I have been renovating a strata apartment here in NSW over the last 2 weeks. I'm doing everything by myself with no help. All I want to do is get it finished so I can head back overseas to be with my fiance and to my beach house. The place has really old and flaky paint so it needs a lot of sanding and preparing. I have done 2 rooms painted & new carpet) and now I'm doing the lounge and hallways, just sanding & painting. I then have to sand and paint the kitchen and bathroom. I have to have it all finished in 1 week so I'm really worried now as I fly out the end of next week.
I have tried to get up earlier and work later. Today I had to use the tiny 220 watt orbital sander most of the day. I was nearly finished for the day around 6.30pm when I heard a knock at the door. I opened it and this guy was there, he asked how it was going and then he said he was annoyed that I was still working after been doing it all day. Then he said that there is a time for that etc. I was a bit surprised really as it does not seem loud to me. He then said it was vibrating through the whole building. I could not hear that or understand why. I asked him which unit he was in and he was hesitant to tell me and said down stairs. I told him I was about to finish in 30 minutes anyway. He starting whinging more about there is a time for this sort of thing and I was thinking to myself yeah now is a good time , I said well 11pm is the official time to stop making noise. He said really and he looked like he was going to start moaning more. I said look I told you I will finished in 30 minutes. He then said OK 30 minutes and walked off. He was a bit aggressive etc.
The last thing I need now is some weired looking freak telling me to stop working as he wants to play games on his computer or whatever, he looked like a computer geek... well I'm always on my laptop too but I also work sometimes, now I have this deadline and I have to worry about upsetting this wired and stressed out freak.
Ok I also can get annoyed when neighbours are noisy but heck it's not like I'm doing it to annoy anyone or playing loud music etc, just trying to get a job done.
Is there any regulations I have to abide by here in NSW with renovations?
I have tried to get up earlier and work later. Today I had to use the tiny 220 watt orbital sander most of the day. I was nearly finished for the day around 6.30pm when I heard a knock at the door. I opened it and this guy was there, he asked how it was going and then he said he was annoyed that I was still working after been doing it all day. Then he said that there is a time for that etc. I was a bit surprised really as it does not seem loud to me. He then said it was vibrating through the whole building. I could not hear that or understand why. I asked him which unit he was in and he was hesitant to tell me and said down stairs. I told him I was about to finish in 30 minutes anyway. He starting whinging more about there is a time for this sort of thing and I was thinking to myself yeah now is a good time , I said well 11pm is the official time to stop making noise. He said really and he looked like he was going to start moaning more. I said look I told you I will finished in 30 minutes. He then said OK 30 minutes and walked off. He was a bit aggressive etc.
The last thing I need now is some weired looking freak telling me to stop working as he wants to play games on his computer or whatever, he looked like a computer geek... well I'm always on my laptop too but I also work sometimes, now I have this deadline and I have to worry about upsetting this wired and stressed out freak.
Ok I also can get annoyed when neighbours are noisy but heck it's not like I'm doing it to annoy anyone or playing loud music etc, just trying to get a job done.
Is there any regulations I have to abide by here in NSW with renovations?