Neighbour outside pressure washing in his back yard

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At 9pm on a school night. Live in a terraced house. Kids trying to get to sleep but balmy night anyway. What do you think?

Then they probably have complaints about the noise created by your kids at some points (screaching in laughter, bouncing balls etc). Sometimes you just have to accept a bit of noise from the neighbours as people live their lives.

11am is more than reasonable. It is amazingly noisy!

NDN pressure-washed for 3 days non-stop early in lockdown when I was trying to wfh... I had the sound of it ringing in my ears for day later. I live in dread in case he decides to do it again, so I feel your pain!!

That's a you issue.

He's a twat!!
Sympathy

Yes probably, though we are considerate. Don’t let them play out until 10am on a Sunday. Though tbh pre kids I would have been annoyed.

Just adding context for my moaning.

Nonsense. Not everything revolves around kids and the world shouldn’t stop because they may be in bed.

Parents don’t care when their little darlings are screaming in the garden first thing in the morning so perfectly fine for jobs like this to be done now, especially when it’s been so hot until about an hour or so ago in a lot of places

Alert - it's longer days of light this time every year, it keeps most things awake and active later and earlier. No guarantee what the weather does mind as it could be raining and crap again very soon.

Hopefully not for the school holidays this year as that's what happened last year.

So, hope for the best OP, not gripe and moan because not everyone operates by a school timetable, not even you sooner than you realise.

It’s just the arrogance of people with children

I wouldn’t power wash at this time of night and I don’t think I am exceptionally considerate.

He is being a bit thoughtless at best.

It's very noisy. If I had people nearby I personally would not do that at 9pm as it's quite an antisocial thing, especially since people will have windows open. Especially if you know there are children nearby.

until 11pm is fine. check your local council www,

one off, no problem. only an issue if happening every evening. this heatwave doesn't last long, so let neighbours enjoy it their way. some people are too hot to sleep.

It would have been too hot here earlier. I wouldn’t do it this late and I’d find it annoying but you pressure wash a couple of times a year so it’s not a regular thing so I couldn’t get too stressed about it. Dh is currently reading to our dc in an attempt to get them feeling tired. Not sure it’s working.

tbh he may not have thought about and if you just asked he'd probably stop.

I always think that one's own noise is easier to enjoy than other people's.

I'd shut the window and put a fan on in the children's room. The white noise may help them sleep.

He may well be within his rights but I think it’s a pretty inconsiderate thing to do this time of night when you know there are young kids around and you also know everyone’s got to have their windows open cos it’s so hot.

It's called being considerate if you have neighbours. OP has said she doesn't let hers play out before 10am on Sundays, so she's being considerate of other people. My children left home years ago but I would be pissed off if my neighbour started pressure washing at 9pm, and I go to bed late. It's too noisy for that time of day. Plenty of adults without children go to bed before 10pm too.
People these days are so inconsiderate.

close everthhing till its stopped

It's a horrible noise and I sympathise. Unfortunately people seem to get a free pass with garden machinery at this time of year. 9pm in the evening is too late though, and not just for people with children to settle.

But that’s not considerate, it’s selfish, you think others should not do what they wish so you don’t get disturbed. It’s the definition of selfishness.

Not that bad but it is a bit on the late side.

He can't pressure wash that often, surely? I wouldn't worry about it unless he seems to have an obsession with regular power washing.

I don't think you need to keep your kids in till 10am on Sunday.

My new neighbours were mowing until 9pm, my DH wasn’t happy as said lot the done thing but I didn’t mind. Banging on walls till 10pm was mildly irritating but hopefully finished now.

Personally I think that operating noisy things like power washers and lawn mowers after 9pm is very poor form.