Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Feb 22, 2010 9:49 am We have some townhouses going up across the road from us, they are currently at frame stage. On the last couple of Saturday mornings I have heard the chippies bang-bang-banging their hammers from 7am onwards. As Saturday mornings are my traditional sleep-in mornings I feel rather put out by this. So just wanted to check, is it ok for them to be doing this at 7am on Saturdays or is there some law they might be breaking? I am hoping it is the latter so I can go and tell them next time. Wouldn’t you know it also, this morning I left home at 7.20am and not a soul was to be seen thanks in advance, and if it has already been discussed before apologies "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Construction work on Saturday mornings…whats the rule? 2Feb 22, 2010 10:42 am I think the law is 8 am on a Saturday, were they using powertools? if not, spare a thought for the poor chippys, I doubt they wanted to even be there working on a Saturday. get some ear plugs snuggle in and console yourself with the fact you get to stay home and relax for the day. Re: Construction work on Saturday mornings…whats the rule? 4Feb 22, 2010 12:32 pm thanks for your replies! cclarity, thanks for that but if the rule is 8am not 7am, I most certainly will not be getting some earplugs snuggling in and consoling myself... yep, poor chippies, yada yada ... but I am a mum to two small children and I need my ONE day of sleep in per week goddammit!! no it was not powertools just hammers but they make as much noise as powertools. so far the frame has taken a while, they have done the bottom storeys but only half completed the top storey of one of the townhouses (there are 4) so far so I daresay there will be a few more weeks of hammering for me to endure. If anyone else has any more concrete evidence of what the rules are I would love to know them so I can go armed with the right paperwork! thanks "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Construction work on Saturday mornings…whats the rule? 5Feb 22, 2010 12:55 pm * Noise attenuation must be addressed in the development and approval stage. * Noise from construction must not exceed 5dBA above background noise between 7am and 8am Monday to Saturday and must not exceed the L10dB(A) limit of 10 decibels above normal background noise levels between 8am and 7pm, Monday to Friday and from 8am to 5pm on Saturdays * Regular reports and feedback on noise levels, complaints and complaint resolution must be made to Council during construction http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resou ... _noise.pdf It may vary state to state Re: Construction work on Saturday mornings…whats the rule? 6Feb 22, 2010 1:26 pm thanks for that cclarity! much appreciated. I went searching for a Victorian one but got lost in all the small print so I ended up ringing my local council. They said they definitely shouldn't be starting work before 9am-ish on a weekend, so they are going to send an officer out there to have a word with the builder. sweet! and hopefully i'll get an uninterrupted sleep-in this saturday "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Construction work on Saturday mornings…whats the rule? 7Feb 22, 2010 1:31 pm I can feel your pain... The house right across our street is doing some renovation job, putting on new roof and other stuffs. They always arrive on-site around 6:45am (sometimes earlier...), then start moving their tools and gears down their UTE/truck, and boy, that was always quite noisy.... Just like telling everyone in the neighbour hood, hay we are going to star our work! Wake up!....... Then there's another 2 houses down the street, one just demolished, one in framing stage... the noise was also incredibly loud... Re: Construction work on Saturday mornings…whats the rule? 8Feb 22, 2010 2:03 pm hi building.our.first.home, do they do this on the weekends as well? I am not sure but they might be allowed to start at 7am on a weekday, but still, 15 minutes before that is 15 minutes less sleep for you if you don't already have to be up by then! why don't you try ringing your local council too? it was very easy for me, and the guy on the other end was so helpful. you might get a good result? atleast a 15 minute more sleep-in! "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Construction work on Saturday mornings…whats the rule? 9Feb 22, 2010 2:53 pm yeah, I have been trying to do that... wife keep remind me to be nice to neighbours, as they have all suffered full 8-10 months of similar noise and dusty environment during the construction of our new house.... some sort of pay back time... Re: Construction work on Saturday mornings…whats the rule? 10Feb 22, 2010 3:03 pm true, and same here, but we never know, the neighbours might have complained to council about OUR builders too, and we may have been none the wiser... "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Construction work on Saturday mornings…whats the rule? 11Feb 22, 2010 5:37 pm Check with your council Donuts - it's 9:00am Saturday and Sunday here. Not that anyone takes a blind bit of notice of the law. You can report them to the council; you can also report them to the EPA (which a police officer acquaintance tells me gets more action). My first approach would be to print off the council regulations and go over and politely hand it to them, pointing