Livestock and smallholding · LK-37

Fence and Boundary Inspection Record

A free printable fence inspection record — the line walked, faults found, whose boundary it is, and what the repair cost.

First page of the Fence and Boundary Inspection Record — Record the fence walk and the faults, including who is responsible for each boundary before money is spent on it.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.

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What this sheet is for

Record the fence walk and the faults, including who is responsible for each boundary before money is spent on it.

Who it is for

Smallholders, graziers, horse owners and anyone whose stock can get out.

How to use it

  1. Walk the whole line, not the bits you drive past.
  2. Record whose boundary it is and where that belief comes from.
  3. Note whether it is stock-proof now, separately from whether it is tidy.
  4. List materials needed while you are standing there.

What is on the sheet

The layout is fixed at a size that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the A4 and Letter files are visually identical and print at full size on either. Rows are set at a height that an adult can actually write a date and a few words into with a pen — most printable tables are built in a word processor and never tested with one.

Questions

Which fence is mine?

Boundary responsibility comes from the deeds and from local law, not from which side the posts are on — the common beliefs about this are frequently wrong. Check the deeds and, if there is money or a dispute in it, take advice before spending.

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