BIGDINNERS Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Is drilling 3 holes in a bathroom wall at 5pm in the afternoon considered anti social ???. yesterday I had a nosy neighbour complaining and shouting she was going to the council because I was fitting a bathroom shower screen at 5pm in the afternoon while her husband was in bed,he had to get up for work at 4.30 am so needed 12 hours sleep !!. this is not a joke,it actually happened. apparantly she is also fed up of the noise Iv'e been making while plastering the internal of my house between 9am and 3.30 pm. I just bought the property but last month she was complaining about the bad state that previous owners had kept the house. I cant win !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quisquose Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I suspect your last sentence says it all. You have my sympathies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsar Chasm Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Hardly a noise issue at that time, what I find deplorable though is starting a thread at 8.28am who do you think you are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleyF Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 How do you make a noise plastering a wall. Do you mix the plaster by hand or use a drill. I assume you have a day job. If you want to get on with your neighbours, then you are going to try to work around them. The times you say you work on the house are not unreasonable, just explain to your neighbour that she is the unreasonable one. Alternatively, start work at 5 in the morning, when you know her husband will be awake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Graham Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Is drilling 3 holes in a bathroom wall at 5pm in the afternoon considered anti social ???. yesterday I had a nosy neighbour complaining and shouting she was going to the council because I was fitting a bathroom shower screen at 5pm in the afternoon while her husband was in bed,he had to get up for work at 4.30 am so needed 12 hours sleep !!. this is not a joke,it actually happened. apparantly she is also fed up of the noise Iv'e been making while plastering the internal of my house between 9am and 3.30 pm. I just bought the property but last month she was complaining about the bad state that previous owners had kept the house. I cant win !!! When builders were renovating the house next door to me they had people working in there sometimes from 6am to 7 pm 7 days a week. After 3 weeks of that I complained to the council and they served a notice on the builder to restrict him to about 8am to 6pm and Saturday mornings. I can't remember the exact hours but you are well within your rights so carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleycorn Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Some neighbours will never be satisfied, no matter how much you go out of your way to be quiet. Mine for instance complains that the fiancées hair dryer is too loud (despite it being used on the opposite side of the house to hers, and the neighbours on that side being able to hear nothing at all), we walk up the stairs to loudly and we dare to wash the dishes after 730pm. jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitisbad Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 It's worth talking to them though, (if that's possible) I think we presume everyone is on a nine to five schedule when quite often they are not, like with this chap working nights. Might be worth seeing if there is a time that will suit both parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeX Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 my neighbor hoovers at between 10-11pm some evenings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 It's worth talking to them though, (if that's possible) I think we presume everyone is on a nine to five schedule when quite often they are not, like with this chap working nights. Might be worth seeing if there is a time that will suit both parties. I agree that it's worth talking to them, but if you work nights then you do need to understand that if someone tailors their noise to fit around your working schedule then they will be upsetting pretty much everybody else (and yes, my OH does work shifts, including nights) so there has to be some leeway with essential work. Earplugs are one option for the shift worker because I can't see anybody else being happy with the OP starting their work at 0430 just because it's not keeping the shift worker up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleycorn Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 my neighbor hoovers at between 10-11pm some evenings. You live next door to me? jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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