To be so bloody annoyed

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I want to do horrible things to our new neighbours, they are currently refurbishing next door before moving in. The noise is horrendous.

Drilling and hammering from 08.30 until 6pm every fecking day for a week now. There's no escape. Dh is on nights and consequently hadn't had any sleep. The neighbour asked if he was on nights and then said 'well work is starting tomorrow'

Of course the work needs to be done but it's everyday, it's freaking out our cats, it's giving us all a headache. We go out but we still have to endure this noise for way longer than we'd like.

I want to rip his head off. I can't stand it much longer.

I think Monday to Friday is a pain but ok. Weekends it's out of order.

I would speak to them again and explain how the 7 days a week noise is impacting your family.

If they don't react to your conversation then I would speak to environmental Heath re noise pollution and anti social behavior.

It's the workmen mon-fri and the neighbour evenings and weekends.

We can't hear ourselves think. 4 weeks he's told us this is going on for.

If its evenings too there are legal noise levels.

Perhaps record it and ask if you can play it back to him so he fully understands.

I have recorded it today and once I've calmed down I'll go and see him.

Ripping his head off would probably be unreasonable.

He did warn you that work was taking place. It is for a (realtively) short period of time. It's during daytime. None of this says "anti-social behaviour" to me.

I understand that the constant noise is very upsetting for you and your family - what alternatives could you suggest to the neighbour to allow him to carry out his refurbishment?

Yanbu to feel annoyed but he needs to get the work done somehow. You can't dictate what he can/can't do to his house.

I think going to him with a recording of work is not the best way to start neighbourly relations.
When this work is done you have to live next door to him. He needs to get his house ready to move in somehow. You didn't really expect him to delay works (and be forced to pay his tradesmen) because your DH is on nights did you?
I feel your pain, but YABU.

I feel for you I really do but the work needs to be done and the quicker the better.

I would encourage your DH to wear ear defender/plug things.

I would be polite and positive to neighbour and explain that you don't mind the work being done but perhaps you can set a time limit for stopping, say 7-8pm at night?

I think that builders are regulated by working from the hours 08.30- 18.00. If I'm correct surely you're neighbours have to abide by some sort of law. I understand they need to work but they also sound as though they're being pretty selfish to me.

im currently doing this to my home and tbh next door working nights would not have made me stop for the week!
as annoying as it is its temporary and not anti social.
is he banging and drilling at 2am?

I can imagine it's a pain in the arse, but you can't exactly stop it can you?
Grit your teeth and endure. xx

But if it's between 8:30 and 6:00 I don't think you have a valid complaint. It's really annoying, I know. But in future you may want to do work and that might irritate them.

4 weeks is quite a short time and I'd just be appreciative that at least they sound like they will be taking care of their home.

I think if they've booked the builders they can't really do anything about it regardless of your DH's working hours. If they did it when he was at work, non of the street would get any sleep.

To be honest, other than asking them not to start till 10am on a Sunday, I think they are perfectly entitled to do the work in those hours, even if it is seven days a week. That's not to minimise your feelings about it, but there's little you can do other than grin and bear it.

I hate to say it but could you use ear plugs for the next few weeks? The hours that they are working are not unreasonable.

I am not sure what you wish to gain by going to him with a recording, he isn't going to listen to this recording and decide not to continue the refurb is he?

What do you want him to do with your recording? Hammers and drills are very loud. He will agree with you on that score, I'm sure. There's nothing he can do about it.