haunted

- or how NOT to.



Yes you have bought a house - good for you.

Yes I understand it needs gutting out completely, but is it really necessary to have a fire going in the garden for 4 ****ing days straight and then continue to knock the crap out of your house house at 11pm?

HelenTD

We had a lot of trouble with noise when our neighbours built a new house recently. Our local council has regulations about when tradesmen are allowed to work, I think it's 7 am to 7 pm, Monday-Saturday. I think that applies to using noisy equipment, eg they are allowed on-site earlier to set up for the day. When the tradesmen worked outside those hours, I had to ring up the security section at the council and they sent a patrol car around, asked the workers to stop and then reported to the Environmental Health dept at the council. So, ring your council and tell them what's happening and encourage your other neighbours to do the same.

donna

thats for paid tradies,if ur doing the work yourself or a mate is helping out ,i dont think the same rule applies.

Broad Shoulders

Yes, but I do know from many years back (so this could have changed) that Brisbane City Council had a 11pm curfew on the use of power tools, no matter who was using them

donna

think thats probably still the same ,but i was responding to the 7am 7pm mon to sat comment.

HelenTD

Our council only permits power tools to be used for a maximum of 2 hours during the set time period, and the rules apply to DIYers as well as paid tradesmen. There are other restrictions on building noise and materials used as well, eg fumes. People are not allowed to burn stuff in their gardens, either. It's scary to think what they might be burning, as there are some very dodgy building materials around, eg asbestos. Unfortunately it's one of those issues that can vary a lot from one council area to another. So, Haunted, I'd still give your council a call.

Petals

9pm curfew here in Vic

Buzzy--Bee

I think that depends on the council.

When we were building in Kingston council area we were allowed to work from 7am to 7pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm on Saturday and not at all on Sundays.

As the next door neighbour had his own power tools going all hours of day and night we chose to ignore these hours except with regard to really loud tools eg angle grinders and electric planers and we had no complaints.

BB

LisaIan

Not exactly the same but similar. The businesses near where we live like to empty their bottles into the bottle bin 3 times a night/morning at all hours. Why on earth do they do it at 3am....they're clearly not open and haven't been for hours!!!!

Also have a neighbour who thinks it's the norm to have a guitar with an amp in an apartment building......maybe it wouldn't be so bad if he could actually play well

Sherlock Holmes

Any fire regulations within town limits you can use?

Damson

Is it worth stirring things up - you'll have to live next to them, possibly for a long time so I'd either put up with it for a bit or have a gentle word. If no good, then try more formal approach.