How would you approach this? (Neighbour keeping me up by putting his tumble dryer on at 2AM)

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Hi there,

I live in a converted garage into a proper bedroom (which was done under planning permission approved etc).

We have just had some new neighbours move in, and they have plonked their washing machine and tumble dryer in the garage (which is next to mine) now this has never been an issue, however the people who have moved in next door, insist on doing their washing at stupid o'clock in the morning.

Most nights I will lose sleep as he decides that he wants to use his tumble dryer at 2am in the morning for an hour or so which obviously keeps me awake, sometimes its just normal clothes, other times he sticks what sounds like shoes in there. I have to get up at 6AM for work so this is becoming a problem.

Im not the sort of person to go round and ask but I feel I need to in this case.

How would you approach this? obviously what I would be asking him to do is maybe keep the usage to reasonable hours, as 2AM is slightly OTT really, Im sure that the sound will be leaking out the door so I bet it wouldn't just effect me if other people in surrounding houses had their windows open at night.
 
I don't think using a tumble drier in a garage is particularly out of order, can you hear it in the rest of your house or is this a problem as a result of your decision to Have a bedroom in what was originally a garage?
 
Talk to him first and explain your situation. Surely you'd have tried that first before asking for advice? It seems the obvious first step.
 
I'd just pop round and explain in a friendly manner the circumstances and ask if it's possible that he stops drying at midnight.
He's probably not aware that your garage is a bedroom.
 
[TW]Fox;17659953 said:
I don't think using a tumble drier in a garage is particularly out of order, can you hear it in the rest of your house or is this a problem as a result of your decision to Have a bedroom in what was originally a garage?
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Like I said in my first post, its never been an issue as I dont have a problem with people having that in their garage, but obviously there is a line to draw when you do it at 2AM

Yes it does effect other people in my house, my brother can hear it (when his window is open at night) and his room is upstairs
 
[TW]Fox;17659953 said:
I don't think using a tumble drier in a garage is particularly out of order, can you hear it in the rest of your house or is this a problem as a result of your decision to Have a bedroom in what was originally a garage?
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The garage is an extension of the house, the house is extended to the conservatory, the conservatory is joined to the garage, which is now a room.

Plenty of people do this.

Whats the difference to me playing music at 2am on weekdays? its still noise pollution even from outside my bedroom
 
DJMK4 said:
The garage is an extension of the house, the house is extended to the conservatory, the conservatory is joined to the garage, which is now a room.

Plenty of people do this.

Whats the difference to me playing music at 2am on weekdays? its still noise pollution even from outside my bedroom
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It depends on the kind of noise pollution, but just because plenty of people "do it" doesn't mean that it's right or gives you more right to sleep than it does them right to perform their normal activities given what could be their electricity tariff or their own hours of performance.

Perhaps they are night people, if you don't have any other problems than this just have a word with them.
 
do some heavy masonry drilling at the same time as the tumble drier comes on at 2am. when he comes down to complain, just tell him whats the problem, his drier is noisy as hell too.


or just go round and politely have a chat with him.
 
Just talk to them, explain the situation in a friendly manner and ask if anything can be done. For all you know they may have been planning to move the utilities to another room but are suffering from apathy. Helping a neighbour could be all the incentive they need and then everyone's happy.
 
Apok said:
It depends on the kind of noise pollution, but just because plenty of people "do it" doesn't mean that it's right or gives you more right to sleep than it does them right to perform their normal activities given what could be their electricity tariff or their own hours of performance.

Perhaps they are night people, if you don't have any other problems than this just have a word with them.
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I dont have any other issue, I am quite a reasonable guy and never really complain about stuff I just let people get on with it, however its effecting my sleep quite bad.

I will see how it goes and just have a chat at some point.
 
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