Hello everyone,

Just got home a little while ago, and so I went out and took the
measurements of this trench, for everyone asking just how big this thing
really is.

Here are the measurements just taken today:

1) The trench he dug, is 24-25 feet LONG. This one is easy to figure
out, because it is the same length as the fence ( three 8 foot sections
= 24 feet ), but he actually started and stopped the trench a little
more than the length of the fence.

2) The WIDTH of the trench is about 10 1/2 inches wide, from the
property line marker pole, to his fence.

3) The DEPTH of the trench is between 18-19 inches deep. It could have
been deeper than this, because I measured where most of the soil got
washed away the other night when we got heavy rain from a thunderstorm.
So there could be some topsoil remaining that didn't wash away yet, and
so it could have been deeper?? But right now it is between 18-19 inches
deep in a 7-8 foot long section.

NOTES:
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When he got into the fight with us about this whole situation a few days
ago, HE is the one who kept saying that "the fence isn't on the property
line, but 4 inches back from it on his property".

Actually, from the property line marker pole which is cemented into the
ground, the fence is actually about 10 1/2 inches back from the property
line, so this is how WIDE the trench is.
The reason the fence is 10 1/2 inches back from the property line, is
because as I said when I started this topic, the fence is BACKWARDS,
with the smooth side facing his yard, and the inside of the fence facing
our yard. The fence POSTS are about "4 inches back" from the property
line. But because he installed the fence backwards, the fence is
actually farther back, 10 1/2 inches, because it is on the INSIDE of the
fence posts.

So while we know that the fence posts and the fence are on his property,
and this trench that he dug out is MOSTLY on his property, it still
starts at the property line, and this thing is 24-25 feet long, 10 1/2
inches wide, and 18-19 inches deep. And so we worry about our young
children falling into this and breaking their foot or ankle or
something!!!!!

Also, because our backyard is up higher than where this trench is, and
he made this trench SLOPE downwards toward the fence and his garden.
What if the soil from our backyard starts to erode and wash away because
of this??

For some reason, when he dug out and made this trench, he didn't dig it
out nice and flat, he dug it out at an angle, and left it as a hill, so
that is SLOPES downward toward his fence and garden.

So this is why almost all of the topsoil and grass seed we put there
washed away, because it all washed down under the fence, and into his
garden.

What is everybodys opinion on this?? Is this considered a safety
hazard?? Should we report him to the city hall code violation department
for this trench being a nuissance as well as UNSAFE??

Comments and suggestions would be very much appreciated!!!!!

Thanks!