Can I do much about the renovation going on next door?
Saturday, February 12th, 2011 at
11:20 am
A landlord has the property next to my semi detached and has got workers in to redo it all up. from scratch they drill away and bang and saw all day long and carrys on until about 7-8 at night!!Its driving me mad and is really heard through the walls and no matter where I go in the house I cant get away from it !! What can I do legally about it? Its horrible hearing loud drilling sawing etc.. all day long and part of the evening
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Not much you can do.
There is nothing you can do about it legally.
nothing but complain and that wont stop them.
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If it is during working hours I am afraid you will just have to put up with it until they finish. The longer hours they work the quicker the job will be finished. I know what you are going through.
Before doing anything legally, you should talk with your neighbor. Explain that the noise that late into the evening is a little unbearable and could they please maybe stop work at 5 or 6 instead of 7 or 8.
You should approach this tactfully and in nice manner since this guy is your neighbor and you’re pretty much stuck with sharing a wall with him. Taking legal action will just piss him off.
Follow the old saying “You’ll attract more flies with honey than vinegar.”
Check your city or county code, see if there is a restriction on working after hours. If the noise is bad you can call the police and they will usually make them shut down if its late in the evening, and will probably give the workers a ticket for disturbing the piece.
That is exactly what would happen in my location, but other areas may vary their rules.
You know of course the workers are the ones who will be penalized, not the landlord.
Most cities and townships have regulations about when permitted construction work can take place. There are also noise ordinances they have to adhere to.
Call your local building department and/or code enforcement officer and see what restrictions there are for your area. If the contractor next door is violating any of them, simply make a complaint and an inspector will go out and tag the job and enforce the code.
Beyond local code, though, NO, there is nothing else you can do. Everyone has a right to improve their property, including you.
FYI, in my city, St. Petersburg, FL, code says that construction work may not commence prior to 7am and must cease by 7pm, Monday through Saturday. Sunday, it is 10am till 5pm in most areas, though some townships along the beaches have a stricter code that prohibits construction work on Sundays. Noise levels of power equiment may not exceed 10 decibels without a separate heavy equipment permit during working hours.
Check on noise complaints in your town, most don’t start until 9pm or 11pm. They have to work, there is not much you can do legally. Go out during the day, if you have to stay home play music to try to block the sound. You can also get ear plugs if its really bothering you.
Not much you can do about the noise during the day but after a certain time of night there is a limit not sure what it is though but 7 or 8pm is pushing their luck i wouldn’t want that so i sympathise with you contact your local council for more info same as they are not allowed to start before 8am in the morning
Some builders are member’s of the considerate contractors scheme which limits there work to specific times not before 8 am and no later than 5 pm I believe. Any landlord wants to have the renovation completed as fast as possible 7 or 8pm is not considered late unless you have young children .You could try speaking to the landlord or the contractors asking if they could possibly stop any noisy work at say 4 or 5 pm .Most landlords and developers want to keep neighbours sweet ( happy) as they may require planning permission and an upset neighbour can delay or halt work with an objection .Plus with the advent of the internet and so many forums it is easy to find bad reports on contractors and developers/landlords.Ask first as they may not realise how this is affecting you.If all this fails contact your environmental health department of the council and they will be able to tell you if they are breaching any rules.
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