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to be fuming?

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SalviaDivinorum · 02/06/2024 11:33

Woken at 8 am this morning by banging and clattering in front of the house.

Oh joy - next door (we are both detached) are having scaffolding going up.

It's a noisy job at best but they've been at it now for 3 hours. The radio is on full blast and they are singing along tunelessly at the top of their voices. If they are not singing they are shouting and swearing using language that would make a sailor blush.

It's the first sunny warm Sunday we've had this year but I have all the doors and windows shut and I can still hear every word.

Really fed up. There's no point complaining so I have to lump it but I am full of hatred for them at the moment.

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fieldsofbutterflies · 03/06/2024 18:32

Graciiee · 03/06/2024 18:10

The law says speak to them and ask them to reduce the noise. They were spoken to and the radio went off and noise stopped. What's left to complain about, and what will you gain from it?

Well, maybe they'll stop working illegally in the future if they get a formal complaint about how they broke the law.

Graciiee · 03/06/2024 18:10

The law says speak to them and ask them to reduce the noise. They were spoken to and the radio went off and noise stopped. What's left to complain about, and what will you gain from it?

fieldsofbutterflies · 03/06/2024 18:00

Graciiee · 03/06/2024 17:49

A complaint about what? Shock horror someone has dared to get work done to their house? Yeah complain immediately how dare they get their roof sorted.

Because noisy building work isn't allowed to be done on Sundays by law, maybe?

GrandHighPoohbah · 03/06/2024 17:59

Graciiee · 03/06/2024 17:49

A complaint about what? Shock horror someone has dared to get work done to their house? Yeah complain immediately how dare they get their roof sorted.

Did you not read the OP? The issue is not the work itself, it's that the scaffolders arrived at 8am on a Sunday morning, playing loud music and swearing copiously.

SauvignonBlonk · 03/06/2024 17:54

Scaffolders are a noisy bunch of sweary knuckledraggers. They were doing cartwheels on the roof of the house over the road and were throwing the fixings over the roof while taking the scaffolding down at the end of the job, smashed a load of the roof tiles. Nightmare.

Graciiee · 03/06/2024 17:49

A complaint about what? Shock horror someone has dared to get work done to their house? Yeah complain immediately how dare they get their roof sorted.

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SalviaDivinorum · 03/06/2024 17:28

Well it looks like they are just having some work done on the roof as the scaffolding is now flying two banners - one of which is the name of the scaffolding company.

I'm so tempted to make a complaint

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Toooldforthis36 · 02/06/2024 21:44

Scaffolders are a different species, your neighbours should have told you. Assuming they knew, entirely possible the scaffs arrived at a time they hadn’t agreed with neighbours!

StormingNorman · 02/06/2024 19:25

SalviaDivinorum · 02/06/2024 12:53

Ooh. Another neighbour (big chap) has clearly “had a word”. I couldn’t hear what he said but the radio is now off! They have also gone rather silent! Just the usual clanging noises of scaffolding going up now!

To be far, these neighbours are generally as quiet as church mice and I don’t think they are there this weekend. I will speak to them when I see them but I expect they will be horrified

They won’t be horrified…they knew what to expect and scarpered 😂

saltinesandcoffeecups · 02/06/2024 19:18

Well if you can hear them with the house shut up you may as well open the windows 🤷‍♀️

yoshiblue · 02/06/2024 19:00

We're currently mid building works and returned home one day to hear they'd all been singing 'Is this the way to Amarillo?' at the top of their voices! At least it wasn't Sunday!

Sadly, you'll have months of this. At least you're detached, we're semi and the neighbours only just moved in 🙈

ManilowBarry · 02/06/2024 18:57

You can certainly speak to them about the singing and swearing.

Beautifulbythebay · 02/06/2024 18:50

Ime expect it to be there a good while op. Our ll had ours put up one January.. House painted in March. We hung Halloween decorations on it come October and I did enquire if we needed extra lights for Christmas.. It came down the end of November..

VJBR · 02/06/2024 15:44

Sunday at 8 am is totally out of order.

Cherrysoup · 02/06/2024 14:46

Balloonhearts · 02/06/2024 12:56

Stick your head out and tell them to stop fucking swearing.

🤣

Cattery · 02/06/2024 14:32

After years of thump, thwack of a ball the scaffolders wouldn’t bother me

BingoMarieHeeler · 02/06/2024 13:00

Not really your neighbour’s fault if they don’t even know it’s happening. Project manager/builder’s problem. Scaffolders just seem to do what they want though.

Balloonhearts · 02/06/2024 12:56

Stick your head out and tell them to stop fucking swearing.

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SalviaDivinorum · 02/06/2024 12:53

Ooh. Another neighbour (big chap) has clearly “had a word”. I couldn’t hear what he said but the radio is now off! They have also gone rather silent! Just the usual clanging noises of scaffolding going up now!

To be far, these neighbours are generally as quiet as church mice and I don’t think they are there this weekend. I will speak to them when I see them but I expect they will be horrified

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AGodawfulsmallaffair · 02/06/2024 11:59

I don’t particularly like confrontation but if I’d been at work all week I’d have no trouble pointing out it’s early Sunday morning and telling them to turn off the music and stop shouting and swearing. Your neighbours are dicks.

Beautifulbythebay · 02/06/2024 11:57

Easter Sunday last year neighbour started dropping bricks from his roof down to a skip. I PA slammed the window shut and he skuttled in the house... Continued the next day.

Minion21 · 02/06/2024 11:55

I live in a block of flats. My nexdoor neighbour usually starts hoovering at 7.50 or earlier at weekends and bank holidays. Then I hear the other neighbour, who works night shifts, banging on the wall to make her stop. Some people have no consideration for others.

cardibach · 02/06/2024 11:50

Go to the park/other outdoor area via a supermarket for a lovely picnic?
Agree it’s annoying, but don’t let it spoil your day.

Mrsjayy · 02/06/2024 11:49

8 am on a Sunday I'd be livid that's probably set you up for the rest of their nonsense. Your neighbours should have let you know what was happening.

Graciiee · 02/06/2024 11:48

They should have let you know, but the rest of what you describe is just normal.