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Put up wind chimes to annoy noisy neighbours

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Stargirl33 · 15/04/2025 22:34

I have recently put up 2 large wind chimes to annoy my neighbours. I’ve had enough work long night shifts & the neighbours who’s house mine is attached too make constant noise have a loud dog that barks throughout the day & every morning at 7 30 am I’ve tried being nice explained I work nights and although they apologised nothings changed it’s horrible I go to work exhausted then can’t sleep when I come home what sealed the decision to buy them & put them up was when my daughter was singing in her room the other day at 6pm then they had a had the audacity to shout shut up & bang on the walls.. Still I am not a bad person so keep umming & awing about taking them down but I don’t think I will I want to bring them some of the stress they have bought me.

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Lavender14 · 15/04/2025 23:24

MargaretThursday · 15/04/2025 23:21

I love the sound of wind chimes. One of my neighbours has some and I find it really relaxing listening to them, especially when very windy.

Me too, I'd love this and find them really relaxing. You need to subtly find a way to determine if they like windchimes or not first!

MargaretThursday · 15/04/2025 23:21

I love the sound of wind chimes. One of my neighbours has some and I find it really relaxing listening to them, especially when very windy.

Saphire123 · 15/04/2025 23:19

Unless your wind chimes are outside, I doubt your neighbours will hear them.
I have several, but they only chime if the patio door is open and it's windy.

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Stargirl33 · 15/04/2025 22:59

Mypoorbody · 15/04/2025 22:50

Won’t they just annoy you as well so you have dog barking and wind chimes to sleep through?

Can you try white noise (presuming you have already tried ear plugs etc)

Hi yeh I have ear plugs since they moved in I have never been able to go to bed without them but unfortunately their dog is so loud I can hear it over the ear plugs & it wakes me up. They walk it but the dog barks when anyone leaves their house or goes past. Wind chimes are at the back of my house so not disturbing to me or the neighbour I like as our bedrooms are at the front where as noisy neighbours are at the back where I put the wind chimes hehe

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TimeForTeaAndToast · 15/04/2025 22:53

I hate wind chimes. YABU to put them up.

Mypoorbody · 15/04/2025 22:50

Won’t they just annoy you as well so you have dog barking and wind chimes to sleep through?

Can you try white noise (presuming you have already tried ear plugs etc)

AnraithAgusCeapaireLeDoThoil · 15/04/2025 22:49

I don't blame you, but I also question if adding more noise is actually going to be helpful for you. You'll have to hear them too which might get annoying when you're trying to sleep.

I don't have dogs or anything and I don't like the sound of barking dogs any more than anyone else does I imagine, but...can they realistically stop it barking? Are they taking it out for exercise enough etc or just leaving it on its own?

takealettermsjones · 15/04/2025 22:45

If they're loud enough that the neighbours can hear them, won't they annoy you as well?

Kardamyli2 · 15/04/2025 22:44

I don't blame you. Inconsiderate noisy neighbours are the worst.

HowManyDucks · 15/04/2025 22:39

Nice one. 👍

ThinWomansBrain · 15/04/2025 22:38

sounds as if they'll need something a bit mote irritating than a wind chime

Whynotaxthisyear · 15/04/2025 22:37

It sounds as if the insulation isn't good enough if singing and barking are so loud. Is adding more noise really going to help? It's a miserable situation for you, needing to sleep during the day.

AlanShore · 15/04/2025 22:35

I would hang them up, but I can be an arse