Page 7 | If you view a house but see a hot tub next door...

6poundshower · 2023-01-28T16:36:26+00:00

Are you going to think twice about a purchase. Row of town houses, close together, small gardens. Massive hot tub just the other side in neighbours garden, clearly in regular use. Would it make you think twice about noise.

Itchintobestitchin · 05/02/2023 09:48

Definitely wouldn't buy it. Also would run at the sight of a bar, TV or mancave in next door's garden. In the future I'd probably be wary of the placement of heat pumps too as I really struggle to sleep through noises.

Floraanddougal · 05/02/2023 11:17

Itchintobestitchin · 05/02/2023 09:48

Definitely wouldn't buy it. Also would run at the sight of a bar, TV or mancave in next door's garden. In the future I'd probably be wary of the placement of heat pumps too as I really struggle to sleep through noises.

You need a detached house. As the fact these things aren’t there when you buy. Doesn’t mean they won’t Be there after, and such noise sensitivity is an issue it seems.

I do have to agree with rhe poster who Said folks want the luxury of detached housing without the budget. Champagne tastes, beer money .

in real life I don’t believe for one moment the folks posting this haughty stuff have the luxury of Choice. So yes they’d rent or even buy where they can.

Itchintobestitchin · 05/02/2023 12:03

Floraanddougal · 05/02/2023 11:17

You need a detached house. As the fact these things aren’t there when you buy. Doesn’t mean they won’t Be there after, and such noise sensitivity is an issue it seems.

I do have to agree with rhe poster who Said folks want the luxury of detached housing without the budget. Champagne tastes, beer money .

in real life I don’t believe for one moment the folks posting this haughty stuff have the luxury of Choice. So yes they’d rent or even buy where they can.

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Noise sensitivity is a problem for me and many other people. It's not haughty to know what may be an issue in advance of buying a house, even though everyone knows the situation may change after purchase.

As it happens I did buy a detached house. It wasn't easy and I had to scrimp and save to do it.

ZeldaWillTellYourFortune · 05/02/2023 13:14

Itchintobestitchin · 05/02/2023 09:48

Definitely wouldn't buy it. Also would run at the sight of a bar, TV or mancave in next door's garden. In the future I'd probably be wary of the placement of heat pumps too as I really struggle to sleep through noises.

Don't forget the trampolines. Miserable inventions!

Patanat · 05/02/2023 14:06

in real life I don’t believe for one moment the folks posting this haughty stuff have the luxury of Choice. So yes they’d rent or even buy where they can.

Lovely. So if people don’t have a certain level of wealth they don’t deserve to live in a pleasant environment? As I said above, in other countries people understand that living with other people requires give and take and you can’t just do what you like when you like. Sad that here the attitude is ‘deal with my noise and if you can’t afford to buy your way out of it, tough shit.’

Itchintobestitchin · 05/02/2023 14:16

ZeldaWillTellYourFortune · 05/02/2023 13:14

Don't forget the trampolines. Miserable inventions!

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I don't mind trampolines, they tend to be a daytime thing, and I like to hear children enjoying themselves. I get why some people don't like them though.

BlueMongoose · 05/02/2023 19:26

Given the experience of friends, I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole unless I had very special reasons for wanting it.

BlueMongoose · 05/02/2023 19:28

Floraanddougal · 05/02/2023 11:17

You need a detached house. As the fact these things aren’t there when you buy. Doesn’t mean they won’t Be there after, and such noise sensitivity is an issue it seems.

I do have to agree with rhe poster who Said folks want the luxury of detached housing without the budget. Champagne tastes, beer money .

in real life I don’t believe for one moment the folks posting this haughty stuff have the luxury of Choice. So yes they’d rent or even buy where they can.

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What makes you think living in a detached house banishes all noise? The person I know who had most trouble with neighbours with a hot tub regularly being a damn noisy pest on into the small hours was living in a detached house.

