What is the name of your state? Texas.
I live on acreage in East Texas which I initially purchased over 20 yrs ago out of a new survey of previous timber company land. Mine was the first cut, and everything else is cut from those boundries.
I also run a state certified pistol range for qualifying purpose only (not open to general public) on the property, which has been certified over 10 yrs.(before others began moving close by). Continual updates have been and will continue to be made (as time and finances provide) to increase safety and lessen noise.
I have been thinking of establishing definitive boundries (fence) around the property to keep 'wanderers' off/out and away from range (a few have 'wandered' onto property during qualifying).
Recently, as I was investigating downed trees from the hurricane (Rita), I found that neighbor on one side of property had felled some of his pine trees onto my property and discarded limbs from his damage onto my property. This suprred me to be more aggressive in establishing definitive boundries. As I was looking for property corners and lines ( had been many years since original and subsequent surveys and/or my own keeping lines clear), the neighbor on the other side of the property (whom I had never seen....only heard) saw me close to his property and began hurling obscenities and turned two dogs loose. After his threats of violence, I assured him I had no interest in his property.
The next day, I went to surveyor's and ordered a new survey, and went to the Sheriff's Dept. to make them aware of the potential problem.
The survey has now been completed, corners and lines clearly established.
I am about to build fence.
I know, this is a lot of info for a small question, but this is a very important issue to me.
My question is this:
In building the fence, is there a specific distance I should build the fence off the property line proper?
In the past, I had always built fence about 6" back onto my own property.
Thank you
I live on acreage in East Texas which I initially purchased over 20 yrs ago out of a new survey of previous timber company land. Mine was the first cut, and everything else is cut from those boundries.
I also run a state certified pistol range for qualifying purpose only (not open to general public) on the property, which has been certified over 10 yrs.(before others began moving close by). Continual updates have been and will continue to be made (as time and finances provide) to increase safety and lessen noise.
I have been thinking of establishing definitive boundries (fence) around the property to keep 'wanderers' off/out and away from range (a few have 'wandered' onto property during qualifying).
Recently, as I was investigating downed trees from the hurricane (Rita), I found that neighbor on one side of property had felled some of his pine trees onto my property and discarded limbs from his damage onto my property. This suprred me to be more aggressive in establishing definitive boundries. As I was looking for property corners and lines ( had been many years since original and subsequent surveys and/or my own keeping lines clear), the neighbor on the other side of the property (whom I had never seen....only heard) saw me close to his property and began hurling obscenities and turned two dogs loose. After his threats of violence, I assured him I had no interest in his property.
The next day, I went to surveyor's and ordered a new survey, and went to the Sheriff's Dept. to make them aware of the potential problem.
The survey has now been completed, corners and lines clearly established.
I am about to build fence.
I know, this is a lot of info for a small question, but this is a very important issue to me.
My question is this:
In building the fence, is there a specific distance I should build the fence off the property line proper?
In the past, I had always built fence about 6" back onto my own property.
Thank you