SPRING-Clean Declutter - Need Help

@Former-Member

Hi @Former-Member - well done, always a good feeling to be making progress and great to reveal some lost treasures. I didn't get rid of anything today but while I've got a full water tank I:

• Washed the car
• Hosed down the driveway to get rid of all the dried mud form the storms last week
• Washed all the windows from the outside
• Pulled out some dead pot plants
• Pruned some trees
• Had a bit of a tidy up in the garage

I hope we all have a productive day tomorrow too.

Thanks @Owlunar I haven't got as far as any further discussions with my neighbour yet.

It's colorbond that she wants, to replace the 45 year old Jarrah fence. I'm in agreement on that, because it's actually the cheapest, most cost-effective replacement option.

No one puts in Jarrah anymore, it's far too expensive - although the only reason that it's lasted so long, is because it was Jarrah.

Jarrah is so hard that termites blunt their beaks on it, when they try to chew it. Termites can only get into it when it's very weathered, or rotten.

What I don't understand is that my neighbour lived in her house since new (45 years), & has not repaired or replaced anything - it's all very run-down, & worn out. Now suddenly she does seem to want to fix or replace things.

Then when I came along, I seemed to be given the bills (& responsibility) for repairing 45 years worth of neglect...

I moved into an old house, I didn't have the pleasure of living in it when it was new (or of having everything new).

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Thanks @Former-Member You've given me some extra confidence (re fence).

Now that you mention it, she said that she is prepared to pay for most of it.

Unless I can somehow be part of the decision making process, & be told exactly what is being done (& see the contract) - I don't think it's fair to expect me to simply pay half of the costs.

Isn't it 2 steps back & one step forward (at least it feels like that)...

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Well the cheapes quote for a new fence (colorbond) that my neigbour got - came in at nearly $5000.

That was quite a shock, $2000 more than what I thought was possible.

I've made it clear to my neighbour that I cannot come up with half of that ($2500).

She seems okay with that, but she wants to go right ahead with it (on Monday).

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