I'm not curtious?
 

So the guy across the street a couple doors down comes over this morning at 8:30 and asks me for some common courtesy. I was sanding my car preparing for paint with an orbital sander. He said it's rude to do that at 8:00 am on saturday morning.
I was shocked that he was so irritated that he came over to ask that. I started sanding at 8 but could have started earlier. I didn't want to too early. SO I said "I don't want to make your family uncomfortable so I'll stop till a little later but don't come over and ask for common courtesy when It's 8:30. It's not 11pm or 6 am, that's rude not 8am". He didn't agree.
So am I wrong and I am rude sanding at 8am Saturday morning?

After 8am - all bets are off.

Nothing wrong with the neighbor coming over as long as he was respectful with his request.

But to answer your question - after 8am I don't see a problem with making as much noise as necessary to do your work.

I sure wish people wouldn't have their lawn service come at 8AM on weekends, I'd like to sleep in a little. I would say anytime after 9AM personally, 8AM is still a bit early.

How loud is it any way?

In my neighborhood we try and stick to around 9AM. Everyone has kids so no one gets to sleep past then anyway. At least he talked to you about it rather than some passive-aggressive BS.

Every once in a while I get to sleep in. Maybe 3-4 times per year. If someone woke me up at 8AM on that day, I'd be pissed too...

How loud can an orbital sander be? Do you a M&K on it?? :D

Got it. Well I'm not a guy that wants to irritate neighbors. But when I get my mind on that damn car all else falls to a sort of unimportant level.
The thing is I had to ask "is it the sander or the music"? He didn't like the sander.
It's not pnumatic, just an electrical sander that's on it's last leg. Probably louder tan normal but again, I don't notice anything other than how much I need to remove.

Yeah, it's not like I run a zork, I could but I choose to keep things civil.

Is it possible that this isn't the first (or worst) time?

I have been sanding lately. Never in the morning though. I work early till 6 and then try and come home to sand for an hour or so. I've sanded about 4 times for an hour or little more each time. I have also grinded when I was making the brackets for the bumpers but in short bursts. Actually the sanding is also short bursts of a minute or so each time.

Some folks will get irritated over a diesel truck starting at 6am, some over a loud Harley in the middle of the afternoon, some over Lawn Care crews (that ARE going to be mowing "somewhere" at 7ish around here), some over... Well, you get the point ;). Me...I hold off until 8 before I start to "work" with stuff that makes a fair amount of noise, but then it's THEIR problem...not mine IMO. Don't like a neighborhood with "noise" during "normal hours" ...then move out to the country....and good LUCK with that one too :D

To me 8:00am is too early, but 9:00am is fine. any time after 9.30pm is a no go as well. At least for me anyway.

8am is too early for mechanical noise. I think 9am-9pm is reasonable.

I'm OK with 8AM, but then I'm a morning person... I would throw out the caveat that give it a little bit of a break on holidays... some guy broke out his leaf blower to dry off his truck early AM on Thanksgiving... not crack of dawn but I was all kicking back on the porch with a mug of coffee and sun was shining and birds were singing and I was all ahhhhh... then WRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
However I didn't walk over there and give him a hard time.

However you never know where the other guy was coming from... maybe he was hungover?

Or maybe wife woke up in the mood, they started to get frisky... then she was "NOT THAT GUY WITH THE SANDER AGAIN!" :D

Now if someone could talk to my neighbor's who are in their backyard hooting and hollering until 2-3AM... THAT would be nice!

How do you say that in Spanish?:cool:

My neighbor is having his roof done and they were here at 7 AM this morning running the shingles up to the roof with the electric lift. They woke my wife and I up as my window is right next to where they were working. I was not happy about it but my neighbor is a decent guy who never gives me a hard time so I just shrugged it off and let it go. I actually got a lot more done today since I was up early anyway.
Do you normally get along with this guy? Have you been a good neighbor otherwise? If so I side with you and say that 8 AM is fine. Some people look for things to complain about

8 am is too early.

So you guys that are fine with 8am noise would be ok with me playing hip hop music in my garage at 8am?

Why don't you start at 5am?

