Neighbour complaining. What do you guys think is reasonable.

[meghatronic]

11pm any night of the week, and that's because it's the law - if you just wanted to be a good neighbour, decent human being, and not a complete **** I'd say 9-10pm.

If noise travels through the walls so much that you can't do anything without hearing it think about insulation or moving, it really is your problem - not your neighbours.

I agree with this.

However, living in a city centre apartment means I can hear some level of anti-social noise pretty much 24hrs a day . Like right now there is someone shouting at his girlfriend (or a female) down by the side of my building.

Now, where did I put the super soaker....

 

[EdwardTeach]

It depends on the who your neighbours are, if they have young children you have to be more considerate.

I wouldn't expect to hear my neighbours at all on a weekday or Sunday. That bring said that basically means no loud music - I don't think I would hear if they just had a few mates round drinking beers.

On a friday or Saturday i would tolerate some disturbance till 11, but if it was every weekend I would complain.

When I was living in Manchester a neighbour had a party on a Sunday that went on beyond midnight, and my wife had to be up a 5.00. I ended up just walking in to his flat and unplugging his sound system!

 

[craptakular]

You could have invited your neighbours along too! Thus avoiding these issues and would have gottent o know your neighbours as well.

Therefore next time you want to party down with your man friends they, in theory would be more tolerent.

Did you not go around the day before and say you were having a party Saturday night and pre-apologies for any noise, and give them a clear time it will all be over?

 

[Stretch]

It depends on the who your neighbours are, if they have young children you have to be more considerate.

+1. It's not fair if they have young children, unless they moved in next to you.

Otherwise, once in a while (1-2 times a year) I think your entitled to make a reasonable amount of noise until what ever time you wish at the weekened. In the week everything should be quite by 12.

 

[unwashed potato!]

can't beleive someone thinks it could be ok to have a noisey party until 4am even if it's once in a while, and i can't beleive others say it's ok as it's for football party! if they think it's ok for the neighbours to have to hear the noise until 4am, why don't they think it's be more ok to start the party 4 hours earlier? or would that inconvenience the party too much?

11pm is the latest imo not only because it's the law but because it makes sense, which is what the law is based on. i don't think the law is outdated as peoples lives are still similar enough.

 

[Stretch]

can't beleive someone thinks it could be ok to have a noisey party until 4am even if it's once in a while, and i can't beleive others say it's ok as it's for football party! if they think it's ok for the neighbours to have to hear the noise until 4am, why don't they think it's be more ok to start the party 4 hours earlier? or would that inconvenience the party too much?

11pm is the latest imo not only because it's the law but because it makes sense, which is what the law is based on. i don't think the law is outdated as peoples lives are still similar enough.

Because it their house, and they're entitled to have a fun once in a while just as much as someone else is entitled to have a good nights sleep.

I'd always ask first though incase there was a very good reason why it's it might be particularly inappropriate.

 

[britboy4321]

can't beleive someone thinks it could be ok to have a noisey party until 4am even if it's once in a while, and i can't beleive others say it's ok as it's for football party! if they think it's ok for the neighbours to have to hear the noise until 4am, why don't they think it's be more ok to start the party 4 hours earlier? or would that inconvenience the party too much?

11pm is the latest imo not only because it's the law but because it makes sense, which is what the law is based on. i don't think the law is outdated as peoples lives are still similar enough.

Being at a party on Saturday night then at 11pm the host turns off the music and says 'Everyone has got to go home now to keep the neighbours happy' - I'd think 'what a rubbish party, what inconsiderate neighbours'.

11pm is just sooooo early! Things are just starting to ramp up at that time!

 

[Memphis]

11pm is just sooooo early! Things are just starting to ramp up at that time!

Then it won't be a surprise to anybody to know you're ****ed off your neighbours.

 

[cb_linus]

1) What time do you expect to barely hear the neighbours. For them really to start calming it down and at max 'talking quietly'..
a) During week? 9-10pm I have trouble getting to sleep even with low levels of noise. 'Talking quietly' seems relative though.
b) During weekend? Friday / Saturday 10pm-midnight, as long as low noise doesn't escalate back into noisiness again, but this would depend on whether I or anyone in my house was working over the weekend.

2) What time do you basically expect silence - the fun should have stopped now its unreasonable for you to hear a squeak really ..
a) During week? 11pm, if I had kids then much much earlier.
b) During weekend? 11pm, if I had kids then earlier.

3) How often would you allow you neighbours a 'big blowout'. Really special occassion, they warn you in advance, 50 people hammered round their house, and you 'let them' party loudly and have a proper knees up until 4am or later? Ever? How often? Hire a venue and go elsewhere, 4am can ruin a persons entire weekend not just the following day, not to mention the potential for conflict that can come with hammered + tiredness + noise.

 

[snowdog]

I would be raging if someone would complain about a party once in a while, once every 2-3 months imo everyone should be able to hold a party into the late hours. Sure during weekdays and most days 10-11pm means quiet ( not that I'd care, for all I care my neighbor could party to 2 am every single day), but people shouldn't moan about a party once in a while in a weekend. Can regularly hear parties in the area in weekends going on to 3-4 am too.

I find it hard to believe how many people moan about this here, I hang out at various mates to the late hours, and none of their neighbors have ever complained and are always nice to us, hell they even have parties simultaneously sometimes.

As for anyone saying before 10 or 11 or whatever the legal limit is, that is completely unreasonable. Expecting silence earlier than 11pm on a weekend is sick imo. Luckily my neighbors aren't party such poopers.

can't beleive someone thinks it could be ok to have a noisey party until 4am even if it's once in a while,

I can't believe one would think otherwise, it actually makes me angry that people can think otherwise...

