To not want noisy DIY on NYD

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New next door neighbours have decided to do DIY today... fine, except they are using very noisy equipment since around 10am this morning. We are all having a lazy day watching films and all we can hear is the noise from next door.

They are renovating their house which is fair enough, we did when we bought ours. However I just feel that since the DH is not working at the moment, he could at least give us one day free from noise.

I am trying to ignore it as DH saying that we made noise when doing the same, but I have pointed out to him that even though we were both working at the time I would never have done DIY on NYD.

Of course the more I'm trying to ignore it, its all I can hear.

The OP is being unreasonable. They waited until quite late to start. It's not like the noise will be constant, I.e. in a few weeks/months it will be finished when they have done the renovations.

I personally don't think that Ney Year's Day is all that special, I was in work at 8.45am for 3hrs (I'm a teacher).

Sallyingforth Actually we are not because the fucking inconsiderate neighbours have deemed that their needs are more important than ours!

But you have decided your needs are greater than theirs!

Now you are being even more U.

It's a bank holiday
Bank holidays are designed for either sitting in a beer garden or doing diy

Hmm I think it depends how urgent it is.

If it were me I'd try and minimise it a bit, or at least ask the neighbours what they thought, and try and come to some arrangement.

That said I would very much like to see some DIY happening here today due to the large hole in the roof which is continuing to let in the rain and ruin my things, and the LL has decided he can do nothing for the time being as 'everything is closed' well it isn't, is it.

All the DIY shops are fully open afaik.

Pretty sure my neighbours wont b cursing me! They r out as it happens, i went round to warn them there'd b banging. They would just say "oh that's nice! Can we have a look when it's done!'.

Ps. It never occurred to b that there was more ecpectation to be quiet today more than any other day. I really doubt my neighbours spent today with a hangover tho!

Is that the expectation OP? That everbody probably has a hangover today and everbody should tiptoe round ??!

Actually we are not because the fucking inconsiderate neighbours have deemed that their needs are more important than ours!

You are equally inconsiderate if you want to force your "needs" onto them.

DIY is a necessity.
Quiet day in is simply a want.

No hangovers here, we don't drink, where have I mentioned we were drinking!

I expected that some more would be piling in to give me a bit more stick (as is usual in AIBU) since I decided that I didn't actually feel IABU after all.

I appreciate I should have gone round earlier. I have been to see them with a bottle and suggested they both have a well earned rest since they've not had one since moving in. The DW welcomed the offer with open arms and the DH accepted that he gets a bit carried away and forgets the neighbours.

All sorted... as some said, I could have saved myself getting frustrated by just going round to see them, so for that point IWBU.

Well if u r not hungover then there's no logical difference between today and any random sunday is there?

Original poster unilaterally declares she WNBU and more considerate than most people to boot. So why post here at all?

To anyone new to the thread here is a brief synopsis:

Op: am I being unreasonable?

Mumsnet jury: yes

Op: no I'm not.

Actually we are not because the fucking inconsiderate neighbours have deemed that their needs are more important than ours

No its YOU who are deeming your needs more important than THEIRS.

It's a day like any other. Why should they put work on hold for you?

LOL @ Compos

I didn't actually feel IABU after all - OP

Hahahahahahaha.

You are the only one feeling this, OP.

YABU

You did your house up, therefore did the same. Just because you wouldn't have done work on NYD (the reason for this probably being your own preferences as opposed to consideration for others ), doesn't mean they shouldn't.

Of course, you could always have spoken to them about it.......

feathers I appreciate we are rare, but if you look hard enough there are still some of us about. Considerate folk that is.

Why did you ask if you were being unreasonable?

I don't think the op is bu, actually. it's new years day and they've done it every day for a month! I'd be pretty fucked off too.

Oh so none of us other posters are considerate. No, it's just you're bloody hard work.

Now the OP will come back and ignore 99% of responses and focus on Hearts comment.

DoYou I never said that. I said I was. Not the same.

soup I came to canvass opinion... but there is nothing written down in IABU law that states I should bow down and agree just because 30 odd people tell me too. Just because I live in the countryside... does not make me a sheep!

I appreciate we are rare, but if you look hard enough there are still some of us about. Considerate folk that is

No sorry, that's implying you think only you and the other poster who agreed with you are considerate and the rest of us aren't.

well done going round to see them, OP.

and im in the YANBU gang! At least they could have told you they were going to do work today.

I work in a well known DIY store.....we have been busy all day today. its a bank holiday,we have a sale on. people want to get on with stuff

he might have a new job to start soon

Clearly when canvassing opinions you weren't interested in any that don't match your own.

So what day)s) did u do diy jobs then op?

What was the difference?

I honestly dont understand how u have concluded that u r one of the few considerate neighbours out there