Wouldn't bother me a bit.

:)

He probably was having a bad day. Not getting any from the wife and a sincere hangover. Will do that to a mans temper.

Oh! It would be on like Donkey Kong!!!
I would put on some Miles Davis and crank up the Altec Lansings!!!

Actually, some *****es Brew at 8am would be pretty cool.

wouldn't bother me but I wake the rooster anyway. I, myself usually wait until 9 on sat and 10 on sun before making that kind of noise, thats just me

8 am is perfectly legal but may be a little early for some neighbors. I don't think it'll kill you to start at 9? There has to be prep work and clean up you can do before 9. I always try to do my best to please the neighbors. That way you can ask them for a favor in the future. You won't hear me doing much before 9 on weekends. If I get up early, it is to go hunting or exercising, which I do away from home.

Always remember that the poor schmuck may have been sent by his wife ... I would have asked when he would be happier with the noise and tell him he can come by next weekend at that time with some fresh Starbucks drinks to watch. :D

Georg

I'm usually up before 7am on weekends, just habit. I think it's about time to introduce a pet rooster into the neighborhood. That'll get everyone on the same schedule.

I'm that new guy in the neighborhood (1 year). I don't know him, was going to go ask a couple questions about my pool as he has a pool company.
I'm not a bad neighbor but I am not invisible either with a gaggle of teenagers at my house. That being said I don't have the control I usually like anymore.
I do work on my car lots, usually in the garage out of sight for the most part.
My next door doesn't like my boys and their friends because of a gummy bear incident early on....I don't remember. Guy behind me doesn't like kids having fun in the pool so I've heard from them. Other than that I'm ok.....at least I think so, like I said I don't know while I'm at work the cats(kids) go nuts sometime I think. When I get home the kitchens clean and things are not too bad.

Usually I'll do stuff during the week and avoid making any noise on a Sat/Sun morning, but everyone doesn't have that flexibility. Professional lawn care guys hit it early...just the way it is. Now in my younger daze, if you heard loud music early it just meant the party wasn't over yet :p

SmileWavy

This board usually crucifies people who don't address the problem face to face. At least he didn't do something stupid like leave an anonymous note in your box.

That said, unless it was a have-to situation, I try to wait until 9 am. Bring him a bottle of soda (or whatever you drink) and tell him you appreciate him doing the right thing by addressing it face to face instead of whining behind your back.

For some, Saturday morning is about the only time to catch up on missing sleep for the rest of the week.

It not uncurtious until you have an idea of what is acceptable though.

HOA neighborhood? Ours is spelled out clearly in our covenants. 8am - 6pm Monday thru Saturday and Noon - 6pm Sunday.

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8am is too early.
9am on a saturday is also (in some places), unless it's needed construction.

That being said, mine is probably the loudest house in the neighbor and I try to keep it to a dull roar these days.
My neighbor has come over a few times then I apologized and altered work times.
That's a great neighbor imo.

c'mon.. be nice to everyone around... weekend is when we all sleep a bit longer.. starting at 9:00 is appropriate for weekends.

No better advice.

On routine work, 9am is a good floor. There are times, however, on the farm that weather and other events dictate O dark thirty tractor starts or late nights under the lights.

Everybody understands.

Start at 9 am and any way you can sand in the garage? Move the other cars out, tarp stuff, wear respirator etc?

8 am here, game on.

Saturdays are when working people get things done around the house. There are new houses going up around me and these guys start around 7 am and do it seven days a week. Doesn't bother me a bit.

No way I could sand in my garage. I have too many things in there. I plan to do the following:
Tell him sorry for waking him and
Start at 9:30. When I have time. Never
I usually have time after work. So I'm going to keep doing that. 9:30 max.
He's not getting a dr pepper though. He's a dick.

Phoenix has a noise ordinance. Nothing noisy is supposed to happen between 11pm and 7am. Due to the summer heat, it is very common to have landscapers mowing and blowing at 7am any day of the week.

Bring him a triple-shot Starbucks latte at 7am and tell him you're sorry. He'll be bouncing off the walls by 7:30 and you can get an early start.