So I will keep this short.
Neighbour is lifting weights at around 4:30am in his garage which is closely located next to my bedroom.
We have told them before to maybe invest in a mat so when he drops it, its not directly onto the concrete floor.
They keep doing it, not every night but its bloody annoying. He has a home gym machine, and I reckon his deadlifting.
Next point of contact if he keeps doing it? Po-po?
Looking at his home machine, he doesn't have the weights to satisfy my muscles.
your username suggests you're a grandpa that your neighbour can lift and throw back into your house.
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Perhaps named after his favourite website?
omg lol
you are making me feel old too.
I have to get up a few times a night to go pee as well now. It's p*ssing me off..
that your neighbour can lift and throw back into your house
deadlift.
Cops - guy is being a selfish prat, everyone needs sleep.
Yep, if you've exhausted all options with him and he's not being reasonable then the cops can give him a warning of some sort
Doubtful they would take you seriously; unless you keep bothering them multiple times.
Yeah they will. Call them at 4.30am with a noise complaint, and they'll knock on his door.
And keep calling until the neighbour either stops his selfish behaviour, or the cops have enough and give him a noise abatement order…. and then fines!
4.30am noise… NOT ACCEPTABLE!
Police do not issue Noise Abatement orders. They are done either by the courts or the EPA
@Cyphar: If a cop comes to your house, they ask you nicely first.
If they have to return, they most certainly give you a direction to turn it down.
If they have to come back again, they can seize the item causing the noise.
I don't know what the official order is called, but they definitely can give one.
@Urban Warrior Ninja: It wasn't mine… but I present when it happened. Some of those (including the the host) just didn't get the message.
The party stopped pretty quick when the cops took the whole stereo!!
Host got it back again, but cops definitely stopped the noise :).
@stickyfingers: careful - he may call on his fully sick boys, eh.’ And then he will pull out a gun and go ‘Chk Chk boom’.”
@Cyphar: In NSW they do, they can issue a Noise Abatement Direction for up to 28 days. They can seize any equipment that is used to contravene a direction, and can even get a warrant to enter to issue a direction.
It's OzB, i konw, but I would send him whatever mats you were talking about earlier before even thinking of escalating it to the police or council.
It'll be very unpleasant to live next to someone who's mission might be to make your life hell if you call the cops on him.
Being given a mat could be fighting words to this guy.
It really comes down to "delivery". That'll make a huge difference in how he reacts.
If you just chuck something at him, then yes. But if you walk up with mat in hand and a big fat smile and say.. "want to try thissss?", he'll probably feel a bit sheepish/apologetic at the whole thing and might even give back the cost, etc.
Even still, this guy spends hours every single night training his punching muscles. When it comes down to situations where someone gets punched, the laws against punching people didn't really prevent the punches from coming. Tell a stranger off and you'd better believe they are going to feel some way about it.
Tell a stranger off
Who said to tell them off? If you tell someone off, of course you expect something back!
Someone would have to be pretty screwed up to consider their neighbours to be "telling them off" if they've come with some additional gym equipment.
@AustriaBargain: I box (only with pads and bags) and lift weights similarly to this guy multiple times a week. I wouldn't even contemplate punching someone who is complaining about the noise. You're only getting punched if you're actually physically threatening me or someone else. Other than that, words are way more effective.
Given a mat vs calling the cops? I think that guy would prefer a mat.
Agreed, don't go beyond the mat
Dead lift drop pads.
Suggest going halves. If he is a good neighbour, he will buy it himself and your problem is solved.
If he is a bad neighbour, he will get you to pay for the whole thing. If he uses it, your problem is solved.
They moved into a brand new house.
Im sure they can afford it.
I mean its fairly inconsiderate. I went out at 4:30am when he started. The entire street could bloody hear it, I must be the only one who values my quiet lol
I am sure most people can but it can be hard for them to realise the disruption they are causing and/or the benefit of good neighbourly relations.
"We have told them before to maybe invest in a mat so when he drops it, its not directly onto the concrete floor."
Don't think this neighbour cares…
@[Deactivated]: Damn that got expensive real fast. The ozbargainer in me would call the cops first before shelling out that amount of cash. 😅
"We have told them before to maybe invest in a mat so when he drops it, its not directly onto the concrete floor."
To be honest, it isn't an "investment" when he doesn't care about the noise. You should probably kit out his home gym for him if you want the sound gone. I doubt he'll change his mind.
I went out at 4:30am when he started.
Lol what's there to do outside at 4.30am?
ur daily 10k run….?
