AIBU to asky neighbours to stop their power tool they are using outside?

[Rainbows41]

To ask my neighbours to stop using their DIY power tool in the back garden right next to ours?
It's been going on since I sat down at 6.20.
Yesterday (Sunday) it went on all day well into the evening.
We live in a small cul de sac and it's very quiet around here. Add to that the extreme heat we are having right now, where it is impossible to keep the doors closed.
This is selfish behaviour imo.

Arent noisy works meant to happen between 8 and 5pm

Well, this is what I thought.
I really don't want to fall out with my neighbours but they are taking the absolute piss!

What tool is it?

What are they doing? What time did it stop yesterday?

It really depends what tool it is. Pneumatic drill, yes, they're unreasonable. Hedge trimmer, no, not really. I understand the hours they're supposed to use it but if they work full time, how would they get anything done? 🤔

It sounds like a rotary blade cutter thing. I think they're cutting stone slabs.

I feel your pain. I have a neighbour who has a diesel run wood chipper and it’s like a 747 taking off. She sometimes uses it for 7 hours straight.

Its the length of time that the problem. Nothing wrong with politely asking them how long they will be doing it for and if they can limit their sessions. I asked my neighbour if she could not use it one afternoon as we had people coming for a garden lunch and she was cool about it but did start the bastard thing up the minute our guests left (and seemed to get that it was ridiculously noisy as she hasn’t used it since)

So it’s probably just a one off over a couple days. I’d suck it up for another day and hope it stops.

Look up noise nuisance on your local council website, they may have a 24hr noise patrol

Check your council's website for the hours that work is permitted, before you do anything else.

Cutting stone slabs makes an horrendous noise.

I pity you.

This is my neighbour every weekend and after work for 3 years except on rainy days. He’s obsessed with DIY. I’ve had murderous thoughts tbh

Only for Construction sites, and it’s generally 8-6.

There is no law against using a power tool after 6pm.

It's hardly going to last forever if they are cutting slabs. Leave them be OP.

What is it about hot weather that makes every wanker want to start using noisy power tools?!

😂 my neighbours all of them in the rows of houses around me are always doing something. Once one finishes the other starts some project

As annoying as it is, nothing you can really do. You can ask them to stop but they can tell you no and they’re not wrong. Maybe a more reasonable ask is to say you understand they might be doing home improvements but if it’s noisy work could they give you a heads up of when and for how long for

@JohnTheRevelator
its why I prefer winter

its …..jetwashing the driveway
jetwashing the car
jetwashing the gutters / soffits / conservatory roof
strimmers
lawnmowers
hedge trimmers
vacuuming the cars
scraping weeds out of the block paving
general standing around making small talk with neighbours
radios on whilst doing above tasks
late night ‘revelling’ in the garden
and before anyone says move to the country that would be my dream but I’d need a lottery win in this county 😢

NeilDiamondsBlowDry Same here! Just one of many reasons why summer is my least favourite season.

@JohnTheRevelator it’s so……..noisy !

and before anyone says move to the country that would be my dream but I’d need a lottery win in this county

I live in a village. They complain about the church bells here. 🙄

@BLOSSOMTOES I like church bells

Ah i thought it was general diy and builders etc

All of my neighbours fell out with each other because one neighbour used circular saws, generators and industrial hoses to clean his vans constantly last summer. One neighbour finally had enough and confronted him a few months ago as they had been going on for about 5 hours that particular day.

Noisy neighbour kicked off, threatened my neighbours husband, basically went postal. So they all put a complaint in to the council about him. I didn't as we wanted to remain neutral and friendly with his wife. Regardless he's fallen out with us now too and blanks us and roars away, ignoring us on the roads and in the main courtyard area beside our garden. My anxiety has gone through the roof. My other neighbours were mad at us for not complaining but I didn't want to immediately jump to council without a conversation plus everyone is pretty volatile round here and we aren't. I thought remaining neutral would be the best thing to do but honestly it's not.

So if this continues, have a conversation with them, if they argue and shout like our neighbour did, just put in a complaint and start logging the noise and hours. Video it, the lot.

No solutions but I empathise. I think after 2 years my neighbours have finally run out of walls they can panel or places for in built furniture. They really got their money out of that sodding circular saw. I used to leave my baby son napping in the garden and have to swiftly get him inside when it started up. It’s just so antisocial