separating front yards

1. How do you separate front yards?
2. How do you separate yards without a fence?
3. How can I make my front yard more private?
4. How do I keep neighbors out of my yard?
5. What can you plant on property lines?
6. How do you split a driveway?
7. What type of fence adds to property value?
8. Can I put a fence around my front yard?
9. How much does it cost to fence in a yard?
10. How can I make my front yard useful?
11. Is your front yard public property?
12. Is it illegal to have a garden in your front yard?
13. Can I put a sign in my yard about my neighbor?
14. Is walking through someone's yard trespassing?
15. How do I block out my Neighbours noise?
16. Can I sue my neighbor if his dead tree falls on my house?
17. Can my Neighbour paint my fence on his side?
18. Do I have to cut my hedge on my neighbor's side?
19. Does a shared driveway decrease property value?
20. How close can a fence be to a driveway?
21. What is a shared driveway called?

How do you separate front yards?

Natural and Shaped Hedges

Hedges are an elegant and effective way to separate your front lawn from your neighbors. Though they require maintaining, hedges can look beautiful when planted in your yard. They can even help cut down on noise if you have loud neighbors by providing a bit of a buffer between your homes.

How do you separate yards without a fence?

Fill the corners. An easy way to break up the yard's edges without creating Fort Knox is to add in planting beds at the corners. You can go high in the back center and then step lower on the sides. This helps define the yard without needing to invest in a fence.

How can I make my front yard more private?

The most obvious -- and fastest -- way of creating privacy is to put up a fence. Fences help keep your neighbors from seeing into your yard. They also provide a sense of enclosure and safety, making them a perfect option if you have children: Fences keep kids in and strangers -- or animals, such as dogs -- out.

How do I keep neighbors out of my yard?

Create a barrier

When running into issues with a neighbor trespassing on your property, you can place a barrier of sorts to ensure they cannot access your property. This could be a strong fence of wood, stone or metal, or shrubbery to provide privacy.

What can you plant on property lines?

In addition to shrubs and ornamental grasses, a popular plant choice in landscaping property lines is trees. Not only can trees offer privacy, but they can also form windbreaks. If you live in a windy area, planting a windbreak on your boundary may be eminently practical.

How do you split a driveway?

Fencing. One option for dividing property lines down a shared driveway is to install chain link fencing. A chain link fence is a relatively inexpensive fence to have installed, and can readily be placed over asphalt. Asphalt is soft enough to allow fence posts to be sunk into the driveway.

What type of fence adds to property value?

The materials from which a fence is made can have a substantial effect on a property's resale value. Cast iron, polyvinyl, and wooden fences can often bring an ROI (return on investment) of 50% or more when the home is sold.

Can I put a fence around my front yard?

Although most locations allow fences in residential zones, you will want to review the code to confirm that front yard fences are in fact allowed in your neighborhood. If they are not allowed, your neighbor may be required to remove any fence he constructs and pay a fine.

How much does it cost to fence in a yard?

Fence installation costs $1,500 to $3,000 for an average yard with most homeowners spending about $1,800. New fencing costs $5 to $16 per linear foot, or about $2,016 to $9,011 for 1 acre. Prices depend on the type of fence materials used and the length and height of the fence.

How can I make my front yard useful?

12 simple front yard landscaping ideas that can add serious curb appeal

1. Add rock features. ...
2. Add lighting. ...
3. Upgrade a bed border. ...
4. Plant ground cover to hide unsightly areas. ...
5. Plant perennial shrubs in front of your house. ...
6. Make a garden bed around your mailbox. ...
7. Haul out old mulch and refresh. ...
8. Build a flower bed around a tree.

Is your front yard public property?

It depends on your property lines. Generally, you own your front yard up to the curb. Your front yard isn't “partially public” unless there's a sidewalk on it.

Is it illegal to have a garden in your front yard?

Gardening structures like hoop houses and greenhouses less than 400 square feet will be allowed without a permit. Sometimes a front yard is the only option for home gardeners who don't have a back yard or have one that doesn't get enough sun. Or, people may simply prefer to grow food instead of grass.

Can I put a sign in my yard about my neighbor?

You can absolutely put a sign in your yard about your neighbor without any issues in most cases. However, if you live in a community with a Homeowners Association, this may be considered harassment and you could be fined for violating HOA rules.

Is walking through someone's yard trespassing?

Technically it is trespass, but generally is not something you can prosecute. Certainly the police are not going to stake out your house, waiting for someone to walk across your lawn so they can issue a ticket. ... Technically it is trespass, but generally is not something you can prosecute.

How do I block out my Neighbours noise?

The most common method to soundproof ceilings against noisy neighbours is to increase the mass and separation of the ceiling. Using acoustic insulation, soundbreraker bars and soundproof boards will effectively soundproof your ceilings from noisy neighbours.

Can I sue my neighbor if his dead tree falls on my house?

You could be held liable if your tree was dying or already dead before it fell on your neighbor's property, and you did nothing to prevent property damage. In this case, your insurance carrier would have to cover the repairs.

Can my Neighbour paint my fence on his side?

Your neighbour shouldn't trespass on your property to paint his fence, although (unfortunately) there's not really a legal remedy for one-off trespasses. If your neighbour needs access, he could apply to the County Court for an access order under the Access to Neighbouring Land act.

Do I have to cut my hedge on my neighbor's side?

Trees or hedges overhanging your property.

If a neighbour's tree or hedge is growing over into your garden, you cannot make them cut it back. However, you do have the right to remove overgrowing branches yourself, but only back to the common boundary. Any cuttings must be offered back to the tree or hedge owner.

Does a shared driveway decrease property value?

When it needs paved, or something obstructs it, what exists to be sure that it's spelled out how costs will be shared or managed. Never the less, as long as the driveway is legally recorded, and it's clear you're allowed to use it for ingress and egress the it shouldn't effect property value.

How close can a fence be to a driveway?

Your jurisdiction may have laws about how far back a fence needs to be set on your property, which is typically 2, 4, 6 or 8 inches from the property line. Other areas will allow you to go right up to the property line.

What is a shared driveway called?

Some people refer to a shared driveway as a “common driveway,” but it has a legal definition. Almost all shared driveways are “appurtenant easements,” or rights to “exercise a limited form of ownership or possession of the property of another individual,” real estate lawyers say.