Is 8am too early to mow the lawn? Woman tempted to cut her grass first thing is told it’s ‘unreasonable behaviour’ – but others argue it’s fine, saying ‘the bin lorry comes at 7am’
- British woman considered using an electric mower to cut her grass at 8am
- Posting on Mumsnet, explained she’s too tired to mow the lawn in the evening
- Responses were divided as many argued against making noise before 10am
A woman sparked a debate about when it is too early to start mowing the grass after she shared her dilemma online.
Writing anonymously on UK online forum Mumsnet, the woman asked if it would be acceptable to take out the lawnmower at 8am because she is too tired to do it after work.
Arguing her case, the woman claimed other households had builders arriving early and so did not think her garden chores should be an issue.
However other users were quick to criticise the plan and said her neighbours would be ‘silently cursing’ her if she started making noise so early in the day.
Writing anonymously on UK online forum Mumsnet , the woman asked if it would be acceptable to take out the lawnmower at 8am because she is too tired after work. Stock image
In the post (pictured) the woman explained her neighbourhood is noisy in the morning with delivery drivers arriving and builders working on house extensions
The woman wrote: ‘We have a very quiet electric mower. And most mornings there are delivery lorries/ vans making a racket at 8 (the whole street seems to be extending their house atm, we have a builder’s lorry almost every day and they always come early).
‘The sun is on the back garden until gone 6pm. I work until 2.30 and by the time the grass is in the shade, I’m frankly knackered. Would it really BU to give it a quick mow at 8?’
A stream of responses blasted the suggestion as they argued against making noise before 9am.
One person wrote: ‘I personally try not to make noise before 10am, but I’d say 9am as a minimum. I do think 8am is unreasonable.’
A stream of responses to the post argued that people should be considerate of disturbing their neighbours before 9am
Another said: ‘I’m often up at 4.30 or 5 for work reasons. I’d be astounded if a neighbour mowed the lawn at 8am – many may still be sleeping partic with WFH and kids off school.
‘Funny though because of say you were having and extension done, I’d expect your builders to start on the dot of 8’
A third added: ‘Too early. I’d be curing you. 9am minimum. If you want your neighours to silently curse you, crack on.’
However some stood up for the woman and pointed out that refuse disposal trucks come round earlier in the morning.
One person wrote: ‘My partner is a gardener and he starts work at 8am using petrol mowers etc which are noisy. A normal working day is 8-5 in that sort of trade. I think it’s fine personally.’
A second added: ‘We pay a local firm to cut our lawns, one weekday morning they turned up at just gone 7am. I was a bit embarrassed incase our neighbours were disturbed. I complained and was surprised to learn that legally you can cut a lawn from 7am.’
Others said the noise from gardening shouldn’t be considered any different to workers collecting the bins