To ask what the acceptable time is for kids being in the trampoline on the garden on a weekend?

[JamesMiddletonsMarshmallows]

Next door's kids were out at 8am on the trampoline. Neighbour on their other side is hoping I'll kick off about it with her (we are friendly and she messaged me). But I think 8am is actually ok, but no sooner. I CBA with a neighbourly dispute (plus my kids are gobshites any given day of the week)

Thoughts on an acceptable time?

@Vickles20

Builders across the road start work at 8am each day including Saturday. And sometimes Sunday. Hey ho. Suck it up It’s going to get worse though as the weather improves. Also, lame of neighbour to involve you.. if they have a problem, I feel you don’t, then they should complain. Not you

I've had some of that in the past and my bedroom faces the front. It was awful even though we have a wide road. I suppose it would have been best to go into the back bedroom for the duration but I put up with it, it wasn't forever.

I've also had drilling out the front on the pavement, despite the length of our drive and double glazing it could still be heard. That was local government work, pipes for something (can't remember what now), they seemed to be there for weeks and there was a big hole with cones around it. We got used to going out and walking around the hole, it seemed strange when eventually it was not there any more! It was dreadful when the work was noisy but you can't do anything about things like that.

You can do things about people making unnecessary noise early, especially if they are in your household. You just ask or tell them to wait a while and be more considerate.

@tinnedpears

This sort of thing used to really piss me off - but one day I decided to 'reframe' it, and tried to think how nice it was to hear children playing outside and not stuck inside on their x boxes.

It's kind of worked - I'm much more tolerant now!

The sound of children playing is actually lovely and very welcome. I wish there was more of it in streets and common areas and in back gardens. Just not before 10 a.m. at the weekends.

I think 8am is fine, tbh. Is your neighbour prepared to be completely silent in her garden from 7pm so the same children can sleep?

10am on the weekend. Neighbours kids have been out earlier and they are very screechy, whiney kids and it annoys me. I have 3dc myself and wouldn't let them out until 10am.

Sunday 8am seems too early to me, Saturday not so. OP by recognising that her household is noisy would be a bit rich to complain.

I'd be pissed off if neighbours woke me up at 8am. However, I would find it acceptable enough not to kick a fuss. I'm a petty bitch so I would be less considerate about my own noise in the evenings (nothing outragoious).

Before 8am would be absolutely unacceptable. I personally think 10ish is an ok time to start making noise that wakes people up.

I don't let mine out until around 11. It wouldn't bother me neighbour's children out playing early but a lot of my neighbours don't have children so I imagine they would like some peace and quiet in the mornings.

Where are all these considerate people with children living? On my street, it's like The Purge - children awake and in and out of houses playing at all hours. Parents don't give a monkeys.

8am is too early but I can't blame you for not wanting to get involved. Last time I pointed out that kids kicking footballs at cars wasn't a good idea, they told their parents that I'd shouted at them (and I got a right rollicking).

I want to move where you all live.

We don’t have a trampoline but we have a full
Size pool and a play apparatus things.

The kids are only allowed until 7.30 pm week days

And then
11 am - 8pm on weekends.

Pivot and Troublewaters, you are very sensible.

Mine aren't allowed in the garden before 9:30am at the weekend but this is because they're still little and can be quite squealy! (Youngest is only 2) If they were older and would control themselves a bit better I'd let them out at 9 but no earlier.

8 is far too early IMO, we've got neighbours who work full time in the week and I know like a lie in on a weekend. It's bad enough being woken early by your own kids who you love, let alone someone else's who you don't!

@jessstan2

Pivot and Troublewaters, you are very sensible.

My children are very noisy so I have to be . My oldest is so loud I cringe when she plays out in the street as she always screams high pitched. She gets a couple of warnings and if she keeps doing it she's brought in. All of the parents of thr gardens she plays in have been given permission to tell her to shut up too

I brought my kids up not to scream and yell or annoy the neighbours (or me).
I'd be seriously pissed off if my neighbours let their kids yell and scream unnecessarily.
If they want to make noise suitable for wide open spaces, they need to be taken by their parents to the local park. Then they are unlikely to disturb anybody.

I can't get past the post of someone allowing their kid to jump while blowing a tin whistle. Nightmare accident waiting to happen!
Our trampoline can't be heard by the neighbours but they've never wanted to go on it particularly early anyway. If they did and it was noticeable to others I would say from around 9 at the weekends.

10am

I'd say around 10 and never if they make a lot of noise and shrieking.

8am is fine. Any time when it's daylight, kids can play outside.

I'd say 10am-7pm.
The constant noise is godawful though, but that's life, neighbours will have to put up with it really.

Doona
It gets light at 4am in summer here!

Haha so lucky for you that I don't live there!

Noon-4pm. They don't need more than 4 hours a day on the godforsaken thing.

Why would kids be outside at 8am on a trampoline at the weekend when they have been at school all week ??
My 11 year old doesn’t even wake up till around 9/9.30 am at weekends.

@avamiah

Why would kids be outside at 8am on a trampoline at the weekend when they have been at school all week ?? My 11 year old doesn’t even wake up till around 9/9.30 am at weekends.

Err.. because some kids get up earlier than others? Your 11 year old might get up at 9.30am - mine is up at 6am. Not saying that's an acceptable time to be on the trampoline, I just find your expectation that kids are not early weekend risers a bit odd.

We have just purchased one and it’s still in the box. I think 10am, what is an acceptable
finish time! !?!?!

@avamiah

Why would kids be outside at 8am on a trampoline at the weekend when they have been at school all week ?? My 11 year old doesn’t even wake up till around 9/9.30 am at weekends.

Quite right too. Neither would I be awake before then.