Neighbours issue

LegacyUser

Hi all , have an issue with neighbours. I work full time and have to get housework done at weekends. I usually head to gym Saturday and Sunday mornings and arrive back around 11.30am.

I usually get work done then like hovering the car or mowing the lawn. The neighbours like their sleep and have complained about me mowing The lawn or hovering the car at 11.30 on a Saturday or Sunday.

I'm getting fed up with their complaining and am about to tell them to sod off.

I look after Elderly parents weekends so 11-1 weekends is when I get my own housework done.

They are often late to bed and I've not complained about taxis pulling up outside waking me up at 5am while they rummage about for ages half cut paying the fare.

My patience is wearing thin. Am I being unreasonable?

CSSE09

You're not being unreasonable in the slightest, seriously 11.30am and they're complaining about noise unbelievable. When you cut the grass by the way make sure to go nice and slow, wouldn't want to miss a patch. Same with the hoover, long slow passes.

punisher5112

I'm shocked you even had to ask op.

That's pure crazy.

Seriously the only time you should cut grass or vacuum on a sat or sun is at 14.05 to 14.14 any time outside that is pure ignorance against your neighbouring humans.

In case you don't notice its sarcasm.
Tell them to go pee up a flag pole.

Airyfairy12

I would now be making a point to create as much noise as possible. Stick the car radio on when youre mowing the lawn and cleaning the car. Put the tv or some music on loud enough so you can hear it while youre hoovering, test the strength of a few pots and pans by smacking them against each other, smack them off the walls too just to be sure, get the strimmer out after the lawnmower to make sure the grass is really well cut.

stevek93

Let of a few fireworks while your cleaning the car

eeguy

You really need a few dogs. Maybe a rooster too!

stevek93

Had a rooster in a shared house once, drove me nuts!

B.A._Baracus

Doing stuff like that is perfectly ok at 11:30am.

Next time they say anything op remind them it's not like you're doing it at 3 in the morning and also the fact you've woken up a few times with them and taxi's. You didn't feel a need to complain to them.

Aka, throw it back at them.

listermint

The neighbours must hate me out at 9am with the pressure washer. I don't care. Il sleep when I'm dead as my father always says.

taylor3

Wow, the cheek of them. Anyone coming or going from their home at 11.30am including maintaining their garden at this time is totally in the right. No questions. I wouldn't even entertain their stupidity.

kylith

AFAIK the acceptable times to do noisy things like hoovering or drilling is 8am - 8pm. I agree that if they complain you should turn it back on them and say 'It's not like I'm slamming car doors coming home from the pub at 3am', and continue what you're doing.

Emme

Saturdaywork wrote: »

HThe neighbours like their sleep and have complained about me mowing The lawn or hovering the car at 11.30 on a Saturday or Sunday.

Isn't it well for them? I bet they don't have to deal with a fraction of what you're dealing with.

They have no legitimate reason to complain. Unless they want to look after your elderly parents while you mow the lawn and hoover at times that suit them :rolleyes:

evolving_doors

Airyfairy12 wrote: »

I would now be making a point to create as much noise as possible. Stick the car radio on when youre mowing the lawn and cleaning the car. Put the tv or some music on loud enough so you can hear it while youre hoovering, test the strength of a few pots and pans by smacking them against each other, smack them off the walls too just to be sure, get the strimmer out after the lawnmower to make sure the grass is really well cut.

Then yer in to tit for tat land.

Op 11:30 isn't late.

kylith

Gebgbegb wrote: »

Then yer in to tit for tat land.

Op 11:30 isn't late.

It's practically midday, it's not early!

LegacyUser

Hi op here.

Thanks for the responses.

For the most part, they are very good neighbours so I would not be mean and deliberately annoy them.

This is on my mind as grass cutting season is due to start again.

I will be making it clear that I will be going about business as usual.

They usually make passive aggressive comments about the mowing or Hovering (half joking but whole in earnest) and it's annoying me.

I don't have an issue with them going out late, that's their choice and living in estates you gave to respect choices just they need to accept my choices too.

I won't fall out with them, but will keep going as I am! Thanks for the comments.

_Whimsical_

kylith wrote: »

AFAIK the acceptable times to do noisy things like hoovering or drilling is 8am - 8pm. I agree that if they complain you should turn it back on them and say 'It's not like I'm slamming car doors coming home from the pub at 3am', and continue what you're doing.

Infairness not many would welcome drilling at 8am on weekends. Anyone who does that is a pain in the butt. Just because it's legal doesn't mean it's the best thing to do in the interests of neighbourly harmonious relations, you have to have some consideration.

However 11:30, even 9:30 , that's completely acceptable and no one could accuse you of being inconsiderate.

demanufactured

OP I think you should take up drumming... neighbours love that

If they were working night shifts i'd have every sympathy with them but they don't so OP you're 100% right here I'd advise cutting the grass and hovering before going to the gym, preferably as soon as you get up, longer you leave it the more time those grubby dust mites have to settle in don't you know :pac:

learn_more

If they keep pestering you I would get a recording of a pneumatic drill and play it at full volume when your out doing your saturday shopping. You can just say you have some builders round doing some home improvements. I lived beside a house where this was happing for 2 months and they started at 8AM every day except Sunday. It is the worst most annoying sound ever.

Tokyo

If they are otherwise good neighbours OP, then be sensible - the temptation might be there to crank up the stereo and mow the lawn twice for good measure, but at the end of the day there are far worse people to be living next door to.

