Another noisy neighbour thread I am afraid ....

[hippopo]

Well it is not actually my neighbours, they are a lovely couple in their 70s/80s who are very sweet. We say hello, stop to chat for a couple of mins if we bump into each other on street and I helped them out when they locked themselves out of the house recently but we are not that close.

Anyway they are having outside of house painted (live in a row of victorian terrace houses) and the painters have been there three days already, they park their car outside house, open windows/doors and have music on loud. I cannot relax in living room or bedroom all day as I can hear it.

To add to this I am 40 weeks pregnant on Friday and although I do get out of house for an hour or so each day I am quite enjoying pottering around house, napping on bed or watching tv or napping on sofa!

Prob because I am pregnant and feeling vunerable ect at moment I feel really uncomfortable approaching painters. I could talk to neighbours tomorrow but they have been really good putting up with building noise from us recently that I don't want to be intolerant pain in backside.

If it happens tomorrow then I know I need to pluck up courage to say something somehow but what?

[frogetyfrog]

I am totally intolerant to noise and yet I would put up with this. It will be short term and that is why I would put up with it, and they are good neighbours who may think you are putting them in an awkward position by saying something.

My neighbour plays his stereo in the garden at weekends - drives me nuts. He has a summer house with it in - decks and all. I have yet to decide if I am unreasonable to hate it, or if he is to do it!!!

I hate any form of music or radio noise while in garden or house (if it isnt my own!). I am strangely ok with people and dog noise though!

[onepieceoflollipop]

I think you are being rather intolerant and unreasonable tbh. (that's not to say I don't understand, at your stage of your pregnancy it can be difficult).

You have had recent building work. They are having what is likely to be very short term painting done, which surely is in the "normal" day time.

The only thing you can say (imo) is just to casually say in passing "ooh it's looking lovely, will it be finished soon, can't wait to see the finished result" Or something similar.

If you need to rest then ask a friend/family member if you can borrow a sofa/bed in their home for a day or two. Not ideal I know but really, what do you expect your neighbours to do? It will potentially cause upset and bad feeling.

[Pogleswood]

Other people's music and noise can be incredibly annoying,so I sympathise up to a point - but if you live in a victorian terrace,it can't be going to take that long to paint the house,surely?
I think this is a situation where I would grin and bear it,knowing that it will end soon,and all the more so if your neighbours have had to put up with building noise from you.(probably hard to do at 40 weeks pregnant though!)

[2shoes]

go and ask them.
they are human to and will most probally be so scared of making a pregnant woman cry, they will turn it down.

[hippopo]

You are right in saying that it is short term (i hope!) in fact they may have finished today! They are not even painting the brick work just the window sills and other bits but have been at it for 4 day (one day they couldn't get a space outside house so was quiet that day). I hope they are not taking the pee out of the couple but that is a different story I guess.

Not sure if they are planning to do back next, I guess so. Hopefully they will not be able to make too much noise out the back as they can't get the car round there. And music blarring from a car is different and more annoying I think to a radio or similar.

Funny how music is much more annoying than just general noise of cars, sirens, shouting ect.

[frogetyfrog]

Just out of interest, how is music from a car different to a radio etc. Not being funny but genuinely interested?

[hippopo]

Well will try to explain and hope makes sense .

If they had a portable radio/CD thingy with them it creates a certain sort of noise and it is fit for purpose. Trying to listen to music from a car when not sitting in it and are 10 ft or more away you have to really crank it up and it sounds more basey and tinny I guess.

I am trying to be more tolerant and I think I am getting better at it. I think you have to for your own sanity. It has gone on for three days and I have still not said anything or got really peed off until today.

[Jamieandhismagictorch]

Go and talk to them - wave your belly in their faces, and make them a cup of tea if you really want to get some leverage. Just do it very sweetly. IMO it's totally unreasonable for them to listen to their music this way. They should have a radio in the house

[Jamieandhismagictorch]

Car stereos boom much more than normal radios.

[frogetyfrog]

But surely hearing any stereo noise whilst in your house or garden is annoying regardless of whether it is tinny or boomy.

Not sure I agree - although I do agree you are understandably annoyed as I would be.