Summer noise

Our next door neighbours sometimes inflict their choice of (awful) music on us in the garden. We put up with it but have a little mutter. I wouldn't like to live next door to Paddyann. Use headphones for goodness sake.

OP - why didn’t DH go round?
Pheasant - the idiots smashing the ambulance etc. should, hopefully, end up in court.

Paddyann have you considered headphones? That way only you listen to your music at whatever volume

I live in a Park Home so all Residents have to be at least 45 (depends on Park rules), Grandchildren are allowed to visit but one of my neighbours has her's after School all week, I don't mind children playing but screeching & screaming, I end up having to close my windows, not good in this heat.

When DH was alive & we had BBQs we used to invite the neighbours

I would be very angry indeed if I could hear my neighbours’ music at all, but luckily they are good neighbours and don’t do that. They have three children, 12, 11, and 8, and the most I ever hear is excited chatter if they are in the paddling pool or chasing each other round the garden with the hose. Of course they aren’t teenagers yet, but I don’t think their parents would let them play loud music. I also hear the thump of a football very often, and piano practice which I rather enjoy. Nothing I could possibly object to. I think I am very lucky. Nobody has barbecues either, so I don’t have to endure the smell.

I wake very early and often put the television news on. I mute it and use subtitles in case it disturbs them.

My goodness what a bunch of old moaning minnies,were you never young,carefree,happy.Have you never just wanted to sit in the sun and listen to your favourite music .Or sit at night with a firepit and a glass of wine in hand.
Music,smoke ..all are the work of the devil .You're giving us oldies a bad reputation .Thank heavens I'm not of the same mind as you.My neighbours can enjoy themselves and their children can play ..loudly ..without fear of enviremental health being evoked .You should start a commune for like minded old people .Lights out at 8 and no noise allowed .

Good for the goose good for the gander, not goid.

Update on yesterday. Noise was also evident last weekend and we put up with it. Our feeling is that if even half a dozen households here played loud music outside the noise would be deafening. What's goid for the goose, goid for the gander sort of thing. We too could have taken a speaker outside, opened all our windows and doors and played our music. How would that go down with those who feel we should just ignore?
There is a community forum for our little area and in the evening there were posts about music being heard two streets away. Seems others thought the noise was a nuisance even at that distance.

Earbuds. Aren't they the answer?

Wilma65. Your neighbours sound very selfish. With regard the wood burning so close you check with local authority as there are loads of restrictions on wood burning e.g. you may be in a smokeless zone, only certain types of wood can be burned in a wood burning stove even indoors. You have a case of pollution!

Well said Biblio!

Its the inconsideration and "I must have it my way". My friends neighbours had a party Saturday, she went to bed and could not sleep, not so much the noise but a blazing light shining right into her house. Once upon a time you told your neighbours or invited them to a party.

Paddyann glad I do not live near you. You are being inconsiderate but that's ok as long as you can do what you want?

I absolutely agree with others that it's the height of selfishness to ruin your neighbours' gardens with your choice of loud music - hot summer or not. No excuse. paddyann you should be more considerate- if you were my neighbour I'd be furious. One's person's favourite music is another's horrible noise and why do you so arrogantly and selfishly think your neighbours all want to listen to your choice of music? Get your headphones on if you want to dance to loud music!!! I fear it's part of a general selfishness that seems to be taking hold where people assume they can scream on their mobile phones, shout in restaurants etc and no-one will mind. However, the volume of muzak in restaurants in this country (doesn't happen so much in Europe where they prefer conversation rather than pounding music while they eat) means that everyone has to shout these days. Grim. 4allweknow, I share your annoyance, I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown a few years ago when we the girl next door had her ghetto blaster pounding in the garden all day long. Unfair. Luckily she's grown up and moved away but I still have a residual phobia about using my garden in case it starts up again, her younger borther's choice of music is loud rap which gets going occasionally from his bedroom window. When I complained by the way I was accused of being racist -because I didn't like "Black people's music" - there's an irony: reggae is a favourite of mine, but I would listen to it in my house at a resaonable volume or on my (noise-cancelling - there's a solution?) headphones!

