Bombdirt Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Okay guys, I need a few suggestions here. I live in a residential area, and I have a problem with people walking through my yard. There's a half-dozen or so dudes who live around here and walk behind my garage, using it as a shortcut to get from street to street to avoid the horrible inconvenience of going another 100 feet to the intersection. The open area they go through is probably 4-5 feet wide, and I was thinking of putting up a little fence or maybe a bush to block that spot off. The soil there is kind of rocky though, so it may be a pain in the ass to dig. There's a little bit of vegetation there but people just push right through it. Here's a picture of the spot: Anyway, if you guys have any thoughts on what I could put there I would like to hear them. I thought about doing something underhanded like tripwire or landmines but I don't want any of the neighborhood kids to get hurt. I don't give a sh*t if kids go through there, but grown-ass adults should know better. And yes, I know this is a petty issue to worry about in the grand scheme of things, but all the traffic messes up my grass and it pisses my wife off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe the Breadman Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Not to sound wrong but get a real dog....one that will make people absolutely stop this cut thru...people here in Texas would come unglued if strangers were cutting thru their property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 That would drive me absolutely insane, tbh. I like the dog idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbatesman Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 I don’t have any suggestions, but I just wanted to say that this is not at all a petty issue to worry about. **** those people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleckineau Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Fencing it off is the reasonable fix. No trespassing / private property sign. If they are doing it at night add some motion sensor bright lighting and or alarm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPitch Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Easy. A fence section. Looks about 8 ft wide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombdirt Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Joe the Breadman said: Not to sound wrong but get a real dog....one that will make people absolutely stop this cut thru...people here in Texas would come unglued if strangers were cutting thru their property. 1 hour ago, T0mShane said: That would drive me absolutely insane, tbh. I like the dog idea. I would like to get another dog, but the wife would murder me in my sleep with a rusty bayonet if I brought another one home. And my basset hound is a raging pussy who doesn't scare anybody. He spends the bulk of his time inside sleeping and lamenting the loss of his balls anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Why not add onto the fence in the picture and attach the fence to the garage or a few lengths of barb-wire. No trespassing signs, some large landscape boulders pictured below if you like the open look. Society and people suck thats the bottom line no one should have to do this. In my neighborhood a new family moved in with 3 kids I have never picked up so much litter in my life, candy wrappers, soda cans,dorito snack bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 11 minutes ago, Bombdirt said: I would like to get another dog, but the wife would murder me in my sleep with a rusty bayonet if I brought another one home. And my basset hound is a raging pussy who doesn't scare anybody. He spends the bulk of his time inside sleeping and lamenting the loss of his balls anyway. I had a similar circumstance some years ago when I was renting a house in a rural part of Dutchess County. I’d be sitting in the living room and two pickup trucks would come rolling up the driveway and park on the lawn near the tree line. Turns out, the owner of the house I was renting would let his hillbilly buddies park there during hunting season while they were out in the woods hunting deer. For the rest of the time I lived here, I would park my car all the way at the bottom of the driveway so they couldn’t get up it. I’m also a huge pussy who didn’t want to get raped, Deliverance style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 19 minutes ago, T0mShane said: I’m also a huge pussy who didn’t want to get raped, Deliverance style. Nice you admit and it, and I find it hard to believe that you wouldn't enjoy that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 3 hours ago, Bombdirt said: Okay guys, I need a few suggestions here. I live in a residential area, and I have a problem with people walking through my yard. There's a half-dozen or so dudes who live around here and walk behind my garage, using it as a shortcut to get from street to street to avoid the horrible inconvenience of going another 100 feet to the intersection. The open area they go through is probably 4-5 feet wide, and I was thinking of putting up a little fence or maybe a bush to block that spot off. The soil there is kind of rocky though, so it may be a pain in the ass to dig. There's a little bit of vegetation there but people just push right through it. Here's a picture of the spot: Anyway, if you guys have any thoughts on what I could put there I would like to hear them. I thought about doing something underhanded like tripwire or landmines but I don't want any of the neighborhood kids to get hurt. I don't give a sh*t if kids go through there, but grown-ass adults should know better. And yes, I know this is a petty issue to worry about in the grand scheme of things, but all the traffic messes up my grass and it pisses my wife off. Put a shed there. Put a couple motion sensor lights on it. Problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Claw Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Sit out there a few evenings with a bottle of gin and a shotgun. Or just extend the fence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 A bush won't help. I'd go with a fence. Run it from the corner of the garage to the post on that other fence. Just make it high enough. Minimal cost . If you were here in Buffalo I'd help you with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 1 hour ago, joewilly12 said: Nice you admit and it, and I find it hard to believe that you wouldn't enjoy that. Just wondering what ever became of that kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 6 minutes ago, Thai Jet said: Just wondering what ever became of that kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 A fence with even fake cameras Where I work we caught a guy putting appliances in our dumpster on camera and the cops said since there wasn't a no trespassing sign they wouldn't do anything so a no trespassing sign to boot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Larz said: A fence with even fake cameras Where I work we caught a guy putting appliances in our dumpster on camera and the cops said since there wasn't a no trespassing sign they wouldn't do anything so a no trespassing sign to boot Interesting my property backs to woods and an elementary school, one day I come home from work and find kids in my yard so I hollar at them and chase them out we have a gate since my kids went to the school. I called the police and they said the same damn thing well you don't have a NO TRESPASSING sign. So I put lock on the gate and a posted a NO TRESPASSING sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetswin Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 add more forsythia bushes (which may or may not be the bush to the right) it grow like a weed and has nice yellow flowers in the spring, you can shape it however you like height and widthwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetrider Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 I'd put a solid wall (probably stone) if you don't need access there yourself. A solid wall will block your view of the bare dirt path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 What was the decision? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombdirt Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 4 hours ago, joewilly12 said: What was the decision? Not 100 percent sure yet but I think we're going with a fence/bush combination. I may get fancy and add a fake security camera. I'll post pics when I finish... but with the way I procrastinate doing projects, that may be a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Good luck. If you're going to add a bush make it something with thorns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman10023 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 On 4/29/2018 at 9:07 PM, joewilly12 said: Interesting my property backs to woods and an elementary school, one day I come home from work and find kids in my yard so I hollar at them and chase them out we have a gate since my kids went to the school. I called the police and they said the same damn thing well you don't have a NO TRESPASSING sign. So I put lock on the gate and a posted a NO TRESPASSING sign. I think kids playing in a yard near a elementary school is kind of expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetrider Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 On April 29, 2018 at 6:07 PM, joewilly12 said: Interesting my property backs to woods and an elementary school, one day I come home from work and find kids in my yard so I hollar at them and chase them out we have a gate since my kids went to the school. I called the police and they said the same damn thing well you don't have a NO TRESPASSING sign. So I put lock on the gate and a posted a NO TRESPASSING sign. The sign also protects you legally if someone trips in the dark or something and gets injured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallinPB Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Grab a seat, beer and a gun and wait at that spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachEY Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 On 4/29/2018 at 2:36 PM, Bombdirt said: Okay guys, I need a few suggestions here. I live in a residential area, and I have a problem with people walking through my yard. There's a half-dozen or so dudes who live around here and walk behind my garage, using it as a shortcut to get from street to street to avoid the horrible inconvenience of going another 100 feet to the intersection. The open area they go through is probably 4-5 feet wide, and I was thinking of putting up a little fence or maybe a bush to block that spot off. The soil there is kind of rocky though, so it may be a pain in the ass to dig. There's a little bit of vegetation there but people just push right through it. Here's a picture of the spot: Anyway, if you guys have any thoughts on what I could put there I would like to hear them. I thought about doing something underhanded like tripwire or landmines but I don't want any of the neighborhood kids to get hurt. I don't give a sh*t if kids go through there, but grown-ass adults should know better. And yes, I know this is a petty issue to worry about in the grand scheme of things, but all the traffic messes up my grass and it pisses my wife off. You're welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 17 hours ago, batman10023 said: I think kids playing in a yard near a elementary school is kind of expected. No not really there is a heavily wooded area that separates homes and the school maybe 50 feet my yard is fenced in and the children opened the gate and trespassed into my yard. Been living here for 25 years and this is the first time this has happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman10023 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 20 minutes ago, joewilly12 said: No not really there is a heavily wooded area that separates homes and the school maybe 50 feet my yard is fenced in and the children opened the gate and trespassed into my yard. Been living here for 25 years and this is the first time this has happened. oh i thought you were talking about kids walking thru your yard. if it's fenced in that is a different story. we have a cranky old man as a neighbor - my kids hate him as he complains all the time about noise in the hallway. his wife is very sick so i am not allowed to say anything back to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 30 minutes ago, batman10023 said: oh i thought you were talking about kids walking thru your yard. if it's fenced in that is a different story. we have a cranky old man as a neighbor - my kids hate him as he complains all the time about noise in the hallway. his wife is very sick so i am not allowed to say anything back to him. Im not a cranky old man just don't like people trespassing on my property and then being told I have to post NO TRESPASSING signs when the yard is fenced....I opted to put a lock on the gate first time in 25 years......sad part is I own 20 feet into that woods but we weren't allowed to put a fence because of the water runoff that flows back there during heavy rains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPitch Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 If you go the fence route... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to but the metal insta gate kit at home depot. 47 bucks each kit comes with all ahrdwar soooooo easy, no sagging just put the wood on for show. The metal is the actual gate. Its stronger, easier and cheaper than any wood gate u can build. Just cement in 2 posts, install the 2 gate kits and add the wood as you like. 200 bucks might do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 With or without a fence, don't forget an appropriate sign: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman10023 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 My neighbor said I killed her leylands by trimming them too short. They were on my property after growing. What a disaster. She removed them and planted new trees but wants me to pay 2500 bucks to split the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, batman10023 said: My neighbor said I killed her leylands by trimming them too short. They were on my property after growing. What a disaster. She removed them and planted new trees but wants me to pay 2500 bucks to split the cost. Tell her no way to pound salt and threaten to take her to see Judge Judy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman10023 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Just now, joewilly12 said: Tell her no way to pound salt and threaten to take her to see Judge Judy. If I lose it’s going to be more than 2500 and a lot of time. But I shouldn’t lose but most likely Jussie says split it 50/50. It was on my side. I hate dealing with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman10023 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Ina no win situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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