Just wondered if anyone can offer any advice as how to help my 2 year old cope better with the renovation noise which is a part of life living in Hong Kong. He is so supersensitive that at the merest hint of any drilling in any apartment he screams and shakes and just clings to me. It is so bad we just can't be in our apartment at all if there is the slightest sound of drilling and yet he is fine with similar noises we encounter while out and about. I anticipate any replies might tell me he will grow out of it but it is driving me mad and ANY insight on how to make this better for him apart from leaving Hong Kong (a bit drastic!) would be greatly appreciated.....I am at my wits end!!!
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White noise machine or some such can help.
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COMPLAIN ! I did... when our neighbours upstairs renovated over 1 year... they drilled for 1 month, then stops, then drills a month later, then stops... and the hours are unpredicatable.
So I filed a complaint to the police, and our management. They agreed to drill only certain hours (like 10-12 noon).... or 2-4 pm.... something like that, during those hours, I would take my baby out to shopping or to a friend's house, or something.
You have rights if the noise is disrupting your daily life..... even during the hours that they ARE allowed to drill, you can make a complaint. I am super sensitive too... you can't blame or train your child.
I finally moved out because in that building, many people have to renovate because of maintenance, and they simply had too much money to throw around.
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sebwu
18 yrs ago
Ear plugs - everything else is futile in this city. You have rights, but it is almost impossible to find someone who cares and helps you enforcing them. (This includes the police, building management, neighbors).
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White noise machine and complain!
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MayC
18 yrs ago
I can really relate to this! Renovation noise is just awful! First we had Flat A renovating... then it was flats B & D together!
It was sooo difficult trying to put my little girl to sleep. I wanted to complain, but then I stopped. We did the same thing 5 years ago - we renovated our apartment.
In the end, I got my husband (he's a hongkonger) to speak to the renovators asking for WHEN they go out for lunch and when they finish, and if they were going to work on Saturdays and Sundays, then what time. They were quite helpful. They told us on what days we can expect lots of knocking-downs and what days the sound would be minimal. We then worked our little girl's schedule around their lunch time (she'd sleep from 1-3pm instead of 2-5pm).
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