Neighbour has just put up a wind chime

[sandraven]

It's really irritating, needless to add. Plus I work from home. I need to ask them to take it down don't I? I'm a bit worried about this as the husband is definitely aggressive and apparently drinks.

It's going day and night, though I wear earplugs at night anyway because the husband is a tradesman who makes a lot of noise in the early hours with his van, and they often shout.

They're generally inconsiderate with noise (the woman is the worst, she's unemployed and likes to conduct her private shouted telephone calls with the other person on speakerphone), and I've never done anything about it, other than passive aggressive comments. I can't believe it's bloody wind chimes making me consider confronting them.

They do rent their house, only mentioning (and not wanting to drop feed) as the estate agent who manages the property might be a better or safer first port of call?

Maybe it's payback for the noisy van?

Sneak out in the dead of night and cut them down. Wind chimes are a curse.

How does this work .

Surely it’s the neighbour who has the noisy van.

The noisy van isn't OP's husband's. It's the husband of the wind chime couple. So now they have a noisy van AND wind chimes.

You have mis-read the OP. It's the woman next door's husband with the noisy van!

I think I'd write to the Agent with ALL the issues & say the wind chime is the final straw.

I think it's the neighbours husband who has the noisy van?
I fucking hate wind chimes, I'd have to move

Wind chimes should be banned if you live anywhere near another house. Loathsome things.

This.

Did you read the op? 😏

Not an unemployed renter and a tradesman! 😮

My neighbours used to have a windchime they would bring it out every morning and take it down every evening it was quite bizarre

Cut the strings

I only mentioned the husband was a tradesman to explain the van, etc, noise. Honestly!

Unemployed when I was mentioning why the woman is home all day making her own noise. Didn't want to drip feed. Usually radio, speakerphone outside or general shouting outside. We've had to apologise for her, especially during lockdown, during zoom calls.

Thanks!

It might be that it's best to approach the estate agent rather than them, and mention the other issues. We can no longer use our back garden for reading or just sitting (pre wind chimes).

It might sound pathetic, but it causes me some mild anxiety.

I think I'd write to the Agent with ALL the issues & say the wind chime is the final straw.

Are you thinking they need a laugh? The landlord won't care that his tenant has wind chimes and a noisy van. If for some reason they did care, what right would they have to do anything?

I've never done anything about it, other than passive aggressive comments

It might be that it's best to approach the estate agent rather than them, and mention the other issues.

Imagine your neighbours wanted a favour from you, OP. Would you be more inclined to do it if they complained to a third party?

Just go and speak to them. Explain the issue and ask for reasonable compromises. They aren't going to buy a new van but they might remove the wind chimes.

It might sound pathetic, but it causes me some mild anxiety
It's not remotely pathetic. That sort of constant aggravating background noise can really get to you. They sound like complete knobs.

Worth checking if he is allowed a work van at home. Nd here had 5 vans here (contractors) dh emailed the company and they stopped parking here.. 5 vans sat idling at 6 am was a head fuck 6 days a week..

I'm sorry I think you sound hard work. People are allowed to make some noise.. Save up and move to a house near noone else if it bothers you so much. A wind-chime is hardly a racket!

@donquixotedelamancha
It's not just wind chimes and a noisy van, as I've already said. It's the outdoor shouting, the 'private' outdoor calls on speakerphone with the volume turned up full. I've also said we've needed to apologise for them when on zoom calls as we can't hear or they've been aid

We can't use our back garden, and we're on edge if we have anyone over because of the embarrassment.
I've never asked them for a favour and I'm not likely to.

I said in my OP that I'm hesitant to approach either of them as the husband is aggressive and apparently he drinks. My husband works away, lives in our business) so I feel slightly vulnerable.

Are you the neighbour or are you a noisy neighbour? Of course op isn't hard work. Everyone has the right to enjoy their own home but it is all of our responsibilities to be aware of our neighbours and show some decency by not make loud unnecessary noise.

This. You sound very snooty with "unemployed" and "tradesman"

Also do you live in a caravan? How do you hear her on the phone through the walls?

X post. Just seen they're outside phone calls. Ignore me!

Hurray!

The 'move house' suggestion

The wind chime was the straw that broke the camel's back, given their general lack of consideration, rather than the only issue. And people have been in agreement about that being an irritant!

My ndn also has hours of calls daily on speaker to her relatives..
I have started taking a radio out the back. Not loud just muffles over the noise...

They've been audible to other people on zoom calls, not aid.

Our old neighbours used to have occasional loud parties and had teenagers who could occasionally be noisy, but it wasn't constant and they were generally considerate and pleasant. I'm not intolerant of noise by any means.