Reducing Scaffolding Noise

rideforever · 5 Aug 2021

Harry Bloomfield said:
The thing to do, 'is have words with them' - I do! It works..

I spoke to some guys on one site, they turned down their stereo for the afternoon. Next day full blast.

Tell you something, lady up the road died in Spring, older woman was disturbed by all the noise, a building site was erected in front of her for some renovation project, noise all day. Had been going on for a couple of months then she died of stroke.

I am sure all that noise, the gratuitious noise and disturbance without a care in the world ... I am sure it has no consequences.

Today I can hear the noise from 3 different sites around me. One group don't know if they are cutting something but it's fing loud you can hear it for at least 3 blocks (just been round the corner)... just standing there in the parking lot cutting as if in the middle of a foundry or something. Not a care in the world.

Something else I notice these days is builder set up a workshop on the pathway and just cut whatever like they are in some industrial workshop, except its on the pavement in front of 10 famiy houses and can be heard in another 50.

No limits anymore. Well, I suppose it's good for the economy.

Anyway regarding scaffolding that tool in the video seems to have a compensator spinning in the opposite direction or something perhaps an extension can be made to reduce the noise of that one tool. Who am I kidding.

Harry Bloomfield · 5 Aug 2021

rideforever said:
I spoke to some guys on one site, they turned down their stereo for the afternoon. Next day full blast.

If asking the guys politely doesn't work, ask to see the foreman or who ever is in charge - the responsible person of the site.

rideforever said:
I am sure all that noise, the gratuitious noise and disturbance without a care in the world ... I am sure it has no consequences.

They diagnosed me as having had a minor stroke in the past. I think I tracked the stroke down to having been woken abruptly in the early hours by a stupidly loud party boat passing the site where I camping close to the river.

My first partner passed away some 6 years ago and the day after, teen idiot three doors away decided it would be a good day to clean his car out, with music blasting out. I was fuming and went down to have words. His music was so loud, he never heard my approach until I tapped him on the shoulder, reached in and turned it off. I warned him if I heard him again, I would wrap the bl++dy thing around his neck.

Captain Nemesis · 5 Aug 2021

rideforever said:
Tell you something, lady up the road died in Spring, older woman was disturbed by all the noise, a building site was erected in front of her for some renovation project, noise all day.

So is your basic premise that people should not be allowed to carry out "some renovation project"? What should they be allowed to do?

Had been going on for a couple of months then she died of stroke.

Do y have any medical evidence which suggests that was anything more than coincidence?

I am sure all that noise, the gratuitious noise and disturbance

Do you have any proof that they were making noise for no good reason, that it was unjustified? Or do you actually mean that you simply didnt like the noise and that is the only reason there should be to castigate the workmen?

Today I can hear the noise from 3 different sites around me.

Building work can be noisy. What would you have done about that and how?

One group don't know if they are cutting something but it's fing loud you can hear it for at least 3 blocks (just been round the corner)... just standing there in the parking lot cutting as if in the middle of a foundry or something.

Genuine question - please answer it:

Where would you have them cut to size the materials they are installing?

Something else I notice these days is builder set up a workshop on the pathway and just cut whatever

No - they will be cutting the materials they are installing.

like they are in some industrial workshop, except its on the pavement in front of 10 famiy houses and can be heard in another 50.

Again, seriously, where would you have them cut things?

Anyway regarding scaffolding that tool in the video seems to have a compensator spinning in the opposite direction or something perhaps an extension can be made to reduce the noise of that one tool.

Some power tools are noisy. What would you have done about that and how?

Who am I kidding.

Nobody here, Mr. Meldrew, nobody at all.

rideforever · 5 Aug 2021

Oh yeah this reminds me of something else.
The council sent a team round to chop off some branches from one of the Elms round here.
Stuck a wood chipper in the middle of the street and every 20 minutes or so ... we get the 100db "noise" horror.
Every 20 minutes, just goes on.
Guys just standing there.
I walked up to him later on ... I said, you know like people live here, this is actually a street where people live. I said to him ... why don't just pile up the branches, and at the end do them in one go.
Well ... turns out he hadn't thought about that.
Nobody exists apart from me.

Keithmac · 5 Aug 2021

There's two different points here.