We keep our windows shut if we want to turn music up loud, and never take music out into the garden. Fortunately, our neighbours are equally as considerate.

I've noticed too that here nobody mows grass or cuts hedges before 8 or 9 in the morning on weekdays and much later than that at the weekend.

I realise we are lucky in our neighbours, so we keep these unwritten rules too.

It’s selfish to inflict loud music on neighbours regularly., just as antisocial as lighting a bonfire or a barking dog. And even if the music is to everyone’s taste, it doesn’t sound great when heard further away.

I’m not bothered by the occasional party with loud music and tolerate it. What I can’t stand is wind chimes inflicted on me. Thankfully, none of the close neighbours have them.

pheasant75 Are you for real? The key statement in your post is 'unreasonable noise and behaviour' I am sure this would have to constitute more than one day of merriment.....no?

I really hate hearing other people's music. Lawn mowers etc are a necessary evil but playing music regularly so all the neighbours can hear is definitely a no no in my book.

I’m annoyed with our neighbours too. I was laying in bed with a headache and the neighbours decided to sit outside smoking and all the smoke came in the bedroom. The neighbours the other side sit out the back smoking and all the smoke comes in the lounge. Makes me feel sick. The trouble is with the hot weather we need to get some air in. Also the ones that smoke out the back had landscaped their garden, loud music and cement mixer going. They’ve put in a swing seat that faces the house and looks directly into The bedroom window, then yesterday they’ve installed a wood burner/BBQ in the back garden it’d about 2 foot from our fence and greenhouse and only 6 foot from our back door. They haven’t started using it yet but I’m dreading the smoke and fumes. That’s the trouble with livein in a terraced house
I need to win the lottery so that we can move.

Sorry to hear your problems contact the local environmental health dept. at your council .they can enforce unreasonable noise and behavior with neighbors and your details will not be disclosed. it is the only way to put an end to this sort of problem. don't put up with it especially in this hot weather,
it is alright other comments saying lovely weather but in my experiences younger generations need some lessons just look at the press only today an ambulance was destroyed in London and a younger man jumped off a double Decker bus and injured women.
I speak with a lot of parents and grandparent all have same problem my 3 grown up all in there 40,s they will not listen good luck

Agree that constant very loud music from neighbours could be annoying but you know, we are having the best summer we have had for years and people are spending more time out of doors than ever and having more gatherings. Sometimes the 'moment' outweighs thoughts for neighbours. I think a little more tolerance should be exercised in general.

You say your neighbours are in their 30's and generally very good? In this instance, I would have put on ear plugs or gone out or done anything other than complain as sounds like a one off to me. In this case, yes I think you and hubby ABU. Sorry but....really.... a one off occasion because of the wonderful weather?

We are considerate of our neighbours and they seem to be of us.
At least the lawn mowers aren’t creating any noise at the moment!

We live in a village, next door but one to one of the village pubs. They always drop a note through the letterboxes of adjoining houses when they think any planned event might cause noise pollution.

I cannot see why someone planning a big party at home cannot do the same.

I don't think its nice to impose your music on the neighbours. unless of course its Leonard Cohen ( only joking). I dance in the house but not in the garden. However whatever lights your candle Paddyann!

This hot weather won't last forever so, if the neighbours are good in general terms, I'd be wary of falling out with them. Your husband seems to have managed to get them to turn it down so I hope, for your sake, they don't turn the music up again.

If it's a rare occurrence, I'd be inclined to put up with it and I do speak from experience. It's much easier to be on good terms with neighbours.

Good luck!

Yes Lucky, spot on - it is arrogance to play music very loudly, knowing that neighbours will be forced to listen to it. I just like my music loud. Well, the clue is in the word "my" - it's not everyone else's music, so what gives you the right to impose it on them Paddyann? I like music on loud as well but since we're not fortunate enough to live in the middle of a field, away from other people, I accept that this is one pleasure I am unable to indulge in. Buy yourself some headphones.