Basketball Noise

[Buck Turgidson]

Unfortunately, the city I live in allows basketball hoops in driveways.
What's further unfortunate is my neighbor's 4 kids are constantly playing
outside my and my children's BR window. Sometimes each with their own
basketball.

I've called their parents twice when it was time for our young kids'
bedtime. He was cooperative about it. But the constant thumping of a
basketball gets old during the day, too. Occasionally, other their little
friends will come over for practice, too.

I don't want to deprive their kids of their fun, but at the same time, I am
entitled to the quiet enjoyment of my property.

Do I have any recourse? I am not optomistic that I do.

 

[Zephyr]

Unfortunately, the city I live in allows basketball hoops in driveways.
What's further unfortunate is my neighbor's 4 kids are constantly playing
outside my and my children's BR window. Sometimes each with their own
basketball.

I've called their parents twice when it was time for our young kids'
bedtime. He was cooperative about it. But the constant thumping of a
basketball gets old during the day, too. Occasionally, other their little
friends will come over for practice, too.

I don't want to deprive their kids of their fun, but at the same time, I
am entitled to the quiet enjoyment of my property.

Do I have any recourse? I am not optomistic that I do.

Your neighbor has as many rights as you do..

I'd say Take a look at what the playing ball is doing for the health of the
kids (vs watching TV)
be happy that they are participating in an activity that is constructive
rather than destructive.
put a positive mental spin on the thump and be happy when you hear it, it
could be much worse.

that and, when your kids are old enough, they will have good competition
right next door to play against.


Dave

 

[hallerb]

Unfortunately, the city I live in allows basketball hoops in driveways.
What's further unfortunate is my neighbor's 4 kids are constantly playing
outside my and my children's BR window.  Sometimes each with their own
basketball.

I've called their parents twice when it was time for our young kids'
bedtime.  He was cooperative about it.  But the constant thumping of a
basketball gets old during the day, too.  Occasionally, other their little
friends will come over for practice, too.

I don't want to deprive their kids of their fun, but at the same time, I am
entitled to the quiet enjoyment of my property.

Do I have any recourse?  I am not optomistic that I do.

well you can minimize noise infiltration, with double pane windows,
closed cell insulation, perhaps storm windows.

you can mask the thump with noise of your own, like a fan running or
white noise generator, they make a variety of sounds, waves, water
running, showers etc. Can be very effective.

or you can move to a area where you own several acres, with the home
centered on the lot, and lots of screening like dense pine trees
around perimeter.

Unless they are thumping late at nite your probably stuck.

A neighbor of mine got upset with all sorts of neighborhood noise
after starting a home based investment business. dogs barking
basketballs thumping kids playing didnt fit in with his phone
appearance........

After becoming a neighbor nuisance by complaing and calls to police,
and getting him in trouble himself he made a GREAT decision and moved.

Be careful if you complain too much it can backfire, your neighbors
will comew to hate you and nitpick on every little thing YOU do.

 

[Charles Schuler]

Storm windows?

Seriously, a good storm window would cut down on the transmission of sound
through your existing window. Not by a lot, but perhaps enough to make the
thumping more easily ignored.

 

[Oren]

Unfortunately, the city I live in allows basketball hoops in driveways.
What's further unfortunate is my neighbor's 4 kids are constantly playing
outside my and my children's BR window. Sometimes each with their own
basketball.

I've called their parents twice when it was time for our young kids'
bedtime. He was cooperative about it. But the constant thumping of a
basketball gets old during the day, too. Occasionally, other their little
friends will come over for practice, too.

I don't want to deprive their kids of their fun, but at the same time, I am
entitled to the quiet enjoyment of my property.

Do I have any recourse? I am not optomistic that I do.

Relax. I went through the same thing. Sometimes, more than a dozen
kids. In our area they move the hoops into the street, not just the
driveway. Many times I've seen speeding cars on the street.

It will come to the end as soon as the kids discovery other, more
interesting things and I moved after ten years.

Recourse? Turn up the stereo.....

 

[Goedjn]

An outside speaker. With Mozart. Drives them nuts.

White noise generator, and/or soundproofing. Basketballs
bouncing are well within the noise level you ought to be
able/willing to tolerate in the daytime. Is this a new
situation for you? (Either you just moved, or the neighbors
did?) I expect that you'll get used to it fairly quickly,
once you stop fighting it. People get used to
train tracks and fire stations, after all.

 

[Edwin Pawlowski]

I've called their parents twice when it was time for our young kids'
bedtime. He was cooperative about it. But the constant thumping of a
basketball gets old during the day, too. Occasionally, other their little
friends will come over for practice, too.

I don't want to deprive their kids of their fun, but at the same time, I
am entitled to the quiet enjoyment of my property.

It is a lose-lose situation. Best approach is to have a beer with the
neighbor and discuss it openly. Perhaps a curfew at some time in the
evening or even a free hour at some time. Point out some time that you are
typically not home or do not care that the kids can enjoy themselves.

The best time to do this is when the kids are out playing. Invite the
neighbor over so he can hear the thump, thump thump. Yes, it can drive you
nuts at times. I had the same thing with my own kids and grandkids.

 

[Buck Turgidson]

Then, too, there's firearms.

My city is funny about firearms. They allow basketball hoops, but not
discharing firearms. Go figure...

