Allowed time for repairs in the apartment: how not to quarrel with neighbors

Repair is a very important matter, but often quite noisy and lengthy. Often this noise brings inconvenience to other residents of an apartment building. Neighbors may show their dissatisfaction with you or complain to various services. However, this cannot be a reason to stop the repair that has begun. The main thing you need to know in this case is how long you can do noisy repair work according to the law. If you adhere to the rules established by law, no one will be able to present any claims to you.

When can repairs be done in the apartment?

When starting repairs, you need to understand that the time when you can make noise is not limited by the wishes of your neighbors behind the wall, but by law. Knowing exactly how long and how long you have the right to perform certain jobs, you can be calm and not attach importance to the threats of especially restless residents of your home. Even if the neighbor's grandmother decides to complain or call the police (and this sometimes happens), the law will be on your side.

It must be borne in mind that there is no single law regulating the permissible noise level and indicating a clear time frame for the implementation of repair work. Regulations and requirements in different regions of the country may vary significantly. You can learn them by reading the specific laws that establish certain rules in your city or region.

Here are the answers to some questions you may have.

What time can you start doing repairs on weekdays?

The time allowed for the start of work related to construction and repair on weekdays, approximately the same throughout the country - 9.00 am. In some areas, this time is shifted an hour earlier. If you have no desire to search for documents that prescribe this moment, do not take up tools before 9.00 in order to avoid litigation.

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Is it possible to carry out repairs in the evening?

Repair and construction work, which are associated with a high level of noise, must be completed no later than 19 pm. If you are completely unable to meet this time, you should make inquiries, perhaps the laws of your region set different time frames.

What types of work are affected by these restrictions?

The permitted time from 9 am to 7 pm in the legislative acts of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation relates to work involving the reconstruction of an apartment and a change in its operational properties. Such works include dismantling walls, replacing batteries, laying new electrical communications, water or heating pipes, etc. If you want to get more precise information about what belt limits you must be in, please refer to the legislative documents. You need to find the Home Improvement Procedures Act that applies to your area.

In the event that you are venturing cosmetic repair, which does not involve redevelopment of the premises, then you need to focus on the law regarding the observance of peace and quiet of citizens. It is also not common to all regions and localities, but in any case, the time frame of this law is wider than that of the law on the reconstruction of premises.

For example, the legislation of the capital of the Russian Federation refers to a ban on noisy repair and construction work at night. Since this law implies the period from 23.00 to 7.00 as night time, then it is at this time that you should not make noise.

For comparison, we can cite the Law of the Moscow Region, which implies other time limits.It says that repairs on weekdays are not allowed from 21.00 to 8.00, on weekends and holidays - from 22.00 to 10.00.

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Can repairs be made on weekends?

This question is asked by many busy people who want to improve their homes in their spare time. Unfortunately, there is no single answer to this question either.

In many regions of Russia it is forbidden to make repairs in the apartment on weekends and holidays.
In some regions and localities, the ban applies only to Sundays, and on Saturday you can re-equip the living space and, accordingly, make noise.
In some parts of the country, construction and repair work can be carried out on any day, but other time limits apply on weekends.

Additional requirements for renovations in the apartment

In addition to the restriction on work at certain hours, there are some other requirements. If you are determined not to quarrel with your neighbors and make repairs in accordance with all the rules, without breaking the law, you need to know what other requirements you must adhere to.

The duration of any noisy construction and repair work is no more than 6 hours a day. When a longer intervention is required, you can work longer, but the activity should be interrupted for 1 hour.
The total time for repairs in an apartment building should not exceed 3 months.
The maximum permissible level of noise and vibration in residential buildings, established by the sanitary and epidemiological service, is 40 decibels. In this regard, the use of equipment and tools that emit a louder noise is prohibited.

It is unacceptable to carry out work that may cause damage to adjacent premises.
The public area, landings should be free from building materials and debris.
Building materials without packaging and construction debris are not allowed to be lifted and lowered using a passenger elevator.

Responsibility for violation of the rules for the repair

The statutory regulations regarding maintenance requirements and associated noise are regulated by government agencies:

the sanitary epidemiological station is engaged in measuring and fixing the noise level;
Rospotrebnadzor and the district police officer are responsible for receiving, processing applications and drawing up acts of violations.

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If you make repairs that do not follow the rules and make noise, disturbing the residents of your home, you may face administrative liability in the form of a warning and a fine.

Tip: if you are unable to make repairs at the set time, then you can try to negotiate with your neighbors. Ask them to sign a written agreement to carry out the work at a convenient time for you. Such a document will legitimize your actions.

