62 replies to this topic

[Terry1987]

Hand him 20p and tell him to "******* off and call someone that gives a ****!"

[rotherham]

Nothing winds people up like a nice hammer drill on dividing wall, as if your hanging pictures! ;)

[JustSteve]

Wait till he's mowing his lawn, and complain about that.

When he says something along the lines of ''I need. To mow it!''... Reply with ''what? Like I need to repair my car?''

[Black.Ghost]

Hand him 20p and tell him to "******* off and call someone that gives a ****!"

Calls are 30p now I think ;)

I wouldn't go too over the top but you do have every right to do what you during the day. If it was 8am every weekend morning that's probably too much. A bit of consideration and discussion goes a long way.

Just be grateful you are not in Germany. You are not allowed to chane your oil at home (you have to go to special places if you want to do it yourself), and you can't wash your car at home - ever! They are really **** hot on stuff like this, and you can't make noise on a Sunday - shops don't open (just cafes, restaurants and petrol stations), you can't put washing out on a Sunday and you can't mow your lawn among other things.

[tommypope]

iv only used the angle grinder for 2 days lol once about 2 weeks ago to take the wings off for about half hour an hour and once yesterday to cut off the boot hinge for about 2 hours on and off lol

although while i am writing this i have just heard him sneeze (at half 1 am) through the wall !!!!! may go round lol

[mike.]

Sounds like he's a bit senile

[Noris8322]

Do you live next to Victor Meldrew?

Tell him to "go forth and multiply".

[minimartin1]

We ave a copper live next door but one to us
And she has teenage kids one of our boy racer friends came round music blasting loud exhaust at 12 noon and she came out saying she was trying to get her kids to sleep!
Lol
She's come out moaning a few times over noise, where she not so politely got told where to go. Next thing she's watching me pull off my drive and stopping me because I've got no seatbelt on I'm like u ain't even on duty love!
So next time she's on duty she sees our car n pulls us while my mrs driving accusing her of speeding! Her reply u got any camera or radar on ya car?? No?? Stop harassing us then before it comes bk on you!
Never had another problem apart from the glares

[pothole]

Sounds like the guy thinks he knows what he is talking about, I am sure he thinks its in the agreement concerning the angle grinding noise, and I'm sure he is the type of guy who would take it further if it was.

So I don't think it is, he just thinks it is, or am I over thinking this.

[racingbob]

i had a race mini in AUS and i used to put a silencer up the end tail pipe to keep quietish

no one complained except the guy across the road. he complained to the council.

council came round told me i could not work on my race car as was not registered for road use

and had to find some place else like on an industrial est.

was lucky it was a historic race mini so went and regerested as historic

ha ha nothing they could do.and they was no EXCESSIVE NOISE to complain council said

[Shifty]

I'd be very careful about taking some of the advice given here, if you don't own the property then it could bite you on the ass.

Before doing anything you need to speak to 2 people..

1/ The company/person you rent from ask what their noise policy is and what is acceptable / unacceptable. An angle grinder isn't worth losing your home over.

2/ Local environmental health, ask what their policy is, it may differ from the rental companys. Tell them what you are doing and get their advice.

Saying screw him and going gung ho could get you banned from using tools at your address, or having restrictions put on you.

[jamesmpi]

I live in a maisonett like you and I'm positive it says in my agreement that you cannot carry out any vehicle restorations etc that cause excessive noise...so if you haven't already, then dig out your deeds and have a read.

[mab01uk]

Before taking some of the extreme advice offered here why not try to discuuss the problem first in a civil manner and see if some kind of compromise agreement can be reached?
Many people are much more willing to accept a bit of noise next door if pre-warned about when and for how long, there is nothing worse than inviting family or friends around only to find next door start angle grinding all afternoon without any warning, also if you are a shift worker trying to sleep or have a young baby or child................

[jiminwatford]

Ir's probably a storm in a tea cup and he would like some consultation on what you're doing. When people feel included they are a lot more accepting. go see him and explain what you're doing and show him around the car. He will likey express any real concerns he has and ideally see you're a friendly logical fellow. One who's not doing it soley to pi$$ him off

I find the personal misunderstanding in these situautions more uncomfortable than anything else so i like to 'enlighten' both myself and others to the situation

It that doesn't work, find out your rights and use them as you choose

[Artstu]

its only a small drive lol about 6 cars squeezed in sorta size lol

Is that all your drive or shared? I have to say I'd be none too happy if someone was using an angle grinder in close proximity to my car parked on a shared parking area.

Edited by Artstu, 06 May 2012 - 11:31 AM.