My elderly neighbours are DIY obsessed, they constantly wake me up at 5am with their hammering and I’m fuming

THERE’S nothing worse than being woken up early by a noisy neighbour.

Whether it’s your day off and you want a lie-in, or you’ve had a heavy night and are planning on spending the day chilling in bed, being woken up by someone is highly irritating.

And that’s what’s happened to one mum, who is fuming after being constantly woken up by her loud neighbours in the middle of the night.

But the woman isn’t being woken up to loud voices or annoying hair dryers – this woman’s elderly neighbours are taking on DIY projects that see them hammering their walls and slamming their cupboard doors shut in the early hours of the morning.

The mum admitted she’s losing her patience with her neighbours, as they’ve been periodically acting this way “for years”, despite being completely quiet during the day.

She also said she’s tried writing them letters and has even paid a visit to their house in her pyjamas to complain about the noise, but has had no luck in getting them to understand the impact their actions are having on her.

In titled “Neighbour hammering at 5.00 am”, she explained: “This is an absolute b****rd of a neighbour who has decided to embark on a journey of persecution that’s gone on for years.

“Elderlyish couple, late 60s. They’re like church mice during the day but at night, they slam cupboards, hammer, move pots about in the garden, use at around 3,4 or 5.

“I’ve tried writing polite requests, turning up at the door in my nightie.

“I have an inflammatory bladder condition that causes sleep deprivation already. 

“They know about this, their daughter is a consultant urologist.

“Last night at 5 I just screamed through the walls, that they’re sick b****rds. 

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“Previously the only thing that has worked is me blasting out my music during the day. Then they stop for a few weeks.” 

The mum revealed that she has not yet contacted her council about the issue, and has said she’s had trouble recording proof of the noises as they’re “sporadic”. 

She continued: “I don’t go to the council as I’ve heard they don’t do anything. Plus you need to record it. 

“That’s really hard as it’s very sporadic and loud enough to wake you but not thumping like a heavy bass sound system.

“I’m dealing with so much at the moment, death of my dad, death of my niece, single parenting two teens on my own, I’m literally breaking.

“How do I stop their sociopathic behaviour once and for all?”

Mumsnet users were very sympathetic to the woman and encouraged her to try talking to her council.

One person said: “If the noise is having this much effect on you, then I’m surprised you haven’t gone to the council. 

“Just saying that you ‘heard they won’t do anything’ then not contacting them guarantees that nothing will get done because they don’t know about the problem.

“Find out what your council’s policy is on noise complaints and follow that. 

“You might need to record it or make a noise diary but unless you’re prepared to take some action yourself, your neighbours aren’t going to magically stop being t**ts.”

Someone else said: “This sounds so awful. I’m so sorry.”