Neighbours exercise noise

[wildnow]

Our houses are detached but we have attached single garages between our house. Hope I've explained that ok?

Our neighbours have gym equipment in their garage and are often in there before 7am pounding away. It's always bothered me because we can hear the thudding. What's really peed me off is that they've put a TV on the wall now so we have to listen to that to. The door is always up. They are so noisy opening and closing it. AIBU to be bothered by this? It feels inconsiderate. The teenage son was playing music loudly in the garden last week and the language in it was disgusting. We've always been polite but felt a bit of tension as there have been times over the years I've had to say things like when their children and friends were playing football next to our cars on the driveway. Also the language wasn't nice. I don't want to be a grump but they do annoy me at times.

Oops I meant not being unreasonable!

I think any unnecessary noise that disturbs people that early in the morning is unreasonable. The noise of, say, neighbours getting ready for work or school, getting into cars etc is fair enough, but surely people can find a time to exercise that doesn't disturb others so early. As a few posters have said, though, maybe they don't realise you can hear them and it might only take a few words for them to make some changes to the volume/timing.

YANBU to be annoyed. It's early, and you're being disturbed. However, I think they are within their rights to exercise even before 7 am. They might not care, but the starting point would be to politely tell them that the sound carries and is waking you might help. They could at least keep the garage doors closed while they exercise early in the morning, and maybe use headphones/earbuds.

Aren't there some foam or rubber pads bodybuilders sometimes use to catch the weights they drop? Or am I imagining that? Of course, it's not as easy to suggest they buy those, and they might not make much difference.

If I could hear it inside my house it would really really annoy me, if its just outside noise then it wouldnt bother me as much.
Not sure what you can do other than try and mention to them that noise travels and you can hear them and would they mind having tv/music quieter and keeping garage door shut

You should tell them because they probably don't realize you could hear it. From that diagram it makes no sense for the noise to be so much for you to hear all the way in your house.

@Aprilx

I sympathised until I saw the diagram. The garages appear to be at the bottom of the garden and are not attached and well away from the houses.

Exactly my thinking!

We have a situation like this also. Well it is not that they have a gym, it is just that their kids are really loud.
I know this is goign to sound like I am a proper grumy old witch but the kids scream a lot. I completely understand that kids are kids and they are lovely kids to chat to etc. However, since lockdown and I am working from home, I sometimes have to apologise when on a zoom meeting ( which there are a lot of) becasue their kids are so loud. LIke an ear piercing scream. I also have to keep the windows closed at all times.
Just want to say that I do not mind the sound of kids playing or laughing or generally having fun but these kids scream for everything and anything. It is getting to a stage where we are looking at movong house. Maybe it is just lockdown and maybe it is my age. Nearly 50 and menopausal. We only have one child ( teenager now ) and I can honestly say she was never as loud. Maybe becasue she didn't have siblings annoying her and didn't have to fight over toys etc.
I know there is nothing can be done really, and they will grow out of it but I just wanted to say that I understand what you are going through re the noise.

surely people can find a time to exercise that doesn't disturb others so early.
Why surely? I exercise early in the mornings; it's the time that suits me and fits in with my work and my household.

If it’s thumping from a treadmill there are mats you can put under them that may dampen the noise. The TV noise is unacceptable. They should wear earphones. Unfortunately early morning is often the most convenient time to exercise. I run early as I don’t have time to do it once my working day starts, but I do it outside.

I would talk to them op and see what’s possible. It may well be they can minimise some of the noise if not all.

I'm kind of on the fence- it's not attached to you so the noise shouldn't be that loud, I get the impression you are very noise sensitive. I also exercised before work in the past, often it's the only time and 6.30 is normal to be up, next doors dog is barking by then!

I feel you. I have had the same problem as yours. You know my neighbour's kids like playing football and they have been noisy almost every single day. One thing has surprised me recently and you know what? They were playing football when it was raining! Gosh...I thought raining's gotta stop them and leave me quiet for a day but it's clearly not the case.

You’re lucky, I have to listen to my neighbour having a wank most mornings. I never hear anything when his wife’s around. Which one of them do I approach about this?

How can you hear them when they aren't even attached to you? They probably don't realise you can hear them.

Yeah, now I look at the diagram I'm wondering how you manage to hear so much noise. Their garage looks quite far away from you, and sort of round a corner too, the corner of your garage.

Yanbu

I think you must have super hearing or they must be running a nightclub in that garage. It seems very odd that you are being woken by noise in another totally detached building.

@Whanganui

You’re lucky, I have to listen to my neighbour having a wank most mornings. I never hear anything when his wife’s around. Which one of them do I approach about this?

How thin are your walls...

Op said the door is up.

So if garage door is up, tv blaring, frantic exercising....
Guessing that's why it's annoying, especially before 7am.

They probably don't realise that you inside the house asleep can hear them . So just tell them that you can and that they are waking you up.