DIY Noise and Car Repairs
If you have got noisy work to carry out, using power tools,
drills etc. let your neighbours know in advance.
Doing a DIY job?
Don’t start too early and don’t finish too late.
- We suggest not starting before 8am weekdays and finishing
by 7pm.
- On weekends do not start before 9am and finish by
7pm.
- If you have neighbours who work nights discuss what hours would
suit them best. They may prefer the late night noise as they
won’t be at home. This can however cause problems in terrace
properties where one neighbour is a night worker and another would
prefer the noise during the day. Try to compromise to suit
both neighbours.
- If you’ve got a major project on, let the neighbours know so
they are aware how long it is likely to be before things go back to
normal.
- If you are a DIY
enthusiast, agree times between you and your neighbours when it is
okay to do your projects
- Make sure you leave plenty of times when they can have a
complete rest from the noise.
Car Repairs
If you’re repairing cars at your property it should only be your
own car, avoid revving engines and make sure if you’re doing
something noisy to consider letting neighbours know how long you
will be doing the work. Car repairs should not take place on
a road unless absolutely essential. If you are repairing cars
at your property on a regular basis that do not belong to you, you
may find you get reported to the planning enforcement officer.
Flooring
Before sanding your floorboards or laying laminate flooring
particularly in flats, maisonettes, terraced or semi-detached
houses consider the layout of the rooms. Many leases prohibit hard
floors, for good reason, they can
be very noisy.
If you sand floorboards where you previously had carpet you are
taking away noise insulation so your neighbours will be able to
hear what you do in your house more than they would if you had
underlay and carpet as there is no soft layer to absorb the
noise.
If you are laying laminate or wood flooring you should use an
acoustic underlay first. You should wear soft shoes, slippers or
walk around in bare feet on hardwood floors as hard bottomed shoes
will be noisy.
This webpage was updated on
12/21/2011