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02-11-2009 10:04pm#1I`ve been living in my estate for about 5 years and I`m a drummer. All that time I`ve drummed on adverage 2-3 times a week for about 2 hours per session and in the last month I`ve had a friend on mine who`s a guitartist come and jam with me TWICE in a month and that was for 3 hours at the most, all of my solo drumming and thoses 2 time`s with me friend it was between 1pm-7pm at the lastest. I`ve never jammed for more than 3 hours, just cause the room is so small and I would be drenched in sweat and I dont want to open the window`s, I just crack one of them for the sake of the neighbors, who have NEVER complained.....until tonight. I get a letter in the door basically saying the have been some complaints about the noise level comming from your house and that I should take into consideration the other neighbors. I have been, the whole time, there`s more music and party related activities that go on that are louder than me, even the house alarms that go off for hours on end numbious times during the week are more annoying than my drumming. I`ve tryed to find out what are the times you can make so much noise until you have to stop, is it something like 11am - 9 or 10pm?
Been to the government sites (that I could find) and I could see any times there, just a lot of legal mumbo jumbo, any info on this would be cool, thanks.
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I`ve been living in my estate for about 5 years and I`m a drummer. All that time I`ve drummed on adverage 2-3 times a week for about 2 hours per session and in the last month I`ve had a friend on mine who`s a guitartist come and jam with me TWICE in a month and that was for 3 hours at the most, all of my solo drumming and thoses 2 time`s with me friend it was between 1pm-7pm at the lastest. I`ve never jammed for more than 3 hours, just cause the room is so small and I would be drenched in sweat and I dont want to open the window`s, I just crack one of them for the sake of the neighbors, who have NEVER complained.....until tonight. I get a letter in the door basically saying the have been some complaints about the noise level comming from your house and that I should take into consideration the other neighbors. I have been, the whole time, there`s more music and party related activities that go on that are louder than me, even the house alarms that go off for hours on end numbious times during the week are more annoying than my drumming. I`ve tryed to find out what are the times you can make so much noise until you have to stop, is it something like 11am - 9 or 10pm?
Been to the government sites (that I could find) and I could see any times there, just a lot of legal mumbo jumbo, any info on this would be cool, thanks.
Soundproof the room and buy a small air conditioner.0 -
I`ve been living in my estate for about 5 years and I`m a drummer. All that time I`ve drummed on adverage 2-3 times a week for about 2 hours per session and in the last month I`ve had a friend on mine who`s a guitartist come and jam with me TWICE in a month and that was for 3 hours at the most, all of my solo drumming and thoses 2 time`s with me friend it was between 1pm-7pm at the lastest. I`ve never jammed for more than 3 hours, just cause the room is so small and I would be drenched in sweat and I dont want to open the window`s, I just crack one of them for the sake of the neighbors, who have NEVER complained.....until tonight. I get a letter in the door basically saying the have been some complaints about the noise level comming from your house and that I should take into consideration the other neighbors. I have been, the whole time, there`s more music and party related activities that go on that are louder than me, even the house alarms that go off for hours on end numbious times during the week are more annoying than my drumming. I`ve tryed to find out what are the times you can make so much noise until you have to stop, is it something like 11am - 9 or 10pm?
Been to the government sites (that I could find) and I could see any times there, just a lot of legal mumbo jumbo, any info on this would be cool, thanks.
Lol, this post made me laugh out loud and I bet many were taken in by it and believed the OP was serious!0 -
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I know how annoying drumming/jamming can be from a distance but unless your neighbours are home all day it doesnt sound like you are creating much of a problem.
A few questions:
Is the room where you play ajoining your neighbour?
If so can you relocate?
Are there any soft furnishings/carpets in the room - these can reduce noise and vibration enormously?
Have you considered any improvised sound insulation? (foam, egg trays etc?)
Have you assessed the noise outside your home (in the street, in your neighbours)?
If you can show your neighbour you are being as considerate as possible, it should keep them happy. Its worth making a bit of an effort if you plan to live in the same home for a while. Falling out with neighbours is not pretty!
Some neighbours up the road from me had a falling out over an extension in the rear garden which did not require planning. They took a case to the planning authority for demolition on the grounds of abuse of planning laws (access to light or something) and unsurprisingly lost. A few months later they put the house up for sale and moved out!
The room is on the detached side. There`s a rug, a clothes horse and a massive winter duvet I do open up beside my kit. I cant afford to insulate the room and the sound outside is not bad, my wife fell asleep down stairs while I was drumming, does that sound loud? I have always been considerate when I drum, but there is only so much I can do and I dont think I`m breaking any laws and am well within my rights to do what I`m doing, there`s far worse here at times with house alarms going off all morning.ConsiderThis wrote: »I am not sure I know what "trolling" means, but you have to admit its quite funny when someone says they live in an estate ( ie lives in very close proximity to others), he drums for hours on end, with a friend playing a guitar, and with an open window, and seems surprised when the neighbours complain!
ConsiderThis you tool, I dont drum for hours on end, the most I rarely do is 1H30MINS - 2HRS a week. The friend is only once in a blue moon for a max of 2HRS and that time was twice in a month, once at the start and then at the end of the month.The one window is only cracked for air, but I will get a fan. It cant be that bad that I have kids outside listening to me and dancing?You sound like the guy that lives a few doors up from me, he belts it out for a few hours during the day once or twice a week. I personally think it's great & quite enjoy it tbh as he's decent enough. I guess if a close neighbour had a newborn or something it might be an issue though.
The best option IMO is to go and talk to your neighbours & see how they feel, even whoever complained might be happy enough for you to continue if you showed a bit of consideration like that.
I could be that guy, have you ever seen me walk my dogs and the wife?
Cheers for the compliment man or woman. All I can say is that I wont be stopping and I will do as much as I can to keep the sound in, as my mother once said to me "can you not play them softly" , you cant play metal softly, altough I do play a few songs that are slow and "soft".
I was just after some advice thats all, thanks for it all. 0 -
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