BlueMongoose · 05/02/2023 19:43

For those suggesting that someone not rich enough to buy a detached with a massive garden just has to suck up anti-social behaviour- the solution is far better controls on said behavior- hot tub, okay, excessive noise or noise after 11 pm, not okay. Local authorities should be able to order hot tubs or bars etc. to be taken out if people don't use them considerately, and should also be able to fine unreasonably noisy offenders for every occurrence whatever the cause.
Where people have to live close together, everyone has to be reasonable. No unreasonable complains on the one hand, no anti-social behavior on the other.
It's those who want to be noisy who should have to buy a house with large grounds.

Gameofmoans81 · 05/02/2023 19:48

We are in tiny squished in terraced houses and our neighbour has a hot tub 2 metres from our door and I have honestly never really noticed anything bad and they use it quite a lot in the summer! It’s just a bit of chatting and background noise. There are definitely worse things!

Grumpybutfunny · 05/02/2023 19:52

BlueMongoose · 05/02/2023 19:43

For those suggesting that someone not rich enough to buy a detached with a massive garden just has to suck up anti-social behaviour- the solution is far better controls on said behavior- hot tub, okay, excessive noise or noise after 11 pm, not okay. Local authorities should be able to order hot tubs or bars etc. to be taken out if people don't use them considerately, and should also be able to fine unreasonably noisy offenders for every occurrence whatever the cause.
Where people have to live close together, everyone has to be reasonable. No unreasonable complains on the one hand, no anti-social behavior on the other.
It's those who want to be noisy who should have to buy a house with large grounds.

But where do you set the time limit on noise? 11pm to us is too early, yet some would argue too late. You shouldn't have to buy a house with land to enjoy the outside, it has been normal for decades abroad to have outdoor kitchens and pools. With the changing weather in the UK 🤞🏻 they might be come more common. Just because you might want to go to bed at 11pm why should your neighbours have too, your welcome to wear ear plugs which cancels out the noise. We've actually had wood fired pizza cooked outside (in coats) for tea and it was lovely. We were talking about our garden plans as in 2/3 months we will be spending a lot of time out there. Our neighbours have a log burner going as we can smell it outside all perfectly normal for a housing estate. Ours is one of the last executive housing estates built in the area so they are detached with average sized garden we can still hear each other but it's an invitation to invite yourself round not a problem.

USERJ · 05/02/2023 19:52

I think it's a bit extreme to say you wouldn't purchase the "perfect" house because the neighbour has a hot tub? What's to say that neighbour won't move in a few months time and then you've missed the chance of the house you want?
My neighbour has a hot tub that's backed against my fence and I can't say they have ever bothered me with it enough to complain. Maybe once or twice I could hear them chatting and music past 10pm but it's on the rare occasion which doesn't bother me.

CleopatrasBeautifulNose · 06/02/2023 06:06

Totally agree with everyone saying a hot tub doesn't automatically equate to horror neighbours but it's a common issue that enthusiastic frequent use produces inconsiderate effects and if this one is very close it would be hard to ignore.
It's worth a pause for thought and more questions. Is it the reason the house is for sale in the winter? 🤔

kirinm · 06/02/2023 09:56

If you're able to see it, then yes, it would put me off. My neighbours were sunbathing naked last year and were in full view so it was basically impossible to go out into the garden.

LaBellina · 06/02/2023 09:56

Nope, wouldn’t buy

BellatrixLestrangesHeatedCurlers · 06/02/2023 10:30

Grumpybutfunny · 05/02/2023 19:52

But where do you set the time limit on noise? 11pm to us is too early, yet some would argue too late. You shouldn't have to buy a house with land to enjoy the outside, it has been normal for decades abroad to have outdoor kitchens and pools. With the changing weather in the UK 🤞🏻 they might be come more common. Just because you might want to go to bed at 11pm why should your neighbours have too, your welcome to wear ear plugs which cancels out the noise. We've actually had wood fired pizza cooked outside (in coats) for tea and it was lovely. We were talking about our garden plans as in 2/3 months we will be spending a lot of time out there. Our neighbours have a log burner going as we can smell it outside all perfectly normal for a housing estate. Ours is one of the last executive housing estates built in the area so they are detached with average sized garden we can still hear each other but it's an invitation to invite yourself round not a problem.

