to think that drilling holes at 19.14hrs is a bit late?

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The flat above me has been drilling all day. It does not bother me much, but next door has a small baby and she is probably trying to get the little one to sleep now.

So AIBU to think that drilling holes is a bit off after 7pm? And if it is not unreasonable, is it just a bit selfish?

Our neighbour has been doing loads of diy lately, after moving into a house that had been v neglected. He stops at nine.

YANBU and I feel your pain, next door to me is currently hosting a rave or something.

YABU but I'd ask them to stop after 10. Perhaps next door can't hear it?

It is late but I would be quite happy with that so YABU.

My neighbour starts his drilling when he comes in from work at around 10pm and doesn't stop until the early hours of the morning.

I would go round but I've seen and heard the way they behave and the words that come out of their mouths so I thought better of it.

I think today, given that they've been at it all day long they should really knock it on the head in the evening time, especially if they know there is a close neighbour with a baby.

On working days if they were trying to get a bit of work done after work it would still have the same impact on the baby I guess, but I would think it OK for them to carry on until maybe 8 or so.

Drilling from 10pm until the early hours of the morning is obnoxious, but even the person doing that probably knows that and just doesn't care

By law you are not actually allowed to make noise like that on a sunday. So you yanbu,

I guess it depends on your outlook... yes, they might have had all day. But maybe this is there only chance to get stuff done? 7.14 doesnt sound late to mme at all, and they're engrossed in doing a project they prob havent stopped to think about the time. I'm just thinking back to prekids days, when our only day off work was a sunday, and we were only home from work about 8pm weekdays, and out again at 6am. Cramming diy into one day might be the only option. Its not like they're being abtisocial with a midnight rave or fould language. They're just trying to get things done.

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YANBU, it would really annoy me. But I'm not overly tolerant of noice anyway. I would think that while 7.14 isn't that late, its not really considerate of others.

Yabu. 7.14 is not that late. If your neighbour with the baby is trying to get the litle onre to sleep then sh could go and ask them to stop.

It depends how they react when the baby is yelling at 3am.
Mine used to sleep from 11-7am, so drilling at 7pm wouldn't have been a problem,

My son is asleep by 7.14, so if it woke him up I wouldn't like it.

I think realistically that 7.14pm isn't late. (and I have two little dds that go to bed around that time)

There has to be give and take. No doubt if there are dcs in neighbouring houses they occasionally wake up during the night and possible disturb the neighbour. Now fair enough it isn't a baby's fault if its crying disturbs someone, but it's not great if you are woken by a baby.

If the neighbours drills daily/regularly during the evening then perhaps it is unreasonable. as a one-off or for a few days, then no problem.

For a lot of people, they don't get home from work until 6pm or later. At 7pm the evening is only just starting.

Also I would think very carefully before making an issue about anything with a neighbour. Our neighbours are lovely and very considerate. Recently they have needed to do diy, sometimes up to 9pm in the evening. Not great, but not desperately unreasonable either imo.

I don't think that's unreasonably late. I think you can't do it after 10pm (and as far as I know you can't have workmen in after lunchtime saturday or all day Sunday but there are no rules re DIY). It is a bit selfish I suppose but I assume this isn't a regular occurrence (drilling all day every day would be slightly odd)

There is never a good time for drilling imo. It just has to be done. I wouldn't mind up till about 10pm. Dh and I were once cutting laminate flooring until that hour. I don't expect our neighbours were thrilled but it was a one off. When their teenage son had a party we were very tolerant - a one off once again - right up to 2am when they broke in to another chorus of 'I want to know what love is' and I went round and scared them witless Has we been cutting laminate at that time I would have expected the same!

Tiredmumno1 - can you point me in the direction of the legislation on that? Thanks!

LadyBuscuit - I have never heard of that - have just googled it but couldn't find anything - do you have any idea where I might find some legislation on that? Thanks!

OP - second hand worrying - what's the point? If it's bothering the neighbours with the baby I'm sure they're able to sort it themselves. If it's bothering you, then go and ask them what time they are planning on calling it a day.

However, if this is just the occasional bit of DIY - then I think YABU, they have to get it done sometime and 7.15 isn't what you'd call late!

Our neighbour has a fixation with his chain saw, they have a tiny garden and nothing needs cutting - so he buys wood to cut. Yes it's bloody annoying and yes we sometimes take the mic out of him (we get on well - stilll - strangely).

Dunno chippingin - my builders told me they weren't allowed to work after 1pm on saturdays or sundays and I seem to recall my local council said similar. I can't be arsed to google I'm afraid

Fair nuff.... just odd to have never heard of it before!!

YABU 7.14 isn't that late at all (and I have 2 small sons who are going to sleep at that time).

And given that it doesn't actually bother you then I would be letting it go. If the neighbour with a small baby is bothered then it is for them to sort it out. Nice of you to be thinking of them though...