Whether you re living in a suburban neighborhood with a neighbor installing a swimming pool next door or an apartment building with your upstairs neighbor expanding his bathroom construction can be a nuisance.
Dust from construction next door.
You can use the one open door as the sole entrance and exit.
And 5 p m or stipulate that construction won t occur during summer when more residents are home during the day says christopher totaro a licensed real estate salesperson for.
There was a business in seattle that had expensive clothing ruined by construction next door and the case is a published opinion holding the next door neighbor responsible.
To 6 p m monday through friday.
It s common for a landlord or building community to restrict building construction to between 9 a m.
When your next door neighbor tells you he s building a two story addition that abuts your property brace yourself.
The level of dust must not breach the standards set in development consent conditions.
Under the control of pollution act 1974 we can serve a notice imposing requirements as to how the construction works should be carried out to minimise noise and nuisance.
Construction site noise and dust pollution.
Which i did know about.
If you are concerned about asbestos lead paint or other toxics you should engage the services of a reputable testing company and send the bill to your neighbor.
Imagine circular saws screechi.
However they have made a mess and dust and small pieces of rubble have come over onto my driveway and completely covered the car.
The car has a few scratches and a chip in the windscreen.
Few things can be more annoying than living next to a construction zone.
Extensive periods of construction can be especially invasive and stressful if you do shift work and need to sleep during the day or work from home.
Areas where dust is generated should be tarped off.
Keep all the other doors closed so dust can not blow out into other areas of your home.
I have been on holiday only to return and find the builders next door or in full swing of an extension.
Noise dust skips scaffolding nowhere to park your car a neighbour s building work can bring misery and disruption.
Invasive and extensive the problem is particularly well illustrated in.
We try to ensure that noisy building work is only carried out between the following hours.
Construction site operators and owner builders are required by law to minimise dust emissions from their sites.
Your life may be disrupted and your property damaged.
Dust control is covered in the council s approval for the development application.
Check your lease or building bylaws for details about what times construction is most likely to be disruptive.
Have one door open as the only entrance and exit.
According to city regulations construction is only supposed to proceed from 7 a m.
Close all the doors in the space except one.