What time is too early?

j.e.j.

I admire anyone who does their vaccing at 8 o clock in the morning.

I'd have thought most people would be getting up at 7 or thereabouts, so mowing or hoovering after that time isn't unreasonable, imo.

And if there are lazy students wanting a lie-in, and they've been woken up by a hoover or a mower, TOUGH!!

Same with evenings, I'd say keep the noise down after about 9pm.

lostinrates

j.e.j. wrote: »

I admire anyone who does their vaccing at 8 o clock in the morning.

I'd have thought most people would be getting up at 7 or thereabouts, so mowing or hoovering after that time isn't unreasonable, imo.

And if there are lazy students wanting a lie-in, and they've been woken up by a hoover or a mower, TOUGH!!

Same with evenings, I'd say keep the noise down after about 9pm.

The thing is, vacuum at eight am, then at eight pm you can be out with friends guilt free, or in the bath with your partner having a lazy loving evening.

Let it all build up and evenings become a longer slower drudgery and weekends a list of chores just to maintain the status quo.

catkins

I am usually up by 6.30 on weekdays and about 7.30 at weekends but I would not dream of mowing the lawn before about 9 on weekdays and 10 on weekends. I think before that is far too early as lots of people are not up by then.

I only have a neighbour one side and he is elderly and deaf so I can hoover any time I want although I don't usually do so before about 8am

Sneezy

Our neighbours often hoover up at 7 ish both weekdays and weekends. Not sure why it needs to be done so early as she's currently on mat leave and home most days during the day. She's also one of those that's constantly screaming and shouting at her poor children (and I mean screaming top of her voice).

We don't generally use the hoover during unsociable hours (before 7am after 9.30 unless necessary).

We live on the main road and my room is the only one at the front of the house - they were doing road works one Sunday a couple of weeks ago at 7.30am :mad: my only sleep in that week too

shegirl

I'm puzzled by people saying 10am at weekends!

After 8 for mowing the lawn is normal I'd say.I don't hoover until after nine.

Whatever I'm doing I don't care whether it's midweek or weekend!

Gloomendoom

lostinrates wrote: »

10am on weekends would 'eat' half a day of our weekend. My dh works long hours, and infact doesn't come home four nights a week, but often works weekends too...we really do know the impact of noise on long hours, We also know the impact of becoming chained to maintenance jobs around the place and not making headway on things in a property with lots of put door space and needing lots of 'noise making equipment'. If we waited till 10am that would impact significantly into the rest of our lives. Untenably even. I think starting at eight, when I think but am not sure the environmental health noise guidelines are after seven am and before 11 pm for 'noise' is reasonable. Starting at seven on the dot would be .....ungracious.

What is considered reasonable varies depending on where you live but with a quick internet search I couldn't anywhere later than 7:30 pm on a week day.

What are considered to be reasonable times for DIY work?

In terms of a householder who is doing the work themselves we would usually
recommend that the noisier activities are restricted to the following working hours;
Mon – Fri - 9.00am to 7.30pm.
Saturdays – 9.00am to 5.00pm
Sunday and Bank Holiday – 10.00am – 2.00pm

charnwood.gov.uk

Reasonable times for DIY

Tell your neighbours that you are going to be carrying out some work. Noisier work should be kept to these hours:

Weekdays - 8.00am to 7.00pm
Saturdays - 10.00am to 5.00pm
Sundays - No noisy work at all
If your neighbours have small children you may need to restrict your DIY even further.

housingadviceni

74jax

Wouldn't bother if the neighbours did either at any time.

thegirlintheattic

Gloomendoom wrote: »

What is considered reasonable varies depending on where you live but with a quick internet search I couldn't anywhere later than 7:30 pm on a week day.

No noisy work on Sundays - for many people that would mean no DIY.

FatVonD

7.30am weekdays and 11am weekends. Have you 10am at weekend folk never heard of a lie in??! :rotfl:

Callie22

thegirlintheattic wrote: »

No noisy work on Sundays - for many people that would mean no DIY.

I wish my neighbour would read that. I'm convinced that he must spend all weekend making his own matchsticks as I can't think of anything else that would require him to run a bandsaw all weekend, every weekend.