Neighbor's generator is LOUD

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm in MoCo. My 90something year old neighbor just passed away. While he was alive, I didn't want to say anything, but the generator he has keeps us up at night. I am thinking to say something to his son, who is selling the house. but does anyone know how I might go about measuring the sound to see if it complies with regulations? And would an inspection upon sale check such a thing? MoCo said there are regulations as to noise at night, but again, don't know how to gauge the sound level.

I'd offer to give son some cash if they remove the generator.

[Anonymous]

I heard them saying that they think it's a big selling point for the house...

[Anonymous]

the house is in terrible shape and the son seems to be down and out. I doubt he would take the money...

[Anonymous]

do they not have electricity? Why do they need to run the genset all the time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard them saying that they think it's a big selling point for the house...

Well of course it is, duh.

[Anonymous]

82 decibels at the property line is extreme. My neighbor defends his generator because he got the permits. It's directly opposite the bedroom where I end up whenever I have surgery. About 11' from a room that used to be a porch. The floor vibrates. It's in the side yard. Nobody will help me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:82 decibels at the property line is extreme. My neighbor defends his generator because he got the permits. It's directly opposite the bedroom where I end up whenever I have surgery. About 11' from a room that used to be a porch. The floor vibrates. It's in the side yard. Nobody will help me.

Unfortunately, this is part of living in a densely populated area. If it’s properly permitted, there probably isn’t much you can do but sleep elsewhere in the house or use a white noise machine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:82 decibels at the property line is extreme. My neighbor defends his generator because he got the permits. It's directly opposite the bedroom where I end up whenever I have surgery. About 11' from a room that used to be a porch. The floor vibrates. It's in the side yard. Nobody will help me.

Unfortunately, this is part of living in a densely populated area. If it’s properly permitted, there probably isn’t much you can do but sleep elsewhere in the house or use a white noise machine.

This ^^.

My neighbors are too loud for me to deal with. So I'm moving. Farther out, to a house that is not as on top of the neighbors' houses. And it abuts Wolf Trap land. That's about all you can do if something like a white noise machine doesn't work for. It's drastic, but effective. I get what it is to be at the end of your rope because of the neighbors; it's pretty awful. But yeah, unfortunately noise comes with living in a densely populated area (whether it be your neighbor's generator or my neighbor's proclivity towards screaming at his cell phone on speaker right underneath my bedroom window at all hours).

[Anonymous]

Our neighbors run a generator upwind about 10 feet away from our old house with vintage windows that don't fully seal shut. The gas fumes come into my bedroom windows even when they're closed. I asked them to move it further away and they didn't. Their compromise is only running it when they need power and then turning it off. 7:30am today the power is out and the generator goes on. I don't see why inconsiderate people's comfort is more important than their neighbors health in a densely populated neighborhood. Running gas generators in dense neighborhoods should be prohibited.