He sounds very selfish.My neighbour is doing DIY again and I cannot believe it.
They did a huge project that went on for months at the beginning of the year and I actually got quite ill from the stress of the constant noise, which was the loudest hammering and banging you've ever heard and wasn't even possible to drown out with noise cancelling headphones. It was absolutely relentless and he does at least one big project like this every year.
When he's not doing big projects there is, quite often, lots of DIY noises here and there for whatever else he finds to work on as he goes about his life.
I can't fathom what could possibly need work done to it this time and as soon as it started my heart just sank.
I've already lived in a flat above someone else who was really into DIY and I thought that was bad but he had nothing on this guy. Who has sometimes started before 7am and gone on beyond 10pm. The council are totally useless so I reporting it will be a total waste of time.
Need hugs if anyone has some going spare please.
Ok if paid tradesmen start work at 7am there's not much you can do because getting them to turn up at all is a miracle so you have to put up with their hours of work,
But if its just Joe Bloggs tinkering noisily about then starting at 7 am is an outrage.
Especially if youve been awake with insomnia all night and only just got to sleep.
I believe that when local councils look at noise nuisance they look at frequency rather the times it starts and finishes, although 8am to 11pm is usually the guideline.
Keep a diary of dates and times if you do have to go to the council.
Everyone is allowed to do DIY within reason but if its excessive, I think something can be done.
I imagine having to speak to him will feel like climbing Everest in one go without a sherpa.
But speaking to him is the first approach.
It doesnt have to be a confrontation.
Maybe take a small gift with you when you pluck up courage to talk to him.
Its possible he's a Git but its also possible he is so lost in his own world that he hasnt even considered how noisy he is and that its bothering anyone.
And he could think it isnt that noisy because nobody has mentioned it to him.
So maybe a chat with him might not be as bad as you think.
The key is for you not to get angry.
I hope you can sort it out.
Nothing worse than your peace and quiet being shattered by noise.