can you use power tools on a sunday quotation

For example, imagine that your neighbor uses power tools in his garage all day Saturday and Sunday to repair lawn mowers. The power tools are enough to drive you wiggy, but this neighbor also tests each lawn mower after finishing work on it. In addition, other people are coming and going as they drop off and pick up mowers.

Your local noise law probably doesn’t say anything about the tools or the mowers during the weekend days. But there may be zoning laws restricting your area to residential use. Any business conducted at home--such as the neighbor’s little machine shop--that makes noise, attracts customers and creates traffic probably violates the zoning law.

I live in a very close neighborhood as well..we all follow the same rules, no noise late or early. But, we are doing DIY or mowing to just improve our homes. You are doing it to improve your home AND its your job. If a lawn care company was using noisy things, trimmers, weed eaters, leaf blowers, mowers…would she ask them to stop so she could study? I may be wrong, but I would do exactly as you have..for 6.5 yrs. You are following the rules and thats why they are in place. I would politely tell her that..and that this is your job as well. How would she like it if you asked her to stop studying that eventually lead to her job, so that you can use your power tools? I think she is the one being rude.

My neighbor two doors down is horrible! I live in a townhouse I own, no garage and just recently discovered that my wife of 34 years has lung disease. Absolutely no cutting sanding or anything inside the basement anymore, must be out back. It all started when I was cutting pvc to make a dual stage dust collector to vacume with so the exhaust would be much cleaner and the neighbor is in my yard photographing me. I told him not to and get off my property, he screams at me to shut the hell up and he thinks my yard is community property and that I’m running a business out of my house , crazy stuff. Since then if I as much as turnbon a dremal he’s there with camera in hand, 70 years old and retired. He even called the cops on me for running my table saw at 4:30pm on a Saturday. I’m so fed up I’m about to set up all of my tools outside his backyard. Wish I knew why he keeps taking my picture, he must have a plan the association says as long as it’s between 7:00am and 7:00pm they could care less. I guess I’ll have to file charges because he is not allowed to take my picture if I am in my backyard it is a criminal offense.

I don’t think you are doing anything wrong, and this is coming from someone who DOES have a problem with her neighbor using power tools. I don’t know what he’s doing, but it sounds like he’s cutting cars in half in his backyard. And even that wouldn’t bother me…but usually STARTS these projects at 9pm. On Monday nights.

Part of me says work your little heart out. But I also understand wanting to keep the peace with your neighbors. I have the same issue in my condo and we have an older couple next door. Their bedtime is well before our city’s noise ordinance and I didn’t want to disrupt them. Luckily my husband was already living here before I moved in and had established a good relationship with them. So when I started bringing out power tools I casually brought up what time would be best for me to use the tools. I think I would start there with your neighbor. If she approaches you again and wants you to quit working ask her if there’s a good time frame you could work with the power tools. Sounds like from your examples it’s mostly late afternoon/early evening so maybe say from 4-8 you MIGHT be outside with your tools. If she has any studying or work to do during those hours she either needs to crank up the radio or set out for the library. If she’s not willing to work with you then too bad for her. I say use your tools as much as you want!