Repointing house

[hondacrm]

This is off topic regarding paving but I wouldn't mind your opinions on this one please.

Neighbour across the road is having his house repointed. the house has been scaffolded on two faces (front and one side). Two guys spent most of Saturday removing the mortar with angle grinders. the resulting dust storm covered adjacent neighbours property/cars 2/3 houses either side and upset a few people along the way. Are there any reasonable methods of containing the dust? would sheeting the scaffold be of any use or is this expecting too much?

judging by their progress, we have another 3 Saturdays to go

[lutonlagerlout]

with the type of angle grinders used for repointing I.E. electric so no with water suppression some dust is inevitable

this should be alleviated by the use of monarflex sheeting on all faces of the vertical scaffold
this wont eliminate dust 1005 but it will suppress it

legally you are only allowed to work mon-fri 8-6 and sat 8-1 when you are making a noise
have a friendly chat with the neighbour and if he doesnt play ball contact the environmental health

i have done 10s of house years ago off a ladder with a little grinder,but things have changed now
monarflex on the scaffold only cost ITRO £100-150 extra
plus he could offer to get cars cleaned etc
environmental health will stop him bang in his tracks if he doesnt comply
I know its happened to me
LLL

[cookiewales]

This is off topic regarding paving but I wouldn't mind your opinions on this one please.

Neighbour across the road is having his house repointed. the house has been scaffolded on two faces (front and one side). Two guys spent most of Saturday removing the mortar with angle grinders. the resulting dust storm covered adjacent neighbours property/cars 2/3 houses either side and upset a few people along the way. Are there any reasonable methods of containing the dust? would sheeting the scaffold be of any use or is this expecting too much?

judging by their progress, we have another 3 Saturdays to go

its ilegal to make dust they have grinders with hover for the job if they get caught they can be fined :;):

[GB_Groundworks]

my neighbour has had her wall ground out and about to be repoint, my bay window is filthy and the alley between our houses, i shall be having a word.

you can get special chasing grinders like cookie says with dust extraction.

[Bob_A]

Call me soft but if a neighbour is having some work done then I just accept there will be some dirt.
In turn my neighbours haven't complained when I've made a mess.

[GB_Groundworks]

i always clean up at the end of the day, she's got me reviewing every thing else they've done so ill just suggest that to her

takes 5 mins to sweep up or hose down just goes that little bit extra

[lutonlagerlout]

bob_A "you is soft"

thing is bob a little courtesy before you start a messy job goes a long way
its nice to be nice as they say
LLL