 

[k]

Unfortunately, the city I live in allows basketball hoops in driveways.
What's further unfortunate is my neighbor's 4 kids are constantly playing
outside my and my children's BR window. Sometimes each with their own
basketball.

I've called their parents twice when it was time for our young kids'
bedtime. He was cooperative about it. But the constant thumping of a
basketball gets old during the day, too. Occasionally, other their little
friends will come over for practice, too.

I don't want to deprive their kids of their fun, but at the same time, I
am entitled to the quiet enjoyment of my property.

Do I have any recourse? I am not optomistic that I do.

I would say grin and bear it. I take it your kids are little. If the
basketball actually disturbs their sleep, it's fair to ask your neighbor for
a curfew of some sort.

On the other hand, the noises kids make, having fun while doing something
healthy, should become soothing when they tell you that you chose a great
neighborhood to raise your own kids in.

Oh yes, your little ones will discover the joy of being loud.

Keith

 

[mm]

You don't get used to basketballs bouncing. Trust me.

This is a personal thing. It's not about trust. You may not be able
to get used to it, but many/most/or everyone but you will.

I used to live next door to Teen Challenge, a heroin addiction place
immortalized in _The Cross and the Switchblade_, a book and a movie
starring Pat Boone.

They had a basketball court right by my window. I thought I knew the
apartment and hadn't looked out the window before I rented the
apartment and was really angry at myself when I saw it. But it didn't
take too long to get used to the guys playing.

 

[Banty]

You don't get used to basketballs bouncing. Trust me.

Noise generators and soundproofing deal with the symptom (as do earplugs
which, at fifty cents, are a better deal than almost any other "symptom
solution").

There are various ways to deal with the problem; my suggestion of Mozart was
only one. but one that has proven remarkably effective at Stop-N-Robs.
There's another device, a high-pitched noise maker that produces a shrill
tone adults can't hear but that teens (and younger) find very annoying.

Firearms come to mind.

You might find a ball that doesn't make noise when it bounces - maybe one
made of sponge rubber. Perhaps there's a coating for the driveway.

Then, too, there's firearms.

So what _exactly_ would you have the neighbors do? Not use their driveway to
shoot hoops?? What else can't they do? Is it OK if they mow their lawn?

This is well within what most neighborhoods consider reasonable and tolerable.
People reasonably expect to play outdoor games on their property, and there's no
way to play basketball without doing some balls bouncing. There should be hours
when it doesn't happen, yes.

If he were to take your advice, he might well find out what *he* does that bugs
the neighbors, but that they had been tolerating up to now in order to be
neighborly.

You guys need to take it easy.

Banty

 

[mm]

Especially if you're on the nod.

None of us were. Certainly not me. They had a pretty high
success rate. I would see them walking from the original building, a
very big home from the early 1900's, to their new building for meals.
It was the 70's and t-shirts were common but not for them. They had
to wear button down sport shirts and chinos.

 

[Goedjn]

This is a personal thing. It's not about trust. You may not be able
to get used to it, but many/most/or everyone but you will.

I used to live next door to Teen Challenge, a heroin addiction place
immortalized in _The Cross and the Switchblade_, a book and a movie
starring Pat Boone.

They had a basketball court right by my window. I thought I knew the
apartment and hadn't looked out the window before I rented the
apartment and was really angry at myself when I saw it. But it didn't
take too long to get used to the guys playing.

It is PURELY psychological. Once you convince your hindbrain
that it's normal environmental noise, you'll have to concentrate
to hear it. This is one of the few situations where I think
a session with a hypnotherapist would probably be useful.

 

[virginiaharms]

Unfortunately, the city I live in allows basketball hoops in driveways.
What's further unfortunate is my neighbor's 4 kids are constantly playing
outside my and my children's BR window. Sometimes each with their own
basketball.

I've called their parents twice when it was time for our young kids'
bedtime. He was cooperative about it. But the constant thumping of a
basketball gets old during the day, too. Occasionally, other their little
friends will come over for practice, too.

I don't want to deprive their kids of their fun, but at the same time, I am
entitled to the quiet enjoyment of my property.
NBA philippines without cable
Do I have any recourse? I am not optimistic that I do.

My neighbors over the back play and do basketball drills for hours every single day. On weekdays it's 3 hours (it has started when I get home from work and continues till dark and sometimes after that) and on weekends it can be up to 6 hours spread throughout the entire day. All I hear all day long is thud thud thud booooiiiing (as it hits the backboard) and BANG (as it hits the colourbond fence). I have caught them climbing over a said fence to retrieve balls and have asked them not to, and that they need to come and knock on my door. I have also asked them to please try really hard not to hit the fence as it is very loud and gives me such a fright. This seems to have made no difference either.
Most days I have to sit inside with all my windows and doors shut and with ear plugs in to even try and block out the noise. It's a miserable existence. I can't even sit out on my patio anymore. I will sit there for a few minutes before the bouncing will start up again. I can't make phone calls from home anymore. I am supposed to be working from home at the moment but it's easier for me to come to work so I can at least concentrate. Weekends are awful.
There is usually the music and cheering that goes along with basketball too. This doesn't bother me so much, but the constant bouncing of the balls (a lot of the time there are multiple balls being bounced) for hour upon hour upon hour starts to get tedious and grates on the nerves. As soon as I hear it now I break out in a sweat and my anxiety shoots through the roof.
Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do? Thank you.