#28541
Jimmy-T
Keymaster

    Compromise is they key.

    Most owners are guided by their tradies on how much access they’ll need (as well as how much noise they will make and when).  The answer is usually always and all the time.

    But it’s amazing what happens when the committee limits access to the lifts for the transportation of materials and waste to times when people are less likely to be coming and going from work. 

    Similarly, if they say noisy drilling will go on for X hours, you should be able to say, OK, let’s make that all happen in specific periods to give other residents a break.

    In both cases, what was previously impossible suddenly becomes eminently achievable.  Tradies are only concerned with getting work done at a tine that suits them.  It doesn’t take much to tell them they can organise themselves to do it at times that suit all the residents.

    By the way, I find it incredible that some buildings still allow noisy work to go on all day Saturday and on Sunday mornings.  Save us from the hobby renovators, please!  

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