Inconsiderate or aibu?

[Mordirig]

We live in a quite road in a terraced house, next door is end of terraced and as of 11am they have had a firm putting scaffolding up back and front.
It's really bloody noisy and i can't go in my garden with the toddler because she is finding the loud noises frightening, so we've got peppa pig on a bit louder to drown it out.
They haven't mentioned anything to us about work they are doing to their house, not that I am nosey but am I wrong in thinking its polite to just give a cursory mention of impending loud work?
I even had a conversation with the man next door this morning but still nothing mentioned at all!
I've had to close one side of my curtains at the front as they are hanging round the front garden and I hate having people right there, I can't relax.

Yes they should have told you
Could you go out for a couple of hours & on your way out just politely ask how long the building works will take

YANBU. They should at least have let you know. I sometimes work from home and would like if my neighbours just let me know if they're going to be drilling and hammering for hours so that I can make alternative plans.

I have to pick up DS soon so will call in on my way back.
By the way how long do new roofs take to do?

If you are in a terraced house, I definitely think it would have been nice for them to let you know. However, I am not sure they have to do that, especially if the work is taking place during the day. It is lacking in common courtesy but I don't know if there are any actual rules on that.

They definitely should have let you know. I agree with amyhamster, maybe go out for a few hours and on your way ask how long it'll all take?

I know there are no rules about it, I just think its a bit off to not let your immediate neighbour know their day is going to be inconvienced by loud noises and workmen shouting across your garden all afternoon.
I work in the evenings and I try to get a little nap in before I head off but I doubt that's going to happen today.

I agree with the others. It would have been nice of them to notify you but they really don't have to. They're certainly not obligated to. The work didn't start to 11am, they could have started at 9am... I'd ask your neighbour nicely if they could be sure to let you know the work schedule so you can try and plan around any noise. Might make them a little more courteous and will give you some idea of when the quite times might be.

On the flip side, if you need to do work on a house, you can't please everyone. Building work is noisy, disruptive and messy. But the quicker they can work, the quicker it'll be over for you.

Hopefully it won't go on too long. X

I don't think you're BU for being annoyed. However, you should consider yourself lucky that you don't live where I do at present. Opposite our block of flats is a block of flats that is owned by Oxford University. They have been undergoing heavy (and I mean heavy) refurbishment since last October. The work goes on from 8am in the morning until 5.30pm in the week. They've started working on Saturday, and even some Sunday, mornings. I work from home. We get no peace at all.
We weren't warned this was going to happen and the work seems to have got even noisier just lately as it appears that they are now fitting lifts into the bloody block of flats. We also have to put up with workmen shouting at the top of their voices. It's horrible.
I'm at the end of my tether and I know a lot of my neighbours are too. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to matter that we're the people most affected by this noise. We have to up with it. At least your neighbour's work shouldn't go on for what is nearly a year now!

They don't have to tell you but it's fucking rude of them not to.

They don't have to tell you, but yeah would have been nice I suppose. Don't think it would have made much difference to you or your daughter though.

Then again no-one in my street would have let me know, nor I them. Suppose it depends what people are like. I'd end up getting a bemused look from my neighbours.

I do think you need to calm down though, it's only scaffolding. Your anxiety will pass on to your daughter.

Sounds like you're more fussed about them doing work full stop than being notified about it.

I'm surprised the neighbour didn't mention it in passing but I think some of the comments here are OTT. It's not 'fucking rude'. I could perhaps stretch to 'a bit inconsiderate'.

whatsbehindthegreendoor

If they are generally shouting and making noise they don't need to, then complain. And keep complaining. Go to the site manager, and if he doesn't listen go to the company head office, and if nothing changes go to the University. Become a pain in the backside so that it is easier for them to be quiet than have all the complaints coming in. Most companies these days are more conscious of public perception.

whatsbehind that sounds atrocious! You poor thing, it would drive me mad.
I am so sensitive to noises, I can't eat with people as the sound of them chewing makes me feels sick and angry.
I am not anxious about it, just really do not like bad manners and I think it is bad manners to ignore the fact you live next door to people and not consider the effect of noisy work going on.
I don't mind the work, I would have planned a day out if I had known but I don't have my bus pass on me today.
They have stopped now so will get to have a nap before work.

The 3 times we've had scaffolding put up the contractors (it's usually a separate company to the building firm) didn't tell us, or our builders, when they would be coming. It's possible your neighbours didn't know.

Yes but these things can go on for days, surely you can't go out every day? It's just part of living in an area with other people. There's going to be building work at some point you just have to suck it up unfortunately unless it's at silly hours that are illegal.

Yeah, I keep saying I'm going to complain and then I think, oh, it can't go on for much longer!! But it's been going on since about October last year and I'm really not sure how much longer it's going to go on for. Luckily the shouting has not been so bad today, but the noise of machinery opposite our flats for this many months - well, I'm sure you can imagine - it's bloody annoying!! I feel like writing a letter to the university asking them if they thought to consider the people who live opposite and have had to endure this for so many months.
I'm not irrational, I know these things have to be done, and I know i work from home (which isn't their problem, I guess) but we've gone away on many weekends this year, just to get away from the place!

Mordirig - for what it's worth, I totally would be feeling the same way as you are right now!!

whatsbehindthegreendoor - I'd check with your local council (environmental health/noise people). There are usually rules governing what time building works can take place. Might not be able to do anything about the Monday to Saturday working but I'd be surprised if there weren't more controls on hours on a Sunday in terms of noise and impact on neighbours.