to ask neighbour to run w.machine at slightly diff hours?

[dazzledsazzle]

I feel bad as otherwise they are great neighbours, but the woman next door does two loads of washing a day, 7 days a week: 7.30 and 5.30 so every morning, getting ready to the noise of it spinning in the bedroom & bathroom & then shaking kitchen/earsplitting noise in the lounge (open plan) while i grab breakkie - & every night i come in to the same.... And no weekend lie ins either . It's a bit grim after a long commute tbh. She used to run it every night at 10pm on top of that: til the neighbours above her complained so she has cut it down to twice a day already .. She is at home all day, 2 kids in school ... Would some cup cakes w. a really polite note (that includes me saying plse tell me if i ever disturb you too) be out of the question ? I only run my machine Sat afternoons by way when everyone is out as conscious walls so thin ..& weirdly tho its in my flat, its way, way quieter - so how does that work/don't understand ?!

Yes, YABU. Running a washing machine is not unsocial at those hours.

I dont think those times are unreasonable tbh.

I think Yabu. I put mine on as soon as everyone is out of the shower in the morning, so before 8am.

Could you put some music on to sort of mask it. Or do yours at the same time.

YABU

Yes YABU. What do you expect her to do? Handwash everything?

YANBU. Anything that noisy before 10am is antisocial. Lawnmowers ditto.

Really Cogito? How do those who work do their washing then?

YABU

i think its before 7am cogo?

its only for what, 30-40 minutes or so...if you were my neighbour and asked me that, Id eat your cupcakes and ignore your request

maybe her machine needs balancing?-you could ask her to do that i reckon...

When I lived in a flat, I had an upstairs neighbour who used to do very early-morning laundry - I think it was to take advantage of the cheaper electricity rates. I never said anything though, it's not for me to dictate when people can use their own washing machine in their own home.

Also I got used to it after a while. Though the first time it happened I woke up thinking there was an earthquake or an alien invasion or something (was right above my bedroom )

It's just part of living in flats. You probably disturb your neighbours too, especially if you have kids.

its 530pm i think chin-isnt it?

so it's 7.30am and 5.30pm?

if so, then the morning session is too early and i think you should say something. the afternoon one is fine

I do my washing so that it is finished for 8am so I can get it out to dry before I go to work. However I can understand you being a bit peed off as she is in the house all day and can pick and choose when do washing. Its a bit like my neighbour who is in the house all day however will put out her washing at 5ish on a sunny day when we are wanting to fire up the BBQ

I thought the OP meant 0730 and 1730 - not exactly unsocial hours to be doing your washing really. Maybe she puts it on early so she can hang it out.

Mind you I would be wondering how 3-4 people can create enough washing for 14+ loads a week!

Yabu. Those times are perfectly reasonable. Sorry.

Maybe you could offer to buy her one of those vibration reducing mats? If it's a modern machine then it shouldn't be making that much noise through the floor. Sounds like it's not levelled properly.

Like Ephiny said its earthquake loud and my whole flat shakes and no i don't expect her to handwash. I don;t have kids either. She is a lovely neighbour but it must be loud as above have complained too.. If i know anyone is in i keep my TV on vol 5 and do washing Sat pm when most peop are out (I study Sat pm's and my machine is so quiet i can study thru it ...). Below and above have told me they never hear me when we meet/chat on stairs so hopefully i am a good neighbour .. i try to be :-)

I'm not sure about this. Some people (like me) are on economy 7 and might time their washing/drying for the cheap rate.

That said, I can see why it bugs you.

Do you live in a flat or house? Arguably, if you live in a flat then you must expect to hear noise from the other people living in the building. That's not her fault.

I think that if this is a big thing for you, then it would be okay to ask her if she would mind doing it a bit later, but it might bug you more if you ask and then she ignores you and does it anyway.

YABU

Annoying that it's that loud, but she needs to be able to live her life in her home including doing washing and I think it would be U to ask her to change her timetable. The times are normal and not antisocial.

I think you would be starting a problem which could come back to bite you later if you were to ask your neighbour to change. Your neighbour might then start finding something you do annoying and before you know it a feud starts.

YABU, sorry