Wibu to ask my neighbour to not use washing machine after 8pm?

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Our neighbours’s Washing machine is right above our son’s soon to be new Bedroom. He goes to bed about 8. The washing machine makes the whole room vibrate. Would it be unreasonable to ask the neighbours to try and not use it after 8pm?

I live in a block of flats and have been told by the landlord not to use the washing machine after 6pm as the chap below has called the police before. I put the machine on timer so it works during the day. No biggie for me as I live alone but it wouldn't work for a family.

I live in a block of flats and have been told by the landlord not to use the washing machine after 6pm as the chap below has called the police before

Neither your landlord nor the police has the slightest say in when you can do your washing.

Actually you did, when you said that anyone making noise that bothers you at all is anti social

Right so that’s your evidence of me saying I don’t expect my neighbours to do their laundry at 8pm is it? 😂

I explained what anti social behaviour is classed as according to government legislation. (Take it up with them if you disagree).

I never once said I didn’t expect my neighbours to do their laundry at 8pm.

Who needs evidence? Lighten up, neither this thread nor your neighbours lives are all about you. Try to accept that.

To add some context, apparently the chap au dessous has called the gendarmerie on previous occasions.

BurleyBob47 - my post above says they do that En Suisse, but En France aussi?!?

DougFargo Pot, kettle and black.
You’ve spent more time being goody, than actually providing useful advice to the OP. I’m stepping away from this thread now as any advice I’ve tried to give the OP has been overshadowed by people like you trying to be obtuse.

There is no useful advice for the OP. She can ask her neighbour, they can say yes or no. She knew that before she started the thread and nothing has changed that.

You not following the thread does not make me obtuse, btw, no more than you not liking my relevant points make them goady,.

To go against the grain, I think it’s totally reasonable to ask nicely. Not in the slightest bit entitled. If they are nice and are able to accommodate then they probably will, if they are not nice or unable then they won’t. If you approach it in the right way you have nothing to lose. Good luck op.

Thanks Grasshopper. That's what I think too! on the evidence of this thread, seems there's about a third of us that think that way, about a third who think I'm an entitled wanker for even thinking about it and about a third that are probably the most realistic are somewhere in the middle .

Which isn't a shock really.

time will tell!

thanks again everyone, interesting to come back to this thread and read the continuing debate. cheers to all!

I wouldn't mind if my neighbour gave me a mat to try to dampen it.

I would be more stressed by being asked not to put it the WM on at certain times as DP has a uniform work shirt, which I have to wait for him to get in from work to wash (he only has one!) and his shifts don't finish until 9p.m. most days so I have to grab it arpund 9.20p.m. the night before a day off to wash it. I do usually put it on a short wash though so it's finished before 11p.m.

If it helps OP I was trying to be all un AiBu threadlike and supportive. I feel for you. Am not particularly good at the diplomacy and I'd probably look elsewhere than AIBU for that-what is it with this place?

Laughing at the suggestion to not use one of your rooms!

The Miele man said the best thing ever for noisy machines is a paving stone underneath...

Its perfectly ok to ask them nicely. But if they cant do anything about it youd have to accept that

What was the outcome OP if you asked them ?

Op my son's bedroom was next to a kitchen as house next door was flats. The washing machine was quite a relaxing noise for him! Maybe try the room first without mentioning it to him.

He’s been in the room a week so far, and so far so good. He hasn’t woken up. The room being full of his stuff and a new rug and bed has seemed to help the noise a bit too. Hurrah! There’s been no need to intrude on the lady upstairs!