 Red GreenPremium
join:2003-01-22
Saint Louis, MO | Never seen this asked here... I live on a corner lot. Lately some idiot has been driving in peoples lawns late a night...I have been hit twice, doing some major damage, including driving through some new plantings I put in last spring. I want to line my yard with something on both street sides the would help prevent this, just not sure what to do. Do I also need so consider the five foot setback? I also have a fire hydrant about 15 feet from the corner I need to take into consideration. It also need to look good.
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 mix
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Utica, MI | Are your property corners clearly marked? Or are you just guessing where they are? Don't even consider settings anything until you know accurately where they are. |
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Red GreenPremium
join:2003-01-22
Saint Louis, MO | Yes, I have a plot plan from when I bought the home that shows the markers.
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guppy_fishPremium
join:2003-12-09
Lakeland, FL
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Whatever you do, keep in mind most city/towns have setbacks from intersections for safety reasons. Before you put in any fencing, check with the building department on what is and isn't allowed |
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mix
join:2002-03-19
Utica, MI | reply to Red Green
You need to go out in your yard and actually find the markers. A map is just that, a map, it's not your physical property line. Just because you have a map that shows them, doesn't mean they are there. If you decide to build a fence or some sort of barrier, your city/town will probably require that you present them a certified land survey of your parcel. A mortgage inspection, architectural plan, or old plat map probably will not suffice. |
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harald
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Columbus, OH
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"In days of old when knights were bold and . . ."
What did you think I was going to say?
They had these nifty little things called caltrops that were basically shaped pieces of metal designed to injure soldier's feet and horses hooves. They were used in Vietnam. Google is your friend, with pictures.
The modern equivalent is the spike strip. Be inventive.
Man, nothing rhymes with caltrop. |
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I'm two driveways off a four lane highway. I'm told by my neighbor that years ago (before I lived here), wrong turn cars would pull into his drive, cut across our yards, and exit by my drive.
My neighbor put in a low row of Holly bushes that developed into a low hedge. No more cut throughs.
If you are on a walking mail delivery route, leave a gap for the mailman.
You also could put in a few security cams. With even a little light from street lights or porch lights, you might get a good enough image to get a license plate. Then bill the ba$tard for your lawn repair, at exorbitant rates of course.
If they won't pay, have them prosecuted for leaving the scene of an accident / vandalism. |
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Red GreenPremium
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Saint Louis, MO | reply to mix
I know where the markers are since I mow over them all the time. Fences are out as the township has an ordinance again any fence going past the house facing a street. I have thought about planting some small shrubs that would only get about three feet tall planted about every six feet, but will have to check for any ordinances on that as well.
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 randavis74 Challenger 440 4bbl
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Blue Springs, MO | reply to harald
said by harald: the spike strip. Be inventive.
+1
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mix
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Utica, MI | reply to Red Green
How about utility easements? |
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 PhoenixDown-- Wants FIOSPremium
join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
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You need to put down a line of road spikes to pop that idiots tires.
»www.securityprousa.com/roadspikes.html |
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 MsradellP.E.Premium
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Louisville, KY | reply to Red Green
I would say said a few strategically placed landscape boulders should solve the problem quite nicely! Since they are on your property and part of your landscaping there shouldn't be any issues with having them. |
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mix
join:2002-03-19
Utica, MI | reply to PhoenixDown
Some years ago a neighbor of mine had a similar problem. So he had the wise idea of pounding a bunch of nails thru some 2x4's and lining his property line at the street with them. Well another neighbor saw this and called the police and the city. He was actually threatened with arrest and was given a fine by the city. These things are a hazard to more than just tires guys. |
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 Red_Menacepoking around since 1978
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Littleton, CO | reply to Red Green
There were a few houses along an S-curve by one of the local high-schools that kept getting visitors in their living rooms until they put up some bollards along the sidewalk. Not quite a fence, but you would still need to check with the township. |
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said by Msradell:I would say said a few strategically placed landscape boulders should solve the problem quite nicely! +1
I had a friend that did this. You shouldn't need too many of them, just enough to keep cars off. Plenty of space for the mailman et al too, and as they're low and just set down and not built there should be no problems with setbacks or anything.
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 SnakeoilIgnore Button. The coward's feature.Premium
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Mentor, OH
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A camera with a motion detector. Maybe even add a couple of bright flood lights with a siren that screams out 'Help, he is raping my lawn". Granted the neighbors might grow tired of the lights and alarm. It activates, snaps a few minutes of video.
While you waiting for the hedgerow to grow in.
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said by Msradell:I would say said a few strategically placed landscape boulders should solve the problem quite nicely! Since they are on your property and part of your landscaping there shouldn't be any issues with having them.
+1
At the condos where we used to live, they had a problem with people cutting the corners of driveways.
The solution they found was to put landscape boulders at the corners of every driveway. It looks nice, and it is VERY effective at discouraging people from driving where they shouldn't be (else serious vehicle damage would result). |
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Cortland, OH
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You know... rocks only need be high enough to tear out a tie rod or oil pan. They really don't have to be all that large... large enough to crumple bumpers or fenders. The huge boulders are very decorative, but for effectiveness, 10-12" is plenty!
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said by mix:Some years ago a neighbor of mine had a similar problem. So he had the wise idea of pounding a bunch of nails thru some 2x4's and lining his property line at the street with them. Well another neighbor saw this and called the police and the city. He was actually threatened with arrest and was given a fine by the city. These things are a hazard to more than just tires guys.
wow, that's odd, on his own property?. in some states, police use a "spike strip", which they throw in the street, to stop cars which may be doing over 100 MPH!!. now THAT is dangerous!. i guess the police in your area don't do that, else there would be no problem with your neighbor doing that on his own property. barring that, boulders as others suggested would work. |
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Can you you make it out from the tire marks what kind of vehicle is that?
Landscaping rocks should do the job well, you just have to make them tall enough to either disable, or cause serious damage to most vehicles trying to drive over them. I presume it's probably a pickup or SUV, so unless it's highly lifted, 18" - 24" should be plenty. You can also hide the rocks behind some small shrubbery.
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