If he is a bad neighbour, he's gonna gumtree the mat and keep doing what he does haha
Yeah. Hence why I included "if he uses it."
We were all thinking it. Talking about sick gainz. :P
Suggest going halves.
What? No. If this was a 10AM activity, perhaps this is a reasonable response.
"My neighbor runs the vacuum at 4.30AM" "Oh well you should pay for half the cleaner"
Read the full comment for context.
Suggestion for going half is just a gesture.
If you want to insist on your rights, you can start guns blazing. You won't get very far and you now have one pissed off neighbour.
No wonder there are so many neighbour disputes on the forums. It's like you guys are adverse to subtlety.
Who said anything about guns blazing?
The neighbour is being beyond unreasonable. Benefit of the doubt, maybe he didn't realise, but the issue has now been brought to his attention and is now continuing to behave in a way that he is fully aware is disruptive. The neighbour is now clearly not a reasonable person.
"Just a gesture" to deal with what is 100% unreasonable behaviour isn't a reasonable response.
"Please don't make the noise of dropping lead weights onto concrete at 4.30AM" is a reasonable response, and has been attempted.
Also mate, being reasonable, you're a world-class shit stirrer so I hope you appreciate the irony of providing advice on how to resolve disputes.
@picklewizard: Au contraire. I don't stir shit.
I always advocate leaving people be. Stirring shit is trying to impose onto others albeit that seems to be the more acceptable behaviour these days.
Back to the relevant scenario, OP wants quiet enjoyment of his property, so does his neighbour. I recognize that the neighbour is being selfish but telling them to STFU (or whatever colourful words chosen to dress up the act) is going to yield zero results. Worse, it will get you a neighbourly feud.
"Please don't make the noise of dropping lead weights onto concrete at 4.30AM" is a reasonable response, and has been attempted.
Exactly. It has been attempted. Results - none.
So OP has a choice.
1. Stand his ground and get authorities involved - legally in the right, financially unaffected and 100% chance of bad blood.
Roll over - financially unaffected but achieve nothing whatsoever.
Pragmatic approach - potentially shoulder some trivial cost and improve the scenario.
Good luck with your neighbourly disputes.
Hahahaha or you can do weights at 4:30AM and piss off multiple neighbours. (profanity) the gesture, OP has all rights to go guns blazing if he wants to especially since he's mentioned to the dead lifting gronk of a neighbour already which hasn't stopped him.
I'm all for gestures but if some gronk is deadlifting at 4:30AM in the morning even after i've spoken to him and he continues to do it then i'll piss on his door and leave a shit out side the front of it.
OP has all rights to go guns blazing if he wants to especially since he's mentioned to the dead lifting gronk of a neighbour already which hasn't stopped him.
I did not in any way claim that OP doesn't have the right to do this. I'm just saying it probably won't work and would make matters worse.
Consider urinating, you will feel better about it.
on the neighbour? 🤣
A nice golden shower after a workout is recommended
Always in need of a pee!
i see what you did there
maybe he meant to urinate around the neighbour house to establish territory / dominance…
Urinating into the neighbours mouth will be the best way to show dominance.
record the sounds from your room.
So you can show how loud it is and get him/her to empathise.
Most people workout with earphones in - which means they can't tell how loud it is when they make noises.
Then make an offer on the mats.
Otherwise, complain to strata or cops for a noise complaint.
They have been told, so they know its louder enough to warrant me going over.
How old are you?
I think if you're at the right age, you can put some speakers to the wall and play a sound loud enough for him to hear it.
What sound you ask?
A baby crying! Do this a couple times, and don't go over to his house. Eventually he'll feel sorry, and perhaps even annoyed, and he will eventually either drop weights slowly and/or invest in some thick mats to dampen the blow.
Perhaps if you did this for 1 week straight, and nothing changed, you can buy the mats for him. Not the expensive $300 ones, just get thick foam for like $10. I don't have any links yet for you.
Council usually deals with noise complaints like this. Same thing as a barking dog imo.
How can someone keep dropping weights on concrete without it breaking
Well imo, most of the sound is coming from his machine. He does the old school letting the plates smack eachother between each rep.
Then sometimes, whilst im trying to get back to sleep, he must be changing the weights on the bar. Doesnt (profanity) stop for a good 2 hrs.
Never seen anyone do reps like that
Really? Haha thats a good thing.
I remember growing up a pt told me that for every plate that is hit, I have to repeat the rep.
Hold that to this day lol
The guy is obviously lifting too heavy. If you can't control your reps you are doing it wrong.
That sound is irritating af at a gym, can't imagine how much it would do my head in at 4.30AM.
