The neighbouring house next to our Pre-school has asked us not to open our windows on his side due to the 'noise'

[handlemecarefully]

Because our windows our higher than his, apparently it channels and amplifies the noise and he can hear it even through his double glazing (he has mighty fine hearing since his property is detached and double glazed)

He wants us only to open windows on the other side of the school room (i.e. the side of the building not adjacent to his property).

Thing is we have to open windows even in this weather because the radiators are hard to 'calibrate' and either get too hot or too cold. To get a cooling effect windows on both sides need opening

Also we like a bit of ventilation to counteract those winter bugs...

Moreover in high summer opening the windows on just one side of the building will not create a cooling draft effect...

So essentially I'd like to tell him to go shag -himself-- 'no'. However I need to appear polite and constructive....

How should I respond...and is there an olive branch I can offer the old codgerthis nice old gent?

[Twiglett]

say "we'll see what we can do"

and ignore him

[ZippiBabes]

ooh i would be like him..do they go outside in summer

[Piggy]

Agree with Twig. Presumably he knew there was a pre school there when he bought the house. It's not as if you'll be having all night raves fgs.

I used to live very near a primary school. When I had a day off I used to love listening to all their squealing and laughing.

[Onlyaphase]

Who was there first? Preschool or old gent next door?

Think Twiglett's reply was spot on

[handlemecarefully]

Zippi - am I reading you right, are you saying you agree with him????

They go out all year around (as long as it is not raining). Only for about 20 minutes outside play in cold weather though

[Flier]

agree with twiglett, pretend to take everything he has said very seriously, and just ignore.

If he continues, send him some ear plugs anon in the post

[handlemecarefully]

Pre-school 21 years, old fella with not much else left in his life except 'mithering' - 7 years

[ZippiBabes]

yep i am old codger

[handlemecarefully]

I've already told him 'We'll look into it'' - but canny fella has asked me to get back to him with an outcome after I have looked into it

[ZippiBabes]

but as he has been there less time he will have to move

[nailpolish]

a wooden fence separates the primary school from my house

i work nightshift and i dont get woken by the din in the playground. occasionally i do but its a nice sound - children playing - and its not like its all day long

do what twig said

[Twiglett]

I would NEVER buy a house next to a school / pre-school though because I know the happy sounds of children playing would irritate the fark out of me

[ConnorTraceptive]

Agree with Twig, make sympathetic noises but carry on as normal.

[nailpolish]

its very handy twig

you can just chuck them over the fence when the bell rings whilst still wearing your pyjamas

[Piggy]

"I have looked into it and I'm afraid that your suggestion isn't workable."

He can't do anything about it anyway. The school was their before him, he knew it was there when he bought his house, he's put up with it for 7 years. He hasn't a cat's chance in hell of stopping the noise.

[Piggy]

"there" Sorry - shocking typo.

[ZippiBabes]

it's impossible to complain to neighbours these days cos when you do come to move away from the buggers you have to confess all so he can't actually try and do anything either

[handlemecarefully]

So Zippi - I detect (misplaced) sympathies with this bloke (who has also asked us not to display artwork on our windows because he can see it)

I don't see how he can have a point at all - because if he lived in a terraced / semi with not very thick walls and could hear next door's baby crying (as a friend of mine can) he couldn't go around and demand that the baby be gagged....

Or if the Pre-School was a family home with 3 not especially noisy but normally active children (who would make comparable noise to the noise made in our school room), he couldn't request that windows remain closed.

[nailpolish]

that is true zip

if you compalin about noisy neighbours when you ever go to sell up you hve to tell potential buyers "we have complained 3708 times about next door and their loud music"

its unbelievable

[ZippiBabes]

oh i hate neighbours to make any sound whatsoever

[nailpolish]

hmc he must have known there was a school there when he bought the house

so tough shit is what id say

[handlemecarefully]

lol Zippi you're a rum 'un

[handlemecarefully]

Off to make cookies with ds - back later

[TooTicky]

He sounds like a miserable sod. Fancy complaining about the artwork!!

[ZippiBabes]

i wouldnt complain about the art work blocking the windows tho