The time at which you are doing these chores is not unreasonable by any stretch of the imagination, so keep doing it if that's what suits your schedule, and if it comes up again, mention what you have here - 'sorry guys, but it's the only time I get to myself to get these jobs done'. If they continue to be unreasonable, then a mention of it going both ways, with taxis at all hours, wouldn't be overly inappropriate.

kylith

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

Infairness not many would welcome drilling at 8am on weekends. Anyone who does that is a pain in the butt. Just because it's legal doesn't mean it's the best thing to do in the interests of neighbourly harmonious relations, you have to have some consideration.

However 11:30, even 9:30 , that's completely acceptable and no one could accuse you of being inconsiderate.

I agree, I wouldn't be best pleased if my neighbour started putting up shelves at 8 in the morning, but if I called the council to complain about it they'd tell me that my neighbour had every right to do so and my options came down to liking it or lumping it.

amtc

My dad likes gardening and he mows a three bed semi d garden every second Sunday afternoon. It is a very settled estate and have had same neighbours for 47 years. Anyway last year he received a letter and a personal call from neighbour behind complaining. My dad was quite nonplussed as this is practice from moved in. I know the daughter from school years ago and by coincidence met her in local shop...turns out neighbour has recently got a dementia diagnosis and also was targeted by Mormon missionary who explained who shouldn't do work on Sunday.

We got the community health nurse to explain that it was ok. Solved the issue.

amtc

Sorry just pressed before finished. I live in a managed estate and we are not supposed to have audible noise between 9pm and 9am. One of my neighbours has complained about a baby crying during these hours. A baby cries! It's not pleasant but what can one do. I'm not getting out of my bed and taking over!

In this case I'd just keep my distance. Are you or they renting?

arrianalexander

11.30 and they want their sleep!!

Even if they worked nights etc , it's still reasonable to do work at 11.30

Our neighbour works nights , obviously we bare it in mind when doing things but at same time if something has to be done we do it. I have said it to them that hope we don't wake him etc and he says not at all.

But then again they are very nice and reasonable with everything.

But op the subtle comments would drive me mad too , if they want to say something say it .

When we first moved in , we had different neighbours, we were renovating and one night it ran late , and they called and asked us to keep it down. They said it in a really nice way and we took it accordingly. It's so much easier when people are open and civil about things

inforfun

I think it is time to pick up your old hobby, playing an instrument in an orchestra.

I had to deal with neighbours renovating/extending their home.
Months of parking spaces blocked by builders vans, kips and of course a lot of noise. Added to that a "window" in de bathroom i didnt ask for ( they broke the wall, filled the wole with foam and never bothered to inform anyone while i was only holidays. landlord is downstairs)

Mine are **** inconsiderate neighbours. Not someone who mows the lawns at 11.30 in the morning.

Dixie Chick

Do you cut your grass and hoover your car every weekend? Fair play if you do.

As for 11:30 being too early...good lord, they start strimming hedges at first light around by me.

LynnGrace

mike_ie wrote: »

If they are otherwise good neighbours OP, then be sensible - the temptation might be there to crank up the stereo and mow the lawn twice for good measure, but at the end of the day there are far worse people to be living next door to.

The time at which you are doing these chores is not unreasonable by any stretch of the imagination, so keep doing it if that's what suits your schedule, and if it comes up again, mention what you have here - 'sorry guys, but it's the only time I get to myself to get these jobs done'. If they continue to be unreasonable, then a mention of it going both ways, with taxis at all hours, wouldn't be overly inappropriate.

Absolutely. If the comments are supposedly jokey, then yours can be likewise. Some people, such as these neighbours, do not seem to realise that things such as consideration for others, work both ways.
You are not being at all unreasonable in doing the work at the times mentioned.

SAMTALK

Leaf blower is always a good one for making annoying noise.

Leave a little time between this and cutting the grass just to let them think you have finished :P

bottlebrush

half joking whole in earnest suggest they get some earplugs! seriously, my next door neighbour likes his diy on Saturday mornings and sometimes Sundays. annoyed me at first but stick earplugs in on weekend nights and get a great lie in.

zoobizoo

I can't stand when someone starts mowing the lawn at 8 or 9 in the morning on weekends... 11.30 is totally acceptab

Don't suggest they get earplugs - have some to hand to give to them. In fact, when they approach you, have some in your ears and say "sorry, I couldn't hear you - I;m wearing earplugs"...

Then hand him the extra set that you happen to have in your pocket.

evolving_doors

kylith wrote: »

It's practically midday, it's not early!

Ya sorry I meant 11:30 isn't early.

pilly

The amount of people suggesting going out of the way to annoy the neighbour is a bit much. Tit for tat gets no-one anywhere.

I would try to just ignore their smart comments.

I'll be honest, I would be the opposite, I love my lie-in on a weekend and have found it annoying when people were outside making noise. Wouldn't go so far as to say it to anyone though, people have to go about their business.

In the house I'm in at the moment I had to move to the back bedroom as there's a half pet farm/half b&b across the road and the animal noises are unreal. Including a rooster! Now a rooster is infuriating, still I couldn't go over to them and ask them to kill it.

Agree very much with the above, why would you go out of your way to annoy someone. Ok asking you to be quiet at 11am is going too far but there is nothing wrong with sleeping till 11am or later either, getting up early especially at weekends is a pretty painful concept for many. I'd often be in bed until noon on weekend mornings and noise at 9 or 10am is infuriating but obviously I'd never say anything. Kids playing outside was a particlur annoyance for me, especially in the summer if the window was open and their roaring and screaming would have me cursing them to hell (in my own mind). Moving to the room at the back of the house (unrelated reasons) made a massive difference to noise.