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11pm is the legal cutoff. Don't be selfish.

MrsGhandi · 06/02/2023 10:32

Neighbour bought one and for a year it was bubbling and smelling against our fence, them drinking and screaming above the boiling noise but then they stopped using it. Novelty? If I saw a house with one that was set up with all this other garden crap like a bar etc I wouldn't buy it.

BlueMongoose · 08/02/2023 20:57

BellatrixLestrangesHeatedCurlers · 06/02/2023 10:30

11pm is the legal cutoff. Don't be selfish.

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11 is usually what most people would think was reasonable. Shift workers might like it later, people with small kids earlier, but 11 seems to be something most people can accept. Maybe midnight on special days.
People wanting quiet after 11pm ought not to have to wear earplugs in their own house with the windows shut in high summer- the nuisance is the same if the volume is the same, whether it is a posh do or booze-up. And as for the idea of an 'invitation'- why would I want one and what has that got to do with it?
The problem with noise is the pleasure of a few people can cause a real nuisance for far, far more. We noticed that one household near here sometimes has late parties. The noise here was not enough to be a problem. I just thought it was a fairly close houehold having a modest and considerate gathering outside which was fine- just a little quietish music, I thought. On one occasion I was out for a walk late on and found to my horror how far away it was- a big semi, close on a mile away in the middle of a lot of terraced streets- it must have been appalling for several streets around it, it was so loud. I doubt those living close to it want invitations. I'm sure they want something, but invitations- I doubt it.

BlueMongoose · 08/02/2023 20:58

BlueMongoose · 08/02/2023 20:57

11 is usually what most people would think was reasonable. Shift workers might like it later, people with small kids earlier, but 11 seems to be something most people can accept. Maybe midnight on special days.
People wanting quiet after 11pm ought not to have to wear earplugs in their own house with the windows shut in high summer- the nuisance is the same if the volume is the same, whether it is a posh do or booze-up. And as for the idea of an 'invitation'- why would I want one and what has that got to do with it?
The problem with noise is the pleasure of a few people can cause a real nuisance for far, far more. We noticed that one household near here sometimes has late parties. The noise here was not enough to be a problem. I just thought it was a fairly close houehold having a modest and considerate gathering outside which was fine- just a little quietish music, I thought. On one occasion I was out for a walk late on and found to my horror how far away it was- a big semi, close on a mile away in the middle of a lot of terraced streets- it must have been appalling for several streets around it, it was so loud. I doubt those living close to it want invitations. I'm sure they want something, but invitations- I doubt it.

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Sorry, @BellatrixLestrangesHeatedCurlers the above was a reply to the person you were replying to- I was just agreeing with you!

MaryDerry · 12/02/2023 23:07

11pm ??? I'm a miserable fucker. 9.45pm to turn the noisy pump.off.

afinishedkiss · 12/02/2023 23:11

Not a hope would I buy it. I couldn’t deal with noise at night so I wouldn’t risk it. Hate them anyway.

Interoperability · 12/02/2023 23:20

I viewed a lovely new build yesterday and once I went upstairs and looked out the window I saw

Several hot tubs in gardens
Tacky outside tiki bars
An abandoned bouncy castle in a garden
Several huge trampolines.
And also a set of goal posts next to a broken fence

These houses are literally less than 6 months old 😂

Greenfairydust · 13/02/2023 08:57

I seem to see hot tubs everywhere now since this thread started!

Went for a second viewing on Friday and realised there was a hot tub in the garden next door but also a small hot tub in the house I was viewing. It was covered and near a shed and I did not notice it in the first viewing.

This is a small seaside town and it seems very common for people to have them in their gardens...

The house would come with the hot tub as well as the owners are moving to a flat and I don't know how I would feel about owning one of these things.

C4tastrophe · 13/02/2023 10:41

Look on eBay and see if they have any resale value.

caringcarer · 13/02/2023 10:59

I would not care because then I would not feel bad about putting trampoline, swings and climbing frame in my garden.