I would expect any neighbour to at least respect this

Why should others suffer because YOU decided to have a kid. What a selfish comment! As if children/baby's never shout/cry/make noise at night.


Finally:

1) What time do you expect to barely hear the neighbours. For them really to start calming it down and at max 'talking quietly'..
a) During week?
b) During weekend?

a- 23.00
b- 1.00

2) What time do you basically expect silence - the fun should have stopped now its unreasonable for you to hear a squeak really ..
a) During week?
b) During weekend?

a&b- never, not doing things loudly okay but a squeek or taking a shower or just normal walking about or closing a door is never forbidden in my eyes.

3) How often would you allow you neighbours a 'big blowout'. Really special occassion, they warn you in advance, 50 people hammered round their house, and you 'let them' party loudly and have a proper knees up until 4am or later? Ever? How often?

Every weekend/anytime during holidays, provided they don't misbehave like damage my car or litter my garden. 4-5 x per year during normal workdays, unlimited if they inform me politely.

 

[ac1d1ty]

Did you warn them in advance you were having a party?

To be honest if I even hear a peep from my neighbours it annoys me no matter what time of day is it, but then I'm a grumpy sod.

As the name suggests


You would hate where I live then. Well..its campus so dosent really count, but to get silence, even quiet is bliss not the norm

 

[[DOD]Asprilla]

I don't want to hear my neighbours after 10pm, regardless of what day of the week.

 

[BigJon]

11pm is just sooooo early! Things are just starting to ramp up at that time!

So why are you having a house party, wouldn't a club / pub be a much better location.

I think anyone that is noisy after 11pm is dis-respectful any time of the year.

Why should anyone else have to stay awake just because you are.

 

[JohnnyDrama]

1) What time do you expect to barely hear the neighbours. For them really to start calming it down and at max 'talking quietly'..
a) During week? 11
b) During weekend? 1

2) What time do you basically expect silence - the fun should have stopped now its unreasonable for you to hear a squeak really ..
a) During week? 1
b) During weekend? 3

3) How often would you allow you neighbours a 'big blowout'. Really special occassion, they warn you in advance, 50 people hammered round their house, and you 'let them' party loudly and have a proper knees up until 4am or later? Ever? How often?

As long as enough notice is given and I'm invited I wouldn't be bothered if it was once a month or so

 

[[DOD]Asprilla]

Why should others suffer because YOU decided to have a kid. What a selfish comment! As if children/baby's never shout/cry/make noise at night.

The difference is that when my child cries at night I do every thing I can to quieten her down.

 

[snowdog]

So why are you having a house party, wouldn't a club / pub be a much better location.

I think anyone that is noisy after 11pm is dis-respectful any time of the year.

Why should anyone else have to stay awake just because you are.

More expensive and no, one is a public and another is a private place.

I disagree. Not allowing people to have some social fun once in a while is dis-respectful in my eyes.

A little noise doesn't mean you can't sleep. You can always react normally and if it bothers you use earplugs for once or twice per year, but really, not expecting a squeak? Do you complain about the birds starting to sing at 3.30 am ? About cars driving by? Do you think people should be forced to stay inside at night ?

The difference is that when my child cries at night I do every thing I can to quieten her down.

The effect is the same, regardless of your intentions.

Now, I usually don't have people over here as my parents never go away and they quickly moan, but I sit until late at night at mates about 1-2x per week, and I never heard one of them say a neighbor complained, and we weren't specifically silent. Neighbors have people over once in a while and it doesn't bother me at all and I find it hard to believe some find it annoying.

 

[AndyOcUK]

11pm any night of the week, and that's because it's the law - if you just wanted to be a good neighbour, decent human being, and not a complete **** I'd say 9-10pm.

If noise travels through the walls so much that you can't do anything without hearing it think about insulation or moving, it really is your problem - not your neighbours.

+1

Its all down to individual circumstances but mainly common sense, and that doesn't bode well for the OP considering he's had to ask about this on a forum

We have an 8 month old daughter, she doesn't care if its a week night or a saturday - she needs her sleep from 8pm to 7am. World cup or not, be considerate.

If you want to scream and shout (as I do when watching a game) go to the pub and do it then come home quietly after a good night without upsetting anybody....easy peasy

 

[snowdog]

+1

Its all down to individual circumstances but mainly common sense, and that doesn't bode well for the OP considering he's had to ask about this on a forum

We have an 8 month old daughter, she doesn't care if its a week night or a saturday - she needs her sleep from 8pm to 7am. World cup or not, be considerate.
If you want to scream and shout (as I do when watching a game) go to the pub and do it then come home quietly after a good night without upsetting anybody....easy peasy

Will you pay for it ?

The law says 11 pm. A pint at the pub is 5€. A pint at home is 70 cents. Expecting silence at 8 pm is anti social imo.

 

[AndyOcUK]

Will you pay for it ?

nope - we all have 4YEARS to save up for the world cup - manage your own bloody finances

 

[snowdog]

nope - we all have 4YEARS to save up for the world cup - manage your own bloody finances

Luckily guys like you don't make the law, who would want to live in a house where you have to be silent at 8pm , surprised it doesn't drive the house prices down. Some people ( like me) don't even come home at 8pm from work, how can you expect complete silence at that time ? What a stupid world would it be where you wouldn't be able to watch a footy match at 8-11pm and have a couple of beers and cheer a bit in your own house.