100%
If he is lifting weights for 2hrs he is doing it wrong.
Yeah he definitely is. I go max 45 minutes sometimes an hour.
Day 1: Upper Body Power
Day 2: Lower Body Power
Day 3: Rest
Day 4: Back and Shoulders Hypertrophy
Day 5: Lower Body Hypertrophy
Day 6: Chest and Arms Hypertrophy
Day 7: Rest
Would love to help him given my expertise 🤣
@iNeed2Pee: Can you send me your routine, please? I can't find any 5/6 day routines that don't take over 1.5 hours to complete -.-
@iNeed2Pee: Depends what you are doing, i don't think i have had a session go shorter than 90 minutes for a while.
Usually session is 2 ish hours.
That would be so frickn annoying! I hate it when you are trying to get back to sleep knowing that any moment a loud noise will wake you up again.
Need to knock on his door again.. "hey looking good man, those weights are really working their magic". "The noise from your weights clanking is really loud at a time that I didn't know existed, is there something that you can do to prevent the clanking noise?"
If he respects his neighbours he would:
noise proof the room
rubber mats on floor
rubber strips between weights
use rubber coated weights
He is clearly going to do weights for the long term so he might as well make the investment now. I completely disagree with you paying for it, dont take ownership of his problem. If you wait too long to go over to see him, you're at risk of going over tired and angry with a twitching eye and come across as the crazy one.
I sincerely feel for you, annoys me that people like that aren't more mindful. My old neighbour used to turn on his harley at 6am and leave it idling for 10 minutes, then rev the hell out of it before burning off down the road. Good luck!!
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Legally its a enforceable offence to make 'inconsiderate noise' before official construction start times, like 7 or 8am depending on state.
Call cops or council, recommend council for a real good stab & twist 👍👍
Deal with it? 🤷♂️
OP or guy with weights? or maybe both?
Any normal human would understand that 4.30am is a joke.
Dont worry, ill hook up the comp s 2×12 kicker subs, and see how he likes it.
given he wakes at 4.30, probably suggests he sleeps at 8 or 9. So watch a movie nice and loud around 8pm
@cloudy: Sub for sure. Deep house pointing to one of his bedrooms. Thing is when you go down this path he can go to EPA as well. Hate inconsiderate neighbours. Has he got a partner. Maybe try them.
@Melb69: nah hes part of a family.
Im just struggling with sleep as of late so thats not helping either
@iNeed2Pee: If he's part of family, just talk to the other members instead when he is not there, assuming either his partner, or his parents
Play some skrillex on 100db.
Damn, you ARE old.
Can you record the sound of you urinating and blast the noise at his house at like 2:00am (prime time for his REM sleep) ahahaha?
Well really, that would appear to be the EPR 2018 that doesn't mention "deadlifting at 430am".
The EPA 1970 seems pretty clear that it applies to any "unreasonable noise from a residence. Any noise from a residence at any time may be unreasonable".
Deadlifting without pads at 430am on a concrete floor seems unreasonable, to 100% of the people in this thread, and it seems to all but 1 individual involved in this situation.
The other party may have done what is reasonably practicable to minimise noise. Op have of course the right to make a complaint with the EPA or other authorities if they believe that the other party has failed to do so.
@whooah1979: I appreciate your position, but if the sound is as disruptive as OP says it is, it seems the measures are ineffective no matter how "reasonable".
My suggestion would be don't drop the weights, but my max deadlift is a thing to be laughed at so maybe my suggestion sucks.
Agreed council or EPA complaint is next step. Anyways, happy Monday champ.
Have you tried ear plugs?
So I need to wear ear plugs for the tosser not doing the right thing lol?
I'm not condoning the inconsiderate turd but I would work out if I have a plan B before escalating the dispute?
I previously lived in a high rise apartment and successfully dealt with numerous noise complaints.
What did you do? Or were they all successfully dealt with via ear plugs?
Ear plugs won't help much for the vibration occurring when the plates bash against each other.
He isn't creating an earthquake.
Maybe he has boulders for shoulders, and the shakes that makes the quakes?
It's funny how there's different types of people in this world hey. That would be my immediate solution. There's a sound, well, block the sound. Noise cancelling headphones. Or better yet take the opportunity to get a great start to the day.
Everyone is happy and the police aren't involved. 430am is a very respectable time to lift weights.
You sure it's weight lifting you hear, not some other nocturnal activity that might make repetitive knocking sounds…..
No 100% lifting. When he does it at a normal time, its the same sound.
Join him. Get fit.