Soundproofing your home is a good option per avoid excessive noise that perceben els seus veïns. This article, however, explains how to mitigate noise pollution to the habitat caused by renovation or maintenance actions.
Who is the work schedule for the community of owners?
- Working days: Of 8 in the morning to 9 at night It is the most common interval in Catalan municipalities.
- Saturdays and Sundays: Heavy work is prohibited, such as the use of electrical machinery, hammer chipping, or the transportation and handling of heavy materials. In canvi, pot paint or fer small works. Per cert, respecting midnight hours is a good practice.
Hours allowed for works from six to 10 Catalan cities:
| City | Working days |
| Barcelona | From 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Hospitalet de Llobregat | From 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Sant Cugat del Vallès | From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Lleida | From 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (incloent-hi dissabtes). |
| Tarragona | From 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Between July 1 and September 11, work hours are limited to Monday to Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| Girona | From dilluns to divendres, from 08:00 to 20:00. Outside these hours, ending at 10:00 p.m., indoor work is only permitted that will not cause any discomfort to the user. |
| Terrassa | From 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Badalona | From 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Santa Coloma de Gramenet | From 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Sabadell | From 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
What conditions do the Catalan Civil Code and the Horizontal Property Law require to initiate conservation or renovation work on your habitat and when it is prohibited to do so?
Contestem amb dues taules:
| The Catalan Civil Code i les obres a casa | |
| Article | Drafted by the legislator |
| 553-36 | “The owners of a private element can fer conservation and renovation works as long as they do not harm the other owners or the community and that it does not diminish the solidity of the building or alter the composition or the external appearance of the whole. |
| Article 553-40.1 | “The owners and the occupants no poden fer in the elements privatius, nor in the rest of the property, activities contrary to normal coexistence in the community or that danyin or facin perillar l'immoble. Nor can activities that the statutes, urban planning regulations or the law expressly exclude or prohibit last.”. |
| What does the Horizontal Property Law say about the possibility of work at home? | |
| Article | Text |
| 7.1 | “The owner of each apartment or premises will be able modify the architectural elements, installations or services from that when it does not reduce or alter the security of the building, ", the general structure, the external configuration or status, or harm the rights of another owner, have not donated part of such works prior to those who represent the community.". |
| 7.2 | “To the owner or occupant of the apartment or premises It is not permitted to carry out in it or in the rest of the property any activities prohibited in the statutes., which are harmful to the property or which contravene the general provisions on nuisance, unhealthy, harmful, harmful or illicit activities. |
Legal requirements to start any work
| Them due conditions to complete in work at home |
| Buy both the municipal license correspondent: Click on the option “start the process”“. |
| Inform the President of the Community of the beginning of the jobs. |
Finally, Grup Housfy demands Be empathetic to the needs of the residents as much as possible.
Law 16/2002 of June 28: The Catalan mark against noise pollution
A la taula següent mostrem two of the aspects of the Law 16/2002 more related to coexistence in a community of proprietaris:
| Law 16/2002 and Veïnatge Relations | |
| Article | Text |
| 21.1 “Noise pollution regulatory ordinances” | “Correspon als ajuntaments (…) ”approve pollution regulatory ordinances per sorolls and vibrations (…)”. |
| 21.2 c) “Noise pollution regulatory ordinances” | “Regulate them Activities of Veïnatge Relationships "com for the operation of household appliances of any kind, the use of musical instruments and the behavior of household animals.". |
How many decibels are allowed in a typical house work?
Between 35 and 402.
- In the bedroom: 35 Decibels.
- In other rooms: 40 Decibels.
Davant d'eventuals discomforts d'obres dels veïns què puc fer?
Develop certain patience before the inconveniences caused by treballs.
Our response is founded in dues raons:
- The accent of the Catalan Civil Code. Com adverteix Josep Maria Espinet here “does not contemplate prohibition of fer works at any time of the day”.
Així, L'article 553-40-1 is clear; the limit established by the legislator tea more a veure amb fer activitats de naturala forbidden, no amb quan es fan. Ara bé, yes some fes works at 11 o'clock in the evening you would understand that this activity com “contrary to normal community coexistence”. Therefore, you can urge the Presidency to contact the owner why the behavior has stopped.
- The need to preserve the security of the community. It is worth putting up with the hassle of vein workers because they may require urgent maintenance. Llavors, the honest community will fail to comply with a legal obligation: pass the Technical Building Inspection.
What if the works last forever?
The President of the community reports of the situation. Així, cerques that verbally warn the owner sorollós that the same behavior is harmful. Hire an administrator from Grup Housfy guaranty an excels assessorament.
Can I report the vehicle because of excessive excess work?
Yeah, quan:
- A cop measured with a sonometer, The soroll of works exceeded 40 decibels.
- The owner I have not processed the municipal labor license.
This text balances the “dret a la property” de qui fa l'obra i el “dret al descans” of the other residents to the community of owners.
1: The fet that parlem of works in a building is decisive because if the fessim of construction on the road is able to fer actions the week's caps.
2: The legal limits of the transfer of workers home are established by the “Model d'ordenança de la Generalitat, la Federació de Municicipis de Catalunya i l'Associació Catalana de Municicipis” which depends on Decree 176/2009.
