garden. The garden was on a slope at the back but he has stepped it with different levels, lots of nice porcelain slabs, stones etc. He has put up a new boundary fence between him and my dad. So all looks great from his side.
However
My dad's driveway is getting a permanent run off of water coming from the neighbour, it appears through some earth on my dad's side of one of the posts and then runs onto his driveway which is long and on a slope and flows down to the pavement. Not only is unsightly but it also leads to staining, algae etc. My dad is 94 and doesnt want any hassles and I havent even told him of this issue.
The obvious starting point is to speak to the neighbour (but then my dad will know) but what has gone wrong here, is neighbour legally obliged to have looked after his water run off (I am sure its not been done out of malice). His slabs etc seem to be supported basically by the fence and fence posts as opposed to a supporting wall or anything.
I could possibly look to see if there was a way of directing the flow but as its just effectively seeping through the ground, if I put up a barrier on our side it will then find somewhere else to seep through?
Thoughts?
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You have to say to the neighbour to fix it. Fence used as barrier is a problem as it will rot and matters will be a lot worse down the line.
Presumably they employed a contractor, so he can face the issue of getting them back or pay somebody new.
Last edited by: Falkirk Bairn on Thu 12 Mar 26 at 11:22
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Pretty sure it was all DIY over the last 5 years.
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If there is an area of soil between the fence and the drive and it slopes downhill to the road, then dig out, install perforated drainage pipe and back fill with gravel. Who pays is up for discussion, but it shouldn't be your dad.
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I think it all hinges on the state of relations with the neighbour. He has caused a (presumably unintended) nuisance which he should be prepared to rectify. A covered drain towards the road sounds feasible, and if the neighbour is unwilling to pay all, perhaps a 50/50 would be acceptable ?
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Neigbour drainage issue - Falkirk Bairn
