Opinions please on noisy neighbours
Opinions please on noisy neighbours
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mug81

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256 posts

173 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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Quick one, interested to know the thoughts of the PH massive...

Live in a three bed semi, and it appears the adults of next door are away because the (admittedly decent sounding) stereo is cranked up to 11. Now, I wouldn't normally be too fussed but it is LOUD- but more to the point my Mother- who works herself to the bone bless her- is asleep upstairs and needs to be up at 4:30 tomorrow morning for work.

What time is it reasonable to endure the 'tunes' until do you think? We don't have a great relationship with next door anyway, so I need to try and be a little bit smart/reasonable about dealing with it.

What do you guys think? 11? 12?


Thanks.

Northernchimp

1,282 posts

161 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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Hammer on their window shouting and calling them s?

mug81

Original Poster:

256 posts

173 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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Haha hmm might work, but I'm trying to be reasonable as opposed to starting an all-out war

Adeyb

321 posts

174 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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11

mug81

Original Poster:

256 posts

173 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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Gotcha, thanks.

Fleckers

2,880 posts

230 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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knock at 11 and ask for it to be turned down a bit

if they dont knock at 2315 and say it needs to go off as you want to sleep

your local council should have an emergency line for noise issues if polite requests fail


or I guess you could go all postal on them and shoot them in the face and fire bomb the house

mug81

Original Poster:

256 posts

173 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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If it helps, they're not exactly children- aged between 19-24. Currently enduring Justin Timberlake's early work!

Northernchimp

1,282 posts

161 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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st on some newspaper, wrap it up, set it on fire and put it through their letter box?

Mastodon2

14,324 posts

194 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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Put dog st through their letterbox.

bennyboydurham

1,617 posts

203 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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After 11 is definitely frowned on by the environmental health types. You need to nip it in the bud really and go round there at midnight and bang on the door. An angry man at the door at midnight will certainly give them a shock. We had a couple next door in our old barn conversion with a baby from Hell. Despite having the rest of the house to put it in they insisted on leaving it screeching at all hours of the night right next to the 0.0001 inch thick party wall to our bedroom. Detached is now non negotiable on my house shopping list. Good luck OP.

Edited by bennyboydurham on Friday 21st February 22:55

mug81

Original Poster:

256 posts

173 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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Ok well they've got 10 mins and then I'm going round for a polite word... Will keep you updated!

whoami

13,200 posts

269 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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mug81 said:
If it helps, they're not exactly children- aged between 19-24. Currently enduring Justin Timberlake's early work!
It's still loud now?

Getragdogleg

10,221 posts

212 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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I found that a friendly word will often do the trick, if this fails then find their water stopcock and turn it off. It wont help with the noise but no water in the house is a good way of getting back at them. Also if they are anything like the idiots I had trouble with it will take them days to find the problem.

rigga

8,806 posts

230 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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mug81 said:
If it helps, they're not exactly children- aged between 19-24. Currently enduring Justin Timberlake's early work!
Beat advice is to pop round and enjoy some tunes ....



Happened to me a few years back with a young baby, next door parents away young daughter invites all and sundry, i was on early start too, luckily when asked at around half eleven to notch it down a touch they complied, was on great terms with neighbors which you state your not, but you can only ask .....

mug81

Original Poster:

256 posts

173 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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whoami said:
It's still loud now?
Oh yes. 4 mins to go

cptsideways

13,884 posts

281 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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Mention it will be reported to Enviromental Health in the morning if its not turned down or off so you cannot hear it (thats the important bit) & report it online now. that way they will get a letter in the post thats usually strongly worded in the next day or so.

If you suspect drugs are being used then notify the plod who will happily attend otherwise they won't be interested. Likewise if they kick off call plod.

I'd be tempted to record the conversation on your phone, various apps for recording or video with it in your pocket.

ubbs

710 posts

246 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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Kick the front door in mash the hifi up with an axe then tell them your off to bed now,

Job done.

dondan

245 posts

174 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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Do you have any frozen sausages?

whoami

13,200 posts

269 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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mug81 said:
whoami said:
It's still loud now?
Oh yes. 4 mins to go
You're on...

cptsideways

13,884 posts

281 months

Friday 21st February 2014
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Fire extinguishers (dry powder type) are rather good through letterboxes hehe