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Neighbours renovations

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acakeaday · 26/06/2018 09:00

My neighbours are currently having their bathroom renovated, they only have one space on their drive so I offered that the workman can park his van on our driveway thinking it would only be for a couple of weeks.

Over 6 weeks have now passed and this is STILL going on, a section of our driveway also seems to be a general storage area for materials which is getting on my nerves.

I hinted to my neighbour "oh is the bathroom more work than you thought then?" And she said not really but the man doing it is having "relationship problems" so has to keep rushing off home to sort things out which is making things take longer.

Aibu to think this isn't really my problem and I'm a bit fed up now?

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FinnJuhl · 26/06/2018 09:08

Sounds like the bathroom fitter we had. 'Relationship problems' were his excuse, but i was 38 weeks pregnant and it all dragged on...

Anyway, you just need to state you want your drive back. No hints, no compromising - you are not the bad guy, you've done them a huge favour!

MountainGoats · 26/06/2018 09:26

I would want to know wether the fitter was on a day rate or had agreed a price to complete the job. 6 weeks is a hell of a long time to do a bathroom Hmm

MoreAndLess · 26/06/2018 09:32

If you don’t want him to park there anymore then just ask him to stop or ask your neighbour to ask him. Why complicate things by getting annoyed by it without actually telling them. The same goes with using your drive for storage.

Hi nieghbours/builder, I know I said you could use my drive and I hope it’s bed useful for the last six weeks but from next Monday could you Stop using it and could you also clear your materials from the drive. Thnks a lot

tiggerkid · 26/06/2018 09:46

If you don't want him to park there anymore, just say you don't. Equally, you can ask them not to occupy your drive with their building materials. Sometimes there is no way to resolve things other than to be direct.

OhMyGodTheyKilledKenny · 26/06/2018 13:05

Maybe your neighbour is having an affair with him which is why he's there all the time and has relationship problems?!

Joking aside, I agree with what MoreAndLess said

MaryPoppinsPenguins · 26/06/2018 13:10

Our bathroom took 5 days... how on earth can it take 6 weeks??

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