The tools used to put up the scaffolding to me personally I wouldn't be that bothered, I like that people are out earning a crust and feeding their families. Good on them imho.

The site radio I can see if it's blaring out at daft volume is a different kettle of fish, I'd be a bit annoyed at that (within reason).

We listened to a Pile Driver at work that was going on for 3 months or more years back, THAT was annoying but what can you do (thud, thud, thud..)

Harry Bloomfield · 5 Aug 2021

Some noises are an unavoidable part of doing a job, others are not. We have a main rail line 100 yards from here - sometimes they need to carry out planned maintenance work, which involves middle of the night noise and disturbance. They always write to us and let us know several weeks in advance. Music blasting out is not an acceptable, or necessary part of any job.

phatboy · 5 Aug 2021

I wonder how they built the house you live in? Presumably that inconvenienced people near by.....?

This must be a troll post surely!?

^woody^ · 5 Aug 2021

I don't know if its a fashion thing, and with the relatively cheapness of impact drivers, but they are actually no faster than using a scaffold spanner, and are certainly more cumbersome.

However, I was told a good while ago that the reason they use impact drivers is part of guidance to ensure that fitting are tightened up to a suitable torque, not "guessed" with a spanner.

Captain Nemesis · 6 Aug 2021

rideforever said:
every 20 minutes or so ... we get the 100db "noise" horror.

I might have guessed that youre the sort of person who would own a sound level meter.

How far from the chipper were you when you measured that SPL?

OOI, were the guys cutting back the trees being inconsiderate enough to use chainsaws, or were they doing it by hand?

Every 20 minutes, just goes on.
Guys just standing there.
I walked up to him later on ... I said, you know like people live here, this is actually a street where people live. I said to him ... why don't just pile up the branches, and at the end do them in one go.
Well ... turns out he hadn't thought about that.

But what about your neighbour who would rather the machine ran for several short periods at a time rather than for one extended one. Doesnt he have any rights?

And what about the people impeded by an ever growing pile of branches waiting to be chipped at the end of the day who it would suit better if the pile was kept manageable by chipping it whenever it reached a certain size? Should their wishes be ignored?

Basically for somoene who chooses to live where there are other people you seem to have a very disproportionate opposition to anything being done which makes a noise.

Maybe you should move here:

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rideforever · 6 Aug 2021

New scaffolding went up yesterday, I kid you not, about 5 doors down.
There's a guy there, wearing blue - hello there, who is removing the render from the extension. And you know what he's down a damn good job, it's coming off clean quickly and he's got a small power tool doesn't make that much noise, chomping through it very nice. Respect.
He's using a small hand cuttering tool and a chisel but it's coming very nice. Couple of months ago 3 whole guys were required to strip the render on the side wall of a house, took forever, made a goddam mess of the wall and just noise. Perhaps they get more from the owners if they look busy!!! Same old same old.
But yeah be good to buy an island somewhere, maybe near Pitcairn ... off the map sort of thing.

pilsbury · 11 Nov 2021

rideforever said:
Oh yeah this reminds me of something else.
The council sent a team round to chop off some branches from one of the Elms round here.
Stuck a wood chipper in the middle of the street and every 20 minutes or so ... we get the 100db "noise" horror.
Every 20 minutes, just goes on.
Guys just standing there.
I walked up to him later on ... I said, you know like people live here, this is actually a street where people live. I said to him ... why don't just pile up the branches, and at the end do them in one go.
Well ... turns out he hadn't thought about that.
Nobody exists apart from me.

A team of beavers would have that lot chipped in relative silence.

Dad'n'lad · 11 Nov 2021

you could always move back to america.

rideforever · 11 Nov 2021

I am starting to notice that the cars on the road have their lights on in the daytime.
... in order to save energy or something ...
People are just losing their sanity, their no reasoning with them, for all I know they try to make everything as noisy and stupid as possible because they no longer want their society to be a nice place to ilve.

pilsbury · 11 Nov 2021

If you were in Stoke today, you'd have had a field day. Some clown with no experience was taking down a load of scaffolding banging and crashing and swearing like a sailor. Some people.

mikeey84 · 11 Nov 2021

rideforever said:
I am starting to notice that the cars on the road have their lights on in the daytime.

They are called daytime running lamps, and have been a legal requirement since 2011

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