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Is there anything that can be done about this noise?

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Couchbettato · 16/09/2019 08:50

My neighbours are a lovely old couple, they're always polite when we see them, but for some reason as soon as they're in the permitted noise hours, they start doing DIY. It's been going on since before DS was born and he's almost 5 months.

This is driving us absolutely nuts because we are hardly getting any sleep as it is, and there's no room in the house that we can go to where we can't hear or feel it.

This morning at 830am, our bed started vibrating and we thought they must be in the 3rd floor room next to ours.

I fed DS and went to take some milk to put in the fridge but I realise the further down the house I went the louder it got.

It's really hard for us because DS has never been a napper so I've never managed to "sleep when baby sleeps", and SO works a full time job on top of our already sleepless nights and he just wants to be able to sleep past 830 on his days off when we haven't gotten to bed till late.

We have tried knocking on their door to speak to them but they never answer. We suspect they might be a bit deaf, or just very wary of who is at the door.

Am I just going to have to live the next year or so with no sleep at all or is there anything that can be done?

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RosalieDene · 16/09/2019 08:56

To be honest I think that you are going to have to sort this out with them. You say that you see them sometimes so talk to them then.

I think it's very unlikely that environmental health would get involved at all, considering that the noise is outside quiet hours and you haven't even spoken to them about it. Unfortunately you having a baby isn't going to make them more likely to take action.

Couchbettato · 16/09/2019 09:18

We do see them but we don't see them that often. DS was teeny when we last spoke in passing.

Perhaps I'll post them a letter. They're retired so it's baffling why they have to do it at the crack of dawn.

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Berthatydfil · 16/09/2019 09:22

8.30 isn’t the crack of dawn though? I really can’t see what you have to complain about if they are doing their DIY within the permitted times of day.

SimplyBeBlythe · 16/09/2019 09:26

Why not invite them for coffee and get to know them a bit? They may not have considered how the noise is affecting you.

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