AIBU to feel uncomfortable about my neighbour's comments during renovations?

Wait I didn’t take it as smutty at all. Just that he’s hard as in tough in a fight and offering his fighting services no strings attached.

I’m not usually overly naive or innocent but maybe I am here - but if my neighbour knocked on my door and said “I’m rock hard, ring me if you ever feel unsafe, no strings attached” I wouldn’t take any innuendo from it.

I’d think he was a bit of a prick and I’d probably be wary of him from then on out, but I wouldn’t see it as smutty or a sexual advance.

I think he might be 'grooming' you, be very careful. And you are not obliged to answer the door, even if he knows you are in.

All these posts suggesting OP tell him this / move house wtf!?
Have you not read what she has said? She doesn't like confrontation, and doesn't want to engage with him AT ALL . He is taking advantage of this, and is bang out of order.
OP - ask your partner to knock on his door and tell him to stop coming round. Give whatever reason you like but don't put up with this shit.

Guilty about what? He’s not some genuinely nice man who’s just being a bit of a nuisance with his renovations. He’s a twat who is trying his luck and he’s being really fucking disrespectful about it. And if your DP had a new colleague who was messaging him every day to tell him what a wonderful a, b or c she was and to contact him if he ever needed x, y or a, how impressed would you be if he’d failed to put a stop to it because he felt guilty?

This man is not hard. He is a poop. Genuinely hard men do not behave like that. If he offers again, just say no thanks, we’re fine, that won’t be necessary. Must go, I’ve got something on the hob. Don’t wait for a response or for him to give you permission to end the conversation. Just say goodbye and shut the door. If he approaches you while your DC are in the front garden waiting for their transport, then interrupt him and say I’m going to stop you there Fred, I won’t have my DC thinking there’s anything that their mum will ever need protection from and, if memory serves me correctly, we’ve already had this conversation a couple of times, so I’ll let you get on with your day as I’m sure you’ll have a million things to check over, and I really enjoy some quiet time with the DC before school. Have a lovely day, won’t you.

Agree with this. Definitely get cameras front & back.

Here you go, OP. The Gift of Fear.

Ignore the Stepford Mums on here that like to pretend that no man would ever do to a woman what men have been doing to women since the beginning of time.

Ah, perhaps he is wrongly interpreting your willingness to keep listening as a sign of interest.
If you find it hard to say a firm NO, you could practice with DP or anyone else. Nothing aggressive, maybe a breezy, 'Thanks very much, that's good to know I can call you if necessary. Now I must get on, good luck with the renovations'.

Don’t answer the door to him, ever. If he persists, go upstairs, open the window and shout down telling him you’re busy on a phone call. Repeat every time he calls.

if you do see him out and about, be very brusk with him and end the convo ASAP.

Rock hard as in erect or as in thuggish?

If he does it again look at him blankly.

Say, 'What would I need protecting from?' in a bewildered voice. And then whatever he suggests in response look confused and say, 'Ok. I've got a partner though, should I ever need protection from anything, so I'm pretty sure I'll be ok'.

Do you have a nice tall back garden fence op? If you don't, I'd get one pronto before he moves in!

He sounds tedious, creepy and boundary less.

Can you maybe change the kids morning routine waiting for their sen transport to indoor, looking out the window? We have things like spinners, liquid timers, etc on our windowsills for my eldest to stim with while he waits. Would probably be easier when it gets colder too if you've a baby on the way, to change it now so you're not stood out with the baby too in all weathers waiting. Bonus being you wouldn't be a captive audience either.

In my experience people do not use terms like "rock hard" or "no strings attached" in normal conversation. We all know what those terms mean even if jokingly they are used for something else.

I mean in my experience blokes do not term themselves "rock hard" unless they are talking about their sexual prowess. If you are tough and hard you would just say you were "hard".

Which would still be a bit naff for a grown man to say in casual conversation.

Next time you are with your partner and you see him I would insist on introducing him. If you do, then warn your partner before hand and ask him to shake hands and say hi.

If that doesn't back him off you are going to have to start ignoring him to the point of being rude to him.

He’s a weirdo!

Yikes - I’m not surprised he’s made you feel uncomfortable.
So weird I’d seriously consider moving house!!

WTAF! Avoid like the plague.

either he fancies you or he’s that dude that no one pays attention to so shows off to women, or he thinks you fancy him . Either ways he’s a socially inept loser, who wants you to think he’s a great guy, you’re jjust going to have to either ignore the door, or answer and say sorry just in the middle of a call, can you be quick?