Snow-shoveling etiquette? (Lynbrook, Rockland: house, safe, move)

[prodigaLI]

Some quick background: I grew up in Rockland and just bought a house in Lynbrook. Lots are considerably smaller here than what I had as a kid, and my driveway runs up against my neighbor's property line. As a home-owning newbie, this created something of a dillema yesterday while clearing out from the storm:

I shoveled under the assumption that piling the snow along the line would probably be uncool, as I would in effect be dumping my snow on my neighbor's lawn. It's only the narrow strip of lawn seperating the side of his house from my driveway, but still.

I also figured that piling it up against my house wasn't too bright either, as I would in effect be putting unnecessary stress on the foundation (again, newbie=me) so I pushed as much as I could into my back yard, and then everything else got shoveled up the driveway, so I could start piling it along my side once I was clear of the house.

1) Is not pushing my driveway snow onto the strip of lawn between it and ths side of my neighbor's house me being reasonably curteous, or over-the-top?
2) Is not pushing the driveway snow up against my own house reasonable caution, or the home-owning equivalent of new-parent syndrome?

Thanks!

[ShouldIMoveOrStayPut...?]

I would say you are being curteous in example #1, curteous and smart in example# 2 as you might cause anything from water in a crawlspace or basement to a blocked dryer vent or something even more serious.

[MacTAC]

I agree with above response, but would maybe also run it by the neighbor, if practical? Maybe no problem, at all. Appreciate a courteous neighbor...

[thebobs]

I agree with MacTAC. Run it by the neighbor and if you two agree, then don't pile as much where the driveway meets the road. Makes it easier to see when leaving your driveway and his too.

[sirtiger]

I pile my snow on my neighbor's lawn from my driveway. My other neighbor piles snow on my lawn from his driveway. I see nothing wrong, becuase at the end. its just water feeding my grass at some point. . As long as its not blocking something critical, its all good.

If you have a senstive neighbor, I guess you can ask your neighbor to be sure

[newyawka]

You played it safe which is a smart move in both instances. If you ask your neighbor, your neighbor may also play it safe with a neutral response just to be safe. Best bet is to observe how your neighbor handles their snow and that will be your answer for that particular side of the house and neighbor.

[achen1537]

I left my car, on the driveway, very close to the street so I only need to shovel a small space for walking to the car, not much onto my neighbor's property. The neighbor from the other side of the house, on the other hand, just assumed it was OK to blow ALL the snow from his driveway over against my wall and windows. I was not happy, but did not do anything except cleaning the snow from the windows. Yesterday my mother-in-law came, worried about water into the basement, got very upset, and shoveled some snow back to my neighbor's driveway without telling anyone. The neighbor, who knew we have flooding issue in the basement, came home in the evening, and accused us of not being considerate and curteous. Well, I did not agree with what my mother-in-law did, but from now on, I will defend my property more vocally.