Reasonable time for noisy DIY?

[Sydneey]

We're currently in the process of redecorating and require the use of loud tools (mainly sanding) is it unreasonable of me to start at 10am and finish at 2pm?
After some research people have said 8am until 6pm is reasonable to make loud DIY noise but I don't want to push it and don't want to upset my neighbours. I haven't made any noise on Sundays so as to not be inconsiderate.
My neighbour doesn't have any children so waking them up isn't an issue.
I just feel nervous whenever I am doing work as it got to about 1pm on Saturday and my neighbour came banging on my door regarding the noise. Am I being unreasonable?

Sounds perfectly reasonable!

I would agree that 8am to 6pm Mon to Fri is absolutely fine, as is 9am to 5pm imo on Sat and Sun.

And being honest, I wouldn't bat an eyelid about loud work being done any time between 7am and 8pm personally, but could see why others would find that too much.

I would agree that 8am to 6pm Mon to Fri is absolutely fine, as is 9am to 5pm imo on Sat and Sun.

^I would go with this too

People without children don't deserve a power drill at 7am either tbf!
Your hours are perfectly reasonable imo, though I'd avoid anything on a Sunday.

@TheCanterburyWhales I agree they don't deserve to be bothered at that time either, I just meant I don't have to worry about waking sleeping babies up during daytime hours x

8-6 is the usual hours, surely it’d be more annoying if it takes you weeks/full week vs a few day’s if you’re only doing a few hours at a time. Obviously that depends on how big of a space you’re doing.

See if you can reach a consensus with your neighbours, although I think 10am to 2pm is perfectly reasonable.

Have a word with your neighbours, and ask them when are good and bad times for them. If you explain what work you're doing and try to accommodate them where possible, it should help everyone.

Those hours are fine but more valuable than an arbitrary 2pm curfew is talking to your neighbours. If they have got visitors over Sat lunchtime, for example, or they are away all next week, a different timeslot might work better for you both. And if you arbitrarily limit the hours too much, you will annoy them by going on for weeks and weeks.

Let them know your plans and timescale, ask if that works for them, and be prepared to compromise. 90% of it is just having the conversation in the first place - they will find it much easier to cope with if they know what the end point is. You don't need to be a complete slave to their timetable or endlessly apologetic.