We have had four years of this. Our neighbours have refurbished their property from top to bottom, including extension, and loft conversion, most of which they have done themselves or with builder friends over evenings and weekends.
They are now working on the garden, but I think they have yet to redo kitchen, and to knock through to new extension. It has been hell, not just building noise, but all the vans parked outside, blocking us in, deliveries, ditto. The front of their house is a mess of builders rubble, some of which has been there for so long that it is covered in weeds.
We have had drilling into the adjoining wall as late as 9 at night and as early as 7. We have had to cancel social engagements because the noise was so bad we couldn’t hear ourselves speak, so Sunday lunch was out of the question.
If a political party launched a manifesto that had NO building work, including DIY outside of say office hours and Saturday mornings then I would vote for them almost regardless of other policies.
I think, on reflection, it is the loss of control that is so awful. All seems quiet, so we Decide they are not doing anything, so we will have a BBQ, its all prepared, we are about to cook and what do you know, they start taking up a concrete patio. Time and again, not without ‘discussion’ from me occasionally, they are very sorry etc, but then do it again a couple of weeks later.