Neighbours and trampolines

[Frane Selak]

Yes I have another problem, not bad luck but ttish neighbours.

Next door is rented, tennants have come and gone over the years and most of them have been fine, but a couple of months ago new tennants moved in, straight away you could tell they were "council" not nasty but no common sense either, couple of fat kids about 11-12 or so, another bloke that comes round occasionally, obviously the divorced "other", same old same old.

Apart from the kids being noisey which I appreciate all kids are, and we have to live with it unfortunately, they have now bought a massive trampoline and sited it right up against my fence, I wouldn't mind but they have a fairly large garden but have moved it as far away from their own house as possible so they don't have to hear them.

This is the two houses, I'm to the right of the red line, I don't have a big garden like them so If I sit outside I'm going to see noisey fat kids bobbing up over the fence every time I go out. They were on it until 11PM last night.



Also where that metal shed is of mine I have now built a brick one so if they were to move it behind that at least it would be a start.

What makes other people so incosiderate and self centred, my first plan is obviously asking them to move it, other than that my secondary plan is to just sit outside as often as I can and stare at them until they are frightened. Luckilly I know the landlord very well but I think this bloke is someone that works for him so could be tricky. also I know tennants don't last forever and most people only last a year or so in this house, its obviously very expensive, if the tennants are tts and the landlord does nothing I will make sure he finds it hard to rent out again, was thinking of putting a big banner on my gable end which looks directly at their house saying "I'm the neighbour from hell"

Any thoughts or should I just abandon my garden forever as I'm obviously just a moaner.

Edited by Frane Selak on Thursday 31st July 13:58

[steveo3002]

rough ones over the road had theirs blow away in the winter lol

[limpsfield]

I think you are a bit of a moaner.

That's a long post. You could go next door and talk to them if you are that bothered.

I am glad you are not my neighbour!

[The Gauge]

Put your own trampoline up against your side of the fence, when the kids start jumping on theirs, yo do the same, wearing just your Speedo's. Their parent might stop them using it. Or maybe not.

I would expect after this summer the kids won't actually use it, the novelty will wear off and like any other council family trampoline, it will turn green with mould and tear in the winter storms. But it will remain in place for the next 10 years, tis the council way I'm afraid.

[J6542]

Get a life for ffs. Twice you mention their fat kids, and when the kids are outside playing having some exercise you moan about that as well. If the kids are as fat and lazy as you say then the novelty of the new trampoline will wear off soon enough, when the weather turns.

[StoutBench]

Put on your big boy pants and go and have a word.

[Frane Selak]

limpsfield said:

I think you are a bit of a moaner.

That's a long post. You could go next door and talk to them if you are that bothered.

I am glad you are not my neighbour!

So if I was your neighbour you wouldn't mind in the slightest if I put a trampoline right up against the fence and went on it all day every day, bouncing over your fence, you just sit in your garden and say hi every time I bobbed over the fence would you?

[Pixel Pusher]

Get a Super Soaker and try to hit them when they bob up like clay pigeon shooting.

[steveo3002]

till 11pm lol

[Frane Selak]

J6542 said:

Get a life for ffs. Twice you mention their fat kids, and when the kids are outside playing having some exercise you moan about that as well. If the kids are as fat and lazy as you say then the novelty of the new trampoline will wear off soon enough, when the weather turns.

Whats wrong with saying the kids are fat if they are fat, it emphasises the point that the kids basically do what they want, like raid the fridge for example.

Fair enough they have bought a trampoline but its fairly obvious they knew it would be an annoyance to them so they've moved it as far away from their own house as possible, they are basically saying this thing is going to be a nightmare so you (me) can deal with it whilst we watch love island in peace.

[Driver101]

Moving the trampoline a few meters is going to make zero difference to the noise levels.

The kids will soon get bored of the trampoline one the novelty wears off.

[Muzzer79]

Frane Selak said:

my first plan is obviously asking them to move it

I'm baffled as to why the first plan wasn't executed before starting this thread?

[Frane Selak]

I'm not too fussed about the noise, as I say its the being watched 24 hrs a day by someone, even if they are kids, and as we know kids love to stare.

I do have a set of outdoor speakers which I'vew always put on very low if I'm out there as I'm considerate in that way, however if it doesn't get sorted I could always blast some opera or classical music out of them, they directly face the trampoline. I may be a very considerate neighbour but I've not got any shame so I am capeable of sinking to anyones level, however low.

[vixen1700]

[Frane Selak]

Muzzer79 said:

Frane Selak said:

my first plan is obviously asking them to move it

I'm baffled as to why the first plan wasn't executed before starting this thread?

Well if the majority opinion was "you are just a moaner, nothing wrong with it and you shouldn't say anything" then I won't bother. I am halfway through re-moddeling my patio area and the next step is to lay all the flags, although I still sit out there sometimes if the weather is nice. If the fat kids are going to always be there then I'll leave it all until next year, see if they clear off, I'm not going to spend £2500 on flags if I cant use them.

[JoshSm]

Could be worse, they might have levelled out the garden raising it by 5 feet first, then put the trampoline on top of that near the fence.

Along with an above ground pool.

[Muzzer79]

Frane Selak said:

Muzzer79 said:

Frane Selak said:

my first plan is obviously asking them to move it

I'm baffled as to why the first plan wasn't executed before starting this thread?

Well if the majority opinion was "you are just a moaner, nothing wrong with it and you shouldn't say anything" then I won't bother. I am halfway through re-moddeling my patio area and the next step is to lay all the flags, although I still sit out there sometimes if the weather is nice. If the fat kids are going to always be there then I'll leave it all until next year, see if they clear off, I'm not going to spend £2500 on flags if I cant use them.

1. Why do you care what the majority opinion on PH is? It's your house, if you want to ask your neighbours to keep the noise down, then do so.

2. If you take the (seemingly difficult) step of actually speaking to your neighbour and you get rebuked, talk to your mate the landlord and reason with him.....

[Muzzer79]

Frane Selak said:

I'm not too fussed about the noise, as I say its the being watched 24 hrs a day by someone, even if they are kids, and as we know kids love to stare.

Now you think that the kids are on a trampoline.........staring at you..........24 hours a day.....??

This thread gets weirder......

[GliderRider]

Was it this lot?

Edited by GliderRider on Thursday 31st July 14:42

[Warhavernet]

Yeah, one is sympathetic, st happens through no fault of your own.

Couple across the road bought a nice ex council semi on a corner plot about 5 years ago, big garden, the house next door was also an ex council, but they had added two more bedrooms, lovely conversion job, a year ago the council made an offer for the 5 bed house, thus making it council again ! and shifted a feckless couple with 6 kids in. You can imagine the garden fun in the sun, trampos, bouncy castles, garden furniture, all supplied by the council along with a long wheelbase 12 seater van.