The Hours Of Vacuuming

DKLS

Seems fairly reasonable to expect a level of nose and intrusion when you live in a flat, When I had a flat, mine was ground floor, next to the main entrance and thus had the pleasure of listening to the comings and goings of the entire block.

Now i have a 3 bed detached, with the noise of a busy road out front and the sounds of a mewling cabbage and doting parents out the back. As well as the dawn chorus who were at full song at 4am this morning.


You just trade noises and type of noises with each move hopefully my next one will be in the country and detached by a minimum of an acre in all directions, I don't expect that to be silent, the countryside comes with its own range of noises.

anotherginger

purple1969 wrote: »

I think you have completely missed what the question was about.

The comment wasn't directed at you. It was the person who I was quoting who seems to be purposefully missing the point. At no point did I say a council wouldn't investigat a management company - if it was a different issue it would be done under the remit of the person responsible - "the person to whose act, default or sufferance the nuisance is attributable".

In answer to your query, there are no set times for you to quote other than the World Health Organisation Guidelines (11pm to 7am are night time hours). The DIY times are not written in any official guidance, and are recommendations only based on whatever advice your council gives. In my area they recommend 8am to 1pm on a Saturday for DIY.

You would be better telling them what time you would prefer as there are no statutory time limits for noise from cleaning.

HappyMJ

purple1969 wrote: »

I think you have completely missed what the question was about. I'm not interested in contacting the council or prosecuting the company. All I need to know is between what times you are allowed to make a noise involving cleaning. I know if it is diy then on at Saturday you can only do it between 10am and 4pm. This is the level of information I'm looking for, with it I can approach the housing committee and get the nuisance vacuuming rescheduled for later in the morning.

They can make noise any time they like. It's not an offence. However, if they are told to not make noise between whatever times you and the other residents tell them to then you can cancel the contract you have with the cleaning company.

DIY work can also be done at any time. It's also not an offence. Making noise and then being told not to by the council then continuing to make noise then becomes a civil offence which can be enforced by the council asking the person making the noise to stop doing it. They don't have much power.

So if you don't ask council to ask them to stop then they can make noise whenever they like.

robatwork

I don't think 7am on Sunday is reasonable. I would write a polite letter to the mgmt company asking them if they can possibly start at 9am tyvm

Angelicdevil

HappyMJ wrote: »

DIY work can also be done at any time. It's also not an offence.

With regards to leasehold flats many have a clause in the lease that prohibits such noise between certain hours.

OP, check your lease for such a clause, mine actually states no vacuuming (amongst other things) between the hours of 11pm and 8am.