UK- what hours can builders work?

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Any one know what hours of the day builders can work/make noise? Week days 8-6 and sat 8-1 I thought? Must be a ribnobber building expert on here....

[Chris Caton]

24/7 mate, who's gonna stop em

[Nos4r2]

I think you'll find 8am-6pm and 8am-1pm is based on the times the boss can keep them there and isn't legally binding.

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Surely those council bods must have made up some rule around working in a residential area?

It's not like you'd be allowed to run a gang of men with grinders at 3am.

Or would it just be governed by noise limits?

We had scaffolders at 7.15 throwing metal tubes about. Was up with kids anyway but wife and neighbours not happy.

[Chris Caton]

them council bods don't care about owt, it's up to you to prove nuisance etc, best solution is turn the tunes up n av anuuva brew

[bingosucks]

Most of us are subbies 7.30 start 4.30 finish we usually have a cuppa till 8.00 in a residential area saves the whining lol.. i clocked a lot of complaints last year on a job as we had to crack a roof out ready for the tilers on monday 6.30 with the pasloders going muhuwaha

[Poly]

Originally Posted by Nos4r2

I think you'll find 8am-6pm and 8am-1pm is based on the times the boss can keep them there and isn't legally binding.

Each local authority has powers under the Control of Pollution Act, 1974 to set its limits. Most seem to suggest the 8-6 M-F and 8-1 Sa limits. That seems a little old fashioned to me - I can't believe Sat PM and Sun is avoided in reality.

HP: Before you upset anyone do you really want an angry neighbour knocking on your door because you are putting up a shelf at 7.15pm on a weeknight or at 11am on Sunday? In my experience these sort of arguments with neighbours have a habit of becoming petty very quickly.

[GJ0KYZ]

I put this up a few years ago. I can't say it went down all that well with the neighbours.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gj0kyz/5437264262/

[Dhf]

Its them annoying terwats with there loud bellend exhausts randomly driving round early hours that are the nuisance, I live near a busy port surrounded by refineries with an Army training base nearby, with regular HEAVY artillary night training, the refinery stacks can roar 100ft+ flames somtimes when there letting off excess pressure, and then there's the multiple array of VERY load warning sirens, with regular drill practice. Then the fog horns thoughout the Haven, all of these noises can be heard for miles around, with generally no complaints by local residents who've become accustomed to all these night sounds. Infact its quite acoustically soothing to fall asleep to the beat of an old fishing boat arriving or departing the Harbour.
Until one of the bellend exhaust brigade drive by.

[Starovich]

Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

Surely those council bods must have made up some rule around working in a residential area?

It's not like you'd be allowed to run a gang of men with grinders at 3am.

Or would it just be governed by noise limits?

We had scaffolders at 7.15 throwing metal tubes about. Was up with kids anyway but wife and neighbours not happy.

Do you live next door to me We had the same this morning.
had only got to bed at 3am sorting out a duff server.

[Festinghouse]

during the week we are allowed to make noise between 8am and 6pm, sat start at 9am, sun start at 10, not sure about finish times at weekend.

[tony t]

Originally Posted by Festinghouse

during the week we are allowed to make noise between 8am and 6pm, sat start at 9am, sun start at 10, not sure about finish times at weekend.

I thought undertakers were on call 24hrs ... And what noise do you make beside nailing the fek in box down Festa

[SPR]

Originally Posted by tony t

I thought undertakers were on call 24hrs ... And what noise do you make beside nailing the fek in box down Festa

I always request they use screws - harder for hem to escape !

[Festinghouse]

i was about to shoot the scruffy brummie down in flames by informing him that screws are used nowadays, but you beat me to it!

[simon23]

The hard bit usually is getting us to start not stop.we all have builders in at some point live and let live the longer they work the sooner their gone!I've worked all night seven days a week on jobs before today without a problem.I'm sure their are rules just never had them quoted to me

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Originally Posted by simon23

The hard bit usually is getting us to start not stop.we all have builders in at some point live and let live the longer they work the sooner their gone!I've worked all night seven days a week on jobs before today without a problem.I'm sure their are rules just never had them quoted to me

Builders waking babies on a sat when they've been up all night. Not funny.

[tony t]

Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

Builders waking babies on a sat when they've been up all night. Not funny.

Stick yea Gecko on the little uns end of problem

[simon23]

Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

Builders waking babies on a sat when they've been up all night. Not funny.

Been their too i agree its not funny,but builders,post men,binmen,roadsweepers,and blokes playing with outboards wake babies and night shift workers at all times and all days of the week.its a real pain but theirs not a lot you can do about it

[willk]

Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

Builders waking babies on a sat when they've been up all night. Not funny.

Yeah. A crybaby is no joke.

[Festinghouse]

just going back to your original complaint, you said it was scaffolders - scaffolders are not builders!