out that they're breaking the law. If they get narky, just report them. Or if you don't want to confront them, you could try ringing the builder, as they're responsible for what goes on. I bet they wouldn't like it if you came round on their day off and started up a chainsaw outside their house.... Re: Construction work on Saturday mornings…whats the rule? 12Feb 22, 2010 8:08 pm kek Check with your council Donuts - it's 9:00am Saturday and Sunday here. Not that anyone takes a blind bit of notice of the law. You can report them to the council; you can also report them to the EPA (which a police officer acquaintance tells me gets more action). My first approach would be to print off the council regulations and go over and politely hand it to them, pointing out that they're breaking the law. If they get narky, just report them. Or if you don't want to confront them, you could try ringing the builder, as they're responsible for what goes on. I bet they wouldn't like it if you came round on their day off and started up a chainsaw outside their house.... I called my council (same one as Kek) about the construction crew of the new stage in the estate and they can't control them but all other tradies building houses is definitely 9am on a Saturday or public holidays! They said that if it was a tradie as opposed to the earth moving crew they would send someone out and talk to them to let them know and would then give me a follow up call. The person I talked to also said that most of them know but like to push the rules when possible. Call your council and ask - mine were really nice about it 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Construction work on Saturday mornings…whats the rule? 13Feb 22, 2010 8:16 pm yep i did call the council and they are sending out an officer as per a previous post up there ^^ my council also confirmed it was 9am they could start on a saturday. he didn't say anything about powertools, but he reckoned it must have been a nail gun i was hearing rather than hammer as apparently they dont use hammers all that much anymore. "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Construction work on Saturday mornings…whats the rule? 14Feb 22, 2010 8:57 pm cant believe for a building and renovation forum your actually complaining about tradesmen showing up, thats a turn up Landscape Design & Construction http://cherub.squarespace.com/ Re: Construction work on Saturday mornings…whats the rule? 15Feb 22, 2010 9:07 pm are you serious cherub? I'll assume not these tradies are OVER THE ROAD from me, so I don't care if they don't show up at all, it's not my property. what IS my business is when they violate noise regulations. that is all. "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Construction work on Saturday mornings…whats the rule? 16Feb 22, 2010 9:08 pm donuts yep i did call the council and they are sending out an officer as per a previous post up there ^^ my council also confirmed it was 9am they could start on a saturday. he didn't say anything about powertools, but he reckoned it must have been a nail gun i was hearing rather than hammer as apparently they dont use hammers all that much anymore. oops missed that! Cherub when it comes to sleep, it's golden! 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Construction work on Saturday mornings…whats the rule? 17Feb 23, 2010 11:02 am What's the weather been like there? Perhaps they've been trying to get a couple extra hours in when it's cooler??? The things people complain about really surprise me sometimes, it's not like they were there at 5am. But anyway, each to their own. Re: Construction work on Saturday mornings…whats the rule? 18Feb 23, 2010 11:13 am C&D, it has been hottish here lately. but then why weren't they out there working at 7am on Monday morning, when they are probably allowed to? (and when I am up at 6am and it wouldn't have bothered me!) as for your comment about what ppl complain about... there is nothing wrong with wanting a sleep-in past 7am (edited to add: on a SATURDAY). get off your high horse. "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Construction work on Saturday mornings…whats the rule? 19Feb 23, 2010 5:25 pm Ive upset people by starting at 7am myself, they didn't seem to mind us working on a Saturday and early, when it was their house. Saturday may have been the only day they could spare donuts, I doubt they were taking Monday off for a sleep in. I hate noise in the morning myself, but i can deal with it if its only for the duration of a build, and not a constant barking dog or neighbor religiously mowing lawn every Sat morning. Re: Construction work on Saturday mornings…whats the rule? 20Feb 23, 2010 7:39 pm The laws are there for a reason. When you're surrounded by new homes being built, listening to power tools for hours on end every freaking day gets old really fast... And I get up regularly at 5:30am..... It might be a bit darker in the mornings but the light is still light, so you should be getting it. Similar to what you see from your western windows 3 19988 Block of two storey townhouses requires painting on the roof. A brick parapet wall separates each unit and extends above the tiled roof. The parapet walls require sealing… 0 3502 I posted the floorplan on Houzz.com forum and got some really good ideas and advice from people there. Then we reached out to a couple of renovation companies and one… 5 10098 |