Post by peterh on Jan 22, 2009 8:40:39 GMT
I'm unemployed at the moment and at the same time the apartment below mine is being renovated and it's hell.
The work begins every day at 7 am and continues till 4 pm - except on Friday when they usually call it a weekend around noon. the volume varies a bit but these last two days have been a major pain - and, in fact, so has most of the last two weeks.
They haven't finished insoluating the ceiling below so there's only really my wodden floor between us - and when they begin drilling, saving and hammring at 7 am the vibrations goes right through the floor affecting both me and my stuff. And that's not factoring in the loud music and yelling that usually take place.
It's very stressful not to be able to relax in your own home and it causes headaches, irritation and anger - and sucks the energy right out of me. This, of course it also translates into muscle aches and pains and other various goodies and usually I'm not able to concentrate on much before I can get some peace and quiet during the weekend.
I usually spend a good portion of the day elsewhere. I can hang out at a friends house, go to the library, downtown or the lcs - but I can't do that every day or even the whole day. I usually leave around 10 am and at that time they'be been going at it for three hours - and when I return around 2 pm there's still a couple of hours left. But they have a job to do and can't help that I'm out of work..
I love my new place but as things are right now, I'd move if I had the money. My only hope is to get a job but given the current state of the economy that's not bloody likely. And given that the work won't be completed until March 1st at the earliest there's absolutely nothing I can do.
So - a lot of complaints but I just needed to vent!
The work begins every day at 7 am and continues till 4 pm - except on Friday when they usually call it a weekend around noon. the volume varies a bit but these last two days have been a major pain - and, in fact, so has most of the last two weeks.
They haven't finished insoluating the ceiling below so there's only really my wodden floor between us - and when they begin drilling, saving and hammring at 7 am the vibrations goes right through the floor affecting both me and my stuff. And that's not factoring in the loud music and yelling that usually take place.
It's very stressful not to be able to relax in your own home and it causes headaches, irritation and anger - and sucks the energy right out of me. This, of course it also translates into muscle aches and pains and other various goodies and usually I'm not able to concentrate on much before I can get some peace and quiet during the weekend.
I usually spend a good portion of the day elsewhere. I can hang out at a friends house, go to the library, downtown or the lcs - but I can't do that every day or even the whole day. I usually leave around 10 am and at that time they'be been going at it for three hours - and when I return around 2 pm there's still a couple of hours left. But they have a job to do and can't help that I'm out of work..
I love my new place but as things are right now, I'd move if I had the money. My only hope is to get a job but given the current state of the economy that's not bloody likely. And given that the work won't be completed until March 1st at the earliest there's absolutely nothing I can do.
So - a lot of complaints but I just needed to vent!
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Earplugs might not help for the vibrations, but could perhaps help at least with the noise if it's something to last a while... And at worst, hopefully you'll develop some tolerance to the lot with time. 
