AIBU to smash my ceiling with a hammer because of noisy neighbour

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I have been having problems with my upstairs neighbour for months as he has been running a campaign of nuisance noise. Tonight he has been drilling at 9pm then had his washing machine on until 11.30 tonight. This is all be because he complained about my noise and and I told him to talk to housing. Since may he has been making persistant noise and it is affecting our sleep. I have complained to housing and have been recording incidents. But housing have done sod all. Really stressed what do I do. Hammer in hand

Drilling is a bit off, but washing machine on is pretty normal isn't it?

What noise did you make?

Hmm, you didn't even respond to his complaint about your noise?

What were you doing that he was complaining about?

It's impossible to comment without knowing what sort of noise you were making that he found it necessary to complain about.

He might be a cunt, or he might have simply adopted your inconsiderate attitude to noise.

So he did the right thing and spoke to you about the noise you were making and you told him to speak to your housing officer.

Don't you take responsibility for your own behaviour?

Are you really thinking of smashing the ceiling? Surely that will let more sound through?

So you're both making noise? And neither will back down? Its a noise based cold war. Just talk to each other and both agree to keep it down instead of escalating it!

Gees, I thought this would be about a neighbour who had loud parties, booming bass, drugs, violent fights.

A drill at 9 PM and a washing machine. FFS.

Consider yourself lucky.

Well his response to your noise is what is often advised on here.

Anyway it might come across as unhelpful of you to just direct him to housing . What did you do?

Agree with other posters re your noise etc.

Although, might be worth checking the wording of the actual lease, not the tenancy agreement, regarding noise and what's permitted.

A flat I own states on the lease no hoovering/washing machines etc after 10pm and before 7pm.

YABU.
If you're noisy he may well decide that you don't mind noise. Drilling at 9pm is slightly odd, but he may have to do it and if he hasn't got children he may not realise that anyone could be trying to sleep at that time. But washing machine? I would never complain about someone's washing machine.

try council environmental health

Without knowing what noise you were making it's impossible to comment.

What he is doing isn't nuisance.DIY til 9 pm - fine.Washing machine on late - fine.

I dont know what noise I was making as he was just shouting in my face, my my response was swift then I closed the door.

DIY at 9pm is not fine if it is above your bedroom FFS

As a one off its fine surely. It's not ideal but I'm sure you could have just put up with it for one night!

We had neighbours doing DIY in the evening for weeks. We perfectly understood as they were working in the day so could only do it in the evening and weekends. We had to do the same and they were equally understanding. 9pm is not late.

Not late at all. We have a downstairs neighbour like you. Has had two complaints thrown out by the HA.

Told him next time he bothers, I will start logging every time I can smell cannabis coming from his flat.

If he doesn't want to hear normal living above him, he needs to move to a top floor flat or house.

Um DIY at 9pm is fine. My very considerate neighbours did for the last two weeks because they were having their house rewired. Most people aren't going to sleep at 9pm. I'm an early sleeper and I get annoyed if it's after 10pm. And I considered that fairly early by normal standards.

It is not a one off this has be going on since may and the housing are involved as he has been given a warning got this and being abusive towards. My DD only went to sleep half am hour ago because of him. But thanks for projecting and im still awake.