To tell the workmen to f off or get compensation?

It sucks living near work going on but a lot of the time its part and parcel of life.

My next door neighbours had the longest running building work extension to their house...front, side and back and it went on for over a year.

I worked nights at the time and the noise, mess and disruption was horrendous but sadly noisy work needs doing.

YABU. The council wouldn’t be doing the work if it wasn’t essential. As long as they are keeping to their own rules on working hours (normally 8am to 6pm Mon - Fri for most councils), you have no comeback.

Yet another reason why people who WFH should be made to fk off back to the office so we don’t have to hear them whinging about stuff like this.

How is it disturbing your sleep? 😳

It’s annoying but I’m sure the work is necessary.

Also one of the downsides of working from home.

Do you not want functioning drainage where you live? I suppose you'd prefer they don't work and you have sewage in the streets, or worse, in your home?

Just buy some ear plugs from Amazon. I have neighbors with kids next door who are very loud outside making so much noise and I just wear ear plugs.

As you live on a new build estate it is likely the works are covered under the pre-occupation conditions of the planning permission eg by the time the 300th house is occupied the primary school/spine road/attenuation pond/whatever will be completed. You won't get far complaining about the work itself. Telecoms or other works to the highways are usually permitted development, so they don't need permission. By all means complain to the Council about the noise and working hours if you like, but it's unlikely to go anywhere unless statutory nuisance levels are reached. Try and tell yourself not complaining is likely to allow the work to get done quicker.

As someone who moved into a new build on an estate still being built you have my sympathies. Things go on a lot longer than you would expect. Our house itself was in one of the first groups to be finished, but we came home one day about 18 months later to find a tree planted in our front garden. The planting scheme condition wasn't discharged and the works done until the whole estate was finished. We also have the telecoms void in the pavement in front of our house, which is regularly dug up without any notice, which is extremely annoying.

Sounds crap, but also sounds preferable to having your house flooded or you drains back up because they didn't do the remedial work on the drainage.

Welcome to the wonderful world of new-builds. Sounds like you got off quite lightly based on some of the horror stories I've read or heard about.

Ask them in a polite way how long they'll be there for. If it's the council then by all means say something but the work needs doing and they are working within normal hours.

My street gets dug up about once every couple months and the noise is horrible. But that's just tough. There's loads of infrastructure stuff underneath the road and it needs fixing.

Well yes you could go and tell them to get lost , then in the EXTREMELY unlikely event that they do go and the road floods / drains collapse/ sewage backs up or whatever make sure you tell all your neighbours its your fault that the work didn't get done.

If they don't do the work you'll be knee deep in shit water and house expenses

It's just one of those things. Why on earth do you think you should receive compensation for workmen doing necessary works near your house a couple of times a year?

You’re not entitled to any compensation, this is literally just part of life

Well, you could tell them to fuck off. It'll get you precisely nowhere.

Why allow it to make you anxious? Why not just arrange to go into your office or work somewhere else for a short time?

Don't know why the image of them coming and playing and making a ruckus in the streets having fun like children made me crack up

I’ve had people come into my front garden to do work. They are doing it everywhere on the estate. I don’t care. If they are working then it’s necessary. Get a grip

Yes, I'd definitely start with that rather than telling them to fuck off. Could also be worth asking who they're doing the work for so you have someone to contact to maybe ask if notice can be given in future.

Why are you directing you anger at the workmen?

they’re not coming and making noise in their free time for fun, they’re doing their job that they were hired and paid to do.

On what grounds do you think you’re entitled to compensation?

I'd probably go down and say 'Hi chaps, hows it going? Do you know how much longer this work will take? Are we looking days or weeks?'

Could you work from the office or one of the 'work from home' centres?

I’m sure they aren’t there just for the fun of it. Surely if there’s a drainage issue outside your house then you want it fixed asap

of course you can’t tell them to F off or ask for compensation when they are working reasonable hours

If it is between 8am and 6pm Mon to Fri or 8am and 1pm Saturdays it is classed as normal working day noise.

Further there isn't cause for a noise complaint for work on a construction site between those hours.

Our whole 400+ house estate is getting gas pipes replaced. It's been going on for weeks and they've barely made a dent. We've had our drive dug up and huge machinery drilling. And we had to park our car elsewhere for over a week. But that's life.

A few times a year? YABU