Kango hammers and night workers.

[Nos4r2]

I'm supposed to be working nights this week.Someone's using a kango hammer outside my front door at the moment and it's not going to stop for 2-3 days. He's removing the rendering from a house opposite.

Anyone know if there's anything I can do to stop him? I'm at the end of my tether at the moment and want to hurt him.

[Matt]

Ear plugs?

[Nos4r2]

Tried that-its too loud to blank it out and it's an irregular noise which is what's keeping me awake.

I'm wondering if I can't get the HSE to stop him. He's using an ancient kango hammer without vibration damping and not wearing earplugs.

I doubt it'd work though

[bedajim]

Try the council "noise pollution" they'll have someone round with a decibel meter asap and do they have planning etc you need it for most things now if its going to change the outside of the house?

If it's within 1m of an adjoining property I think you may be able to stop them with the party wall act for a couple of weeks

James

[Jono]

What did the contractor say when you approached him? Have you suggested an alternative time of working with your neighbour? What did they say? Do they know you’re on “nights” at the moment?

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by Jono

What did the contractor say when you approached him? Have you suggested an alternative time of working with your neighbour? What did they say? Do they know you’re on “nights” at the moment?

They know now and won't stop. Response was 'I'm just doin me job innit'.

The owner of the house doesn't live there-it's rented out and I don't know how to get hold of him.

Council will take 28 days

[codprawn]

Been there many times - sorry to say you just have to put up with it. You can't expect other people to stop their lives just cos you or me work strange hours. Council are forever out strimming the grass etc at some ungodly hour.

Worst thing in the countryside is the dawn chorus - a shotgun would be very tempting - may work for the Kango as well.......

[Kernow Buoy]

Originally Posted by codprawn

Worst thing in the countryside is the dawn chorus

No it's not thats one of the BEST things

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by Kernow

No it's not thats one of the BEST things

Not when you have a tree right by your bedroom window and you have been working an 18 hr day it's not!!!

[Nos4r2]

Well... He's stopped now.

I went outside to tell him to STFU again and told him in a very pleasant tone of voice that if he didn't reschedule I'd get the HSE down to check his kango hammer for acceptable vibration levels

While I was in the process of doing that I noticed the little pratt is working above an exposed gas meter and the pipe coming out of it is the size of a normal piece of copper water pipe.
He's DROPPING F**CKING GREAT LUMPS OF RUBBLE ON IT!

He's not even turned the gas off!

I've called the police-they in turn called the fire brigade.