If you follow all the rules and the neighbors are still unhappy, explain to them that you are following the rules. But in any case, do not forget about the normal human attitude. Maybe you have a family with a small child living next door who can't sleep during the day because of the noise, or older people who are used to resting at certain times. Try to get into position and find a solution that will suit everyone.

Comments:

Clara

It is a pity that there are people who do not think about the peace of their neighbors, in my opinion, they do not care that repair work can be carried out at the set hours. It's time to punish the violators.

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Anna

It is clear that everyone wants to finish the repair in the apartment as soon as possible. But you also need to take into account the people living nearby. We have a small child who sleeps during the day, and when our neighbors were doing repairs, we agreed with them that we would stop any work from 2 to 4, and in return we were allowed to work until 8-9 in the evening. The only thing is that when we personally made repairs, our workers set us the condition that they have working days only on weekdays and from 9-18. Therefore, we were lucky that there were no small children nearby and we managed on time.

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Faina

Unfortunately, many do not know or do not want to know that repairs can be done at a clearly defined time so as not to cause inconvenience to neighbors. I don’t understand how you can be so irresponsible, because families with children, elderly and sick people live nearby, who suffer greatly from noise. It's time to start really punishing violators, otherwise nothing will change.

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Sagitov

Well, besides the law, there must also be elementary respect for the neighbors. If there were no article in the law, then no one would still make repairs around the clock. When the grandmother was sitting with small children, the neighbor began to work as a puncher. The children got scared and started crying. She asked to wait until her parents came, because she herself could not calm them down. A neighbor went to meet her and at that time took up a different type of decoration.

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Michael

They did repairs in the apartment, after a few hours of work with a puncher, the neighbors began to call the apartment, they began to complain about the noise. It's good that we managed to convince them that everything is done according to the laws.

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Anna

When we made repairs, we tried to do it only on weekdays, since we ourselves like to relax on the weekends, just like our neighbors. Our neighbors have a child and we agreed that we work from 9 in the morning until 1 in the afternoon, then the noisy work ends before 5, and until 8 it was noisy again. Only in a peaceful way can you negotiate with your neighbors, since small children are above all and you should not make enemies in the person of their parents.

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Nika

The easiest way is not to quarrel with the neighbors: to warn about the repair work. I posted a notice on the landing that the drill would work at such and such a time, with apologies. Everyone was sympathetic.

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Tamara

Unfortunately, not all people think about the peace and comfort of their neighbors, probably, this is a matter of the decency of a single person. For example, our neighbors could start knocking as early as six in the morning, they didn't care that people were sleeping at that time. They also didn’t clean up the garbage after themselves in the entrance until you made a remark to them. Too bad they can't be held accountable.

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Vladimir

It is necessary to maintain normal relations with neighbors and try to listen to their requests. When I was doing repairs, a neighbor from below approached me and asked me not to make noise from 12 to 14 o'clock, because. at this time she puts the child to bed. No problem! At this time I started to have lunch. But when I had to finish the work after 19-00, none of the neighbors became indignant. So everything is in our hands.

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Anita

Tell me, is it necessary to put up a notice on the driveway saying that noisy work is planned at such and such a time? Is there a penalty for not having such a warning?

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  Hanging up an announcement about noisy work, about a planned shutdown of water or electricity due to repair work in an apartment is the exclusive right of the apartment owner or contractor. There is no legal obligation to notify neighbors. Rather, it is a rule of good form.Thus, respect and care are shown for neighbors so that they can prepare for permitted, but not pleasant circumstances.
  
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Katia

And our neighbors from above don’t care at all, at 23.30 yesterday they started cutting the batteries with a grinder. And when the walls were broken, I come to them and ask in which room you will work now, so that I can put the child for daytime sleep at the other end of the apartment. They answer the kitchen, I put the child in the back bedroom, and they start both in the bedroom and in the kitchen, that's how it is on purpose, and this despite the fact that the child is 1.5 years old and I am pregnant for 7 months. Here's how to deal with these?

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Daria

When we did repairs, we tried to finish the noisy work no later than eight o'clock in the evening, and did not start until ten. Unfortunately, many of our neighbors were not so scrupulous.

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Marina

We need to print this article and send it to our beloved neighbors! Even noisy repairs can be done in concert, for example, I have a small child and we walk twice a day and sleep once. Well, is it really necessary to drill an hour in a dream? You can also agree and reschedule the work while walking!

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Photographer

If the repair is serious and noisy, then quarrels with neighbors cannot be avoided. If the neighbors are normal, then you can negotiate with them. They say that they are not buying an apartment, but buying neighbors. Here, as luck would have it.

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