We own a semi detached house. I am, I think, very easy going and don't mind quite a high level of noise (lived in Army quarters for years, I'm used to loud neighbours!) that would possibly drive other people to distraction.
The house next door is a buy to let property, under a letting agent, and I have never met the owner. On Monday morning three big vans turned up and constant LOUD noise started 8am to 4pm every day since.
I finally cracked yesterday and rang the letting agent because a picture fell off my wall with the vibrations in my living room. Apparently they are having a full rewire and are stripping of plaster, down to the brick, with some sort of pneumatic drill and a hammer. It's going to be at least another week.
To give an idea of the noise level I can't hear my tv even up full blast, I can't hear my DD if she is at the opposite side of the living room, let alone in another room, she can't nap because the noise is so loud, my elderly, terminally ill dog keeps leaping up and barking because she is being startled - and most of all I can't work, which I do from home, and I'm approaching year end.
To add insult to injury, at least four of the workmen smoke, which they are doing in the front garden, in rotation, which means I can't open the playroom windows as it's coming in and every time I go out the front door I get a lungful. Yes I know this is petty but on top of the noise it's giving me the RAGE.
I have also had to ask them not to block my driveway.
As I said, I have a high tolerance for noise, never complain about day to day living, weekend parties etc but this is really beyond the levels of anything approaching normal.
I completely understand that the work needs to be done - I have no issue with that, we all have to work on our property at times. But if they had told me in advance I could have made alternate arrangements, such as putting dd in childcare, putting the dog in kennels to minimise her stress and rearranging my workload. As it is I have a load of work to do, a very stressed jumpy barking dog and an absolutely shattered dd who I can't leave alone at all because I can't hear her.
AIBU to be seriously pissed that they couldn't take five minutes to knock on my door or even shove a note through just to make me aware that there would be increased noise, thus giving me the option to make other arrangements?