To think that 8.00am on a Sunday morning is too early

[wowfudge]

for our NDN to start work on his house? NDN - who we get on well with - is doing work on his house this weekend which he told us about.

Yesterday he started chucking stuff in a skip just after 7am which I was a bit about, but I was already up and about. This morning the banging started just after 8 and woke me up.

[wowfudge]

Mezley - I have had jobs where I worked at weekends. We've had racket from next door both days of the weekend. It's only just stopped.

[Bunbaker]

I don't think 8 am is unreasonable. I suspect the NDN only has the skip for a specified number of days and wants to complete the work before it is removed.

[MezleyM]

OH works shifts. Don't suppose any of the neighbours were that chuffed when he zoomed off on his motorbike at 6am this morning, but likewise I don't suppose they'll all remember to be silent all day when he's sleeping off a nightshift.
Not everyone has weekends, or the 9-5 routine.

[wowfudge]

Ocelot - believe me, 8am is a dream for me and I would have appreciated waking naturally a bit later as I've been unwell recently and needed the rest.

I just think that one day of the week without the noise and hustle and bustle would be good.

[sweetkitty]

8am is fine 5am would not be

[ocelot41]

Oh God, I dream of being allowed to sleep until 8!

[Southeastdweller]

I had a feeling he'd omitted to tell you the start time.

I'd leave it for now and give him the benefit of the doubt it was a one-off but if he does it again at a stupid time like today then have a word because he'd be taking the piss.

[wobblyweebles]

I think 8am is fine tbh.

[wowfudge]

No NDN never mentioned a start time, just that he'd be doing some work and was getting a skip. I don't have a problem with any of that per se, but it was noisy considering we're not joined on to him and was bloody noisy to wake me.

Thankfully by the time DPs came round for lunch they had stopped.

[DickDasterdly]

8am on a Sunday is much too early even if he did tell you. I would be pissed off too.

There is no law that says it's ok to make noise or do DIY at 8 or 9 on a Sunday. That's not how noise legislation works.

[ShatnersBassoon]

I think 8am is reasonable, especially when you'd had warning and it's not every weekend. It's not the middle of the night.

[holidaysarenice]

I'm normally all for saying its far to early.

BUT

He warned you, it's for a reason and appears to be a one off.

Untwist knickers.

[Southeastdweller]

I agree it's too early for a Sunday.

Did he mention what time he'd start the work, when he came round to tell you he'd be doing it this weekend?

[susiedaisy]

It's annoying yes. But if it's a one off and he came and let you know in advance then I think yabu. It's Father's Day he may have somewhere to go later and wanted to get on with DIY early.

[LST]

YAB a tad U. But it is still annoying. Our dopey ndn, decided to start drilling.. yes DRILLING at 11.15 at night! Me and dp were

He never makes any noise ever and we wondered what sort of emergency would require drilling at that time of night. Especially as he knows we have a toddler and a 5 mo...

Why!?!

[Nancy66]

I think it's too early for a weekend esp a Sunday. I'd suck it up on the Saturday but anything before 10 on Sunday would piss me off

[Iswallowedawatermelon]

I think 8 am is fine.

[deakymom]

whats 8am? ive been up since about 5am 8 is a lie in!

[Bithurt]

My neighbours must have been cursing us this morning. It's our ds birthday and we have bought him toys for outside. He came out as I was moving them just before 8 so was outside playing for a while. I will add though that it is a one off though.

[MrsItsNoworNotatAll]

I wouldn't start doing anything like that at 8am as it would be too early for me.

You missed the opportunity to say '8am! on a Sunday!!' when he told you about it. I wouldn't have been able to help myself it might have made him think of starting a bit later on.

I wouldn't like it but if it wasn't that noise it would be something round here. Couples coming home in the early hours arguing and effing and blinding. Or the screechy witch over the road who has to let the whole street that the family are going off for the day. Always a racket going on.

[Bowlersarm]

It doesn't to me either, sooty.

Also OP, having hired a skip he's probably in a hurry to fill it up before it gets taken away, so he may be up against it, time wise.

[ilovesooty]

It doesn't seem ridiculously early to me.

[wowfudge]

Ah it's EH that has guidelines. I wouldn't go round there over this today because, like I said, we get on well. It's the kind of thing DP might mention in passing, 'wowfudge told me it woke her up, but I didn't hear a thing'!

It's not the kind of job that should go on for days thankfully.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

I'd leave it this weekend. Sometimes when you have a lot to do the urge to get on becomes irresistible and although 8am is early it's not stupidly early. If it's a one off it's not really and different to keeping you awake a bit late with a party.

If it happens again next weekend and bothers you then approach him gently. Don't leave it several weekends else you'll risk ending up in a rage and storming over there rather than handling it diplomatically if you are anything like me!

[LineRunner]

Environmental Health noise guidance is 7am weekdays, 8am on a weekend.