I hate neighbors!

this is the reason that i bought the reno hse that i jhave posted about
the hse next door was occupied by a old gent for 7 yrs didnt even know he was there hse other side a family with older teens kids no problem at all hardly knew they where there then they both moved out both hses renovated one three bedrooms my side all have aircons going most of the day on my lounge side the other only seperated by the drive ( hse is less than a mtre from the fence line ) and thats where my bedrooms are so noise is a real problem from that one had tenants there started out young girl with child then the b/f then his mates then the partys started got the police number on speed dial and was calling the owner at 2am to complian told him every time they kept me awake i was ringing him they moved soon after

just the thought of new ones moving in is enough to give me the irrates so decide that i was moving new hse is a corner block crown land behind ( unbuildable as full of boulders and a dry creek ) and there is 2/3rds of acre before the next neighbours

just annoyed that im the one thats moving when was perfectly happy where i am right in middle of town but was very quite as everyone else gose home at 6 .


anyway not much u can do about it dont know how pple live in cities etc i really have become the country hick i suppose and just find anywhere with more than 50 pple a pain in the b*m

bye all

Nine hours is a long time to have to put up with the kind of noise we make, especially when you are doing something important like sitting on your lounge getting fat and watching your favourite soaps.
As an occasional woodworker and a sax learner I am very conscious of the noise I make. I keep a rough mental record of the actual time spent on noisy machinery such as saws and sanders so that I am forearmed if I get a complaint. Add up all the times your machinery is actually running and it's surprising how little time is spent making noise. It just seems a lot because it is happening throughout the day.
I worked out that even on a very active day I wouldn't make noise for more than fifteen minutes total. Some of my neighbours make more noise for longer with mowers and whipper snippers.
I'm lucky with neighbours. The guy across the road has an industrial bell in his house just so he can hear his phone ring, the neighbours on one side are never home during the day and the neighbours on the other side have four dogs so who gives a rat's what they think.

Sunday arvo, SWMBO not feelin crash hot so I tell her to have a nap on the couch, I'll look after the whipper snappers, we play on the lawn for awhile and I talk miss 4 into going to have a snooze. Then I gets Mr 2 and convince him to watch NGeo channel and he crashes out on loungeroom floor. Bewdy, Sundy arvo, everybody snoozin:cool: , so Dad has a quick checkers of the BB, read the new Mik cattledog and just drifting off to land of nod and;

wwooowooowwooowwwooowwwooo!!

Bloody Burgular alarm two doors up, goes off the same time every day. I'm all for home security but this is beyond the joke. Woke me, the Missus (shes Jan) and Miss 4. Mr 2 slept through the whole lot...Oh to be able to sleep like that.
Joys of the burbs.

Cheers

Random alarms going off - pressure pack foam insulation in the speaker box works wonders & doesn't leave fingerprints. Here in NSW the Police can 'disable' an alarm that won't turn off - its handy to loan them a 1 kg hammer and a small ladder.

As I live in a suburban area with neighbours all round, I have to be very conscious of not making too much noise (but I do like to fire up the jointer, tablesaw etc. occasionally), so took pre-emptive action and asked the neighbours (including a nurse who does shift work) to let me know if the noise ever worried them. Also asked them to let me know if they ever needed anything made. No problems so far, still on good terms with the neighbours & actually got to have a beer with one bloke I hadn't spoken to before.

Definably touch a nerve here. Rang up the council and told them what the go is and saided I`ve got nothing to worry about doing the right thing. Sounds like every one has one loopy neighbour. The same neighbour that complained also poisoned a beautiful gum tree of another neighbour across the road from me the reason being drops bark once a year. The owners of the tree did the right thing bye getting the council to have a look at it and classified it as a heritage tree. She tried to kill it bye drill holes in it and poisoning it and covering it with diesel. Its still alive but is showing signs of sickness. The thing is if it ever falls down it will fall her way.

Such is life

Goldy

We have a rented property next to us and the previous tenants were a couple who had some huge fights accompanied by very colourful language. I'm no shrinking violet so the language didn't bother me and it was mostly at night so the kids never heard it. Luckily the missus and I are pretty heavy sleepers so were only woken up once when the woman put her hand through a window and threatened to cut her wrists. The police and an ambulance were called and we went back to bed.

To give the guy some due he knocked on our door the next day and somewhat embarrased apologised for the noise saying "....she's from Blacktown and doesn't understand how to behave on the North Shore..." Being a POM I wasn't quite sure what he meant by this but they moved out shortly afterwards. Now I have a landscape gardener renting the house and he starts up his mowers and whipper snippers early in the morning but only during the week when we're up anyway and they are good neighbours.

Before my Dad was married his parents had a problem with a neighbour. My Dad is a keen offshore fisherman and bought home a large cod and hung it on the neighbours door in the early hours when he returned. They were confronted with about twenty cats ripping into the plastic bag when they awoke. When confronted my Dad admitted it which disarmed the neighbour completely, they never had any more trouble...my Dad tends to prefer the direct approach to issues and he's survived so far although as he gets older I do worry about him a bit.

I reckon the best thing is to speak to the neighbours about when they really don't want you making any noise, like shift workers, babys sleeping etc. and try and work around it as best you can. Maybe also ask them to let you know when they are going away so that you can make all the noise you want, maybe offer to keep an eye on their house as well.

HH.

Everyone knows I'm the mad Vietnam vet that is affected by agent orange, oh the joys of no neighbours, just the odd determined god botherer.

Hating the neighbours is akin to forgetting that every driver becomes a pedestrian when he gets out of his car.
I we have neighbours we are neighbours as well.
It is no wonder that neighbour disputes clog the court system every year, and many of them, if you believe the reports, are settled before there is a court decision. What a waste of valuable wood working time.

I have had my share of neighbour problems, mainly with their kids who I used to threaten with all sorts of perilous treatment. I wish I hadn't now, they are very big, but they have become polite married gentlemen, thank goodness.

I am amazed at the peace of my present abode, good, quiet neighbours, who seem happy and contented in their world. No kids, mine is the only dog and I have asked many times if she annoys anyone , always with a response in the negative. As a matter of fact the dog has become the pet of the area.

So I have found my utopia, and I consider myself very fortunate.

Peter R.http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ons/icon10.gif

To reduce lower frequencies, what is needed is mass. Someone mentioned concrete walls, that will do it. For plaster walls lead sheeting can be hung in the cavity. Big old trees help, vines and such are not so good. Glass, as in heavy double glazing, and bricks block the sound horizontally, but the weak point in most houses is through the roof. Cover the ceiling with lead, but only after reinforcing the bearers. Small gaps, eg, under doors, are not so important.

All in all, it is probably cheaper to move.

Based on the pedigree of this thread, they probably HAVE moved by now! :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Honorary Bloke

Based on the pedigree of this thread, they probably HAVE moved by now! :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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Yeah, a three year old thread. Strewth!

Dead And buried.