Does the neighbor really have to tolerate even a temporary dismantling of his property? Let's say he just happens to show up with potential buyers and the path is currently blocked? Doing this without any prior notice can really backfire...
What is supposed to happen?
There is the Ladder and Hammer Impact Act.
If he's not there anyway, just drop a letter backdated by 2 weeks informing him that you are carrying out work on the border and will enter his property there.
Then just do it and that's that. In Germany, people tend more and more to argue and over-secure themselves fivefold. My goodness, whatever slides off the path just does, and it will be restored as it was.
Don't hang around on the internet, just get going and in 5 days everything will be back to normal.
Alright, now you may beat me up, I have thick skin, I'm rather uncomplicated about such things... :cool: