Lovely day, neighbours playing music in garden

[WilsonMilson]

Live in a detached house, so it’s not as though we have anyone too close, and reasonable sized gardens, but we do have other houses around us, so don’t expect silence.

Neighbours over the back are in their garden as it’s a lovely day, fair enough so are we, but they have also got their music playing. Loudly.

Aibu to think it’s the height of rudeness to have music blaring in the garden knowing full well others around can hear it too? It’s Christian easy listening type of music.

Tempted to put a bit of Motörhead on the Sonos, but that would be a bit passive aggressive. So I’m just stewing in silence and posting here instead - it’s certainly not making me feel very Christian!!

Outside party times.

German, Czech, Slovakian brass bands are amazingly annoying, if you need something to play😂

It is annoying for real though. Especially when it's more of them playing different and you just sit there thinking wtf is wrong with people.
Also, since we are on summer topic and after last few weeks.

Fire lighter liglquids or block. There is no need for whole bottle! If someone can't light bbq up without that, get fucking gas, pike the rest of us😂 I have now beautiful garden time with 3 types of music from different directions and smell of these fire starters for last hour.

British summer, eh

I personally feel 'noise laws' should be changed. Others shouldn't have to listen to loud music day or night.
Surely consideration should be taken, music at a volume that doesn't ruin other peoples right to a peaceful life

@Crazycakelady17

Oops DH is outside with his friend laying a new patio with music playing I don’t think it’s rude it’s just as annoying as our local church bells chiming every hour of the local school kids playing out we have two within 100 metres Put some headphones in or go inside

Church bells. Oh, you're THAT person.

I've currently got the neighbour with her baby and friend in the garden behind mine. I can hear every word of their conversation including the many 'fucks' it's peppered with as they are talking so loudly. The baby is crying and the combined noise is making my dogs bark ( we've had no neighbours for months )
The neighbours next to me are shouting at me to shut my dogs up.
We've all retired into the house with curtains closed for coolness, windows closed so me and dogs can't hear them and put the radio on to stop the noise

One of my neighbours does this. It winds me up out of all proportion. The bird song is lovely when they stop

I can just imagine going to a party at some of your houses. Everyone sit still & we'll listen to music on our headphones

@Mythologies

Why do people suggest headphones!!! I don’t want to wear headphones in the garden- I want to listen to the birds and reasonable children noise and maybe the occasional muted music. The FUCKERS who have had horrible excruciatingly loud base on since 8 this morning - BTW they are at the bottom of the garden two doors down- should wear headphones. I will wear headphones if I want to listen to the radio because the neighbours should NOT be expected to have to listen to my radio. What the fuck is wrong with some people And yes - when it stops for a few minutes is is like when a headache goes - pretty sure headphones don’t even keep that level of base out

Because they're selfish pricks who honestly believe it's their 'right' to noise pollute everyone else.

@Vodkaandballoon

I can just imagine going to a party at some of your houses. Everyone sit still & we'll listen to music on our headphones

Having fun doesn't mean whole estate has to listen to you all afternoon. There is a difference between normal people noise and blasted up Phil Collins.

@Vodkaandballoon

How is it rude & offensive to play music in your own garden?. I was lucky enough to buy a house with a garden & I will bloody well use it. I will play some music, my kids will have nerf wars out there & camp out with their friends. I will have friends over for drunken bbq's, hell I might even get a hot tub this year. All of that is OK because it's MY garden.

And your neighbours will be on here complaining about the annoying cow next door

I've just asked my neighbours to turn their music down. And they have. You could always try that too.

• How is it rude & offensive to play music in your own garden?. I was lucky enough to buy a house with a garden & I will bloody well use it. I will play some music, my kids will have nerf wars out there & camp out with their friends. I will have friends over for drunken bbq's, hell I might even get a hot tub this year. All of that is OK because it's MY garden.• From the horse’s mouth people - this is why asking for civilised courtesy and awareness of how this kind of behaviour impacts others will get you nowhere.

@PassMeTheWotsits, Nice try but nope my neighbours aren't mumsnetters so they don't have any problems with us using our garden in a perfectly normal way. Sometimes they even indulge in similar garden activities & guess what? Noone has an issue

Just put some music on very loud, briefly, like half a track, then turn it down.
They might get the hint.
Worth a try?

Some people shouldn’t be “lucky enough” to buy a house with a garden - it results in their neighbours being unlucky.

Because @Vodkaandballoon it's called common courtesey, ie unless you live in the middle of nowhere you don't have the right to enjoy yourself at the expense of everyone else. If everyone liked the same music then fair enough but they don't.

Honestly I'd blast Metallica black album and drink my mojito in peace

@Crazycakelady17

Oops DH is outside with his friend laying a new patio with music playing I don’t think it’s rude it’s just as annoying as our local church bells chiming every hour of the local school kids playing out we have two within 100 metres Put some headphones in or go inside

This is awful. Why do we all have to suffer noise pollution? Why can't your DH and friend wear headphones?

I have disagree that when we live within ear shot of others we can do what we want.
I'd never for instance start a bonfire today, I wouldn't play hours and hours of music...

Life is so much easier if we show some consideration to people around us.
I love to hear a party, chatter, music but I know it's a one off and won't be going off tomorrow.

Any behaviour that is day after day you can go to the council with and they can request the neighbours are considerate.

Yes indeed headphones!

I love it, I love the noise of people and music and laughter. Granted none of my neighbours are late night playing dicks but I like the sounds of life.

Lots of the noise is very easily tilerable. Would be unreasonable to eant silence all the time, I think that's what we all can agree on.

But some of the noise is just so unnecessarily grinding. Like radios on at 10am and off at 8pm. Why. Where I grew up we made lits of noise but this wouldn't fly in small gardens. Radio on for couple of hours? Fine. All day? Shitty.

No one who inflicts noise will ever understand until they have to endure it at the wrong times for them.

I think during the day people can do what they want in their gardens. It’s only really annoying if very late at night and it’s keeping people awake.

What about those of us who are working from home? Or just want a bit of peace and quiet or to listen to the birds? Why do I have to listen to your music? Would be ok for me to come into your garden to sunbathe? No? Well keep your noise to yourself then. Keep it down or put headphones on. I don't even have a garden and I can hear my neighbour's music from across the road. That's just selfish.

A rule of thumb should be - if everyone did what I am doing, what would happen? Well it would be hideous if everyone decided to play their music loudly at once. So don't do it.