{"id":1331837,"date":"2026-07-20T15:47:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.serra.immo\/?p=1331837"},"modified":"2026-07-20T15:47:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:47:50","slug":"hours-of-work-for-communities-of-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.serra.immo\/en\/hores-obres-a-comunitats-de-propietaris\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are the hours allowed to work home?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/housfy.com\/blog\/insonorizar-habitacion-por-tu-cuenta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Soundproofing your home is a good option<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0per <strong>avoid excessive noise<\/strong> that perceben els seus ve\u00efns. This article, however, explains <strong>how to mitigate noise pollution<\/strong> to the habitat caused by renovation or maintenance actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is the work schedule for the community of owners?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Working days: <\/strong>Of<strong>&nbsp;8 in the morning to 9 at night<\/strong>&nbsp;It is the most common interval in Catalan municipalities<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Saturdays and Sundays:\u00a0<\/strong>Heavy work is prohibited, such as the use of electrical machinery, hammer chipping, or the transportation and handling of heavy materials. In canvi, <strong>pot paint or fer small works. <\/strong>Per cert, respecting midnight hours is a good practice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;Hours allowed for works from six to 10 Catalan cities:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>City<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Working days<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Barcelona<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">From 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Hospitalet de Llobregat<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">From 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Sant Cugat del Vall\u00e8s<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lleida<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">From 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (incloent-hi dissabtes).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tarragona<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">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.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Girona<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">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.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Terrassa<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">From 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Badalona<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">From 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Santa Coloma de Gramenet<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">From 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Sabadell<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">From 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">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?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contestem amb <strong>dues taules:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>The Catalan Civil Code<\/strong> i les obres a casa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Article<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Drafted by the legislator<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>553-36<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>\u201cThe owners of a private element can fer <strong>conservation and renovation works as long as they do not harm the other owners or the community<\/strong> and that it does not diminish the solidity of the building or alter the composition or the external appearance of the whole.&nbsp;<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Article 553-40.1<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>\u201cThe owners and the occupants&nbsp;<strong>no poden fer&nbsp;<\/strong>in the elements privatius, nor in the rest of the property,&nbsp;<strong>activities contrary to normal coexistence in the community<\/strong> or that danyin or facin perillar l&#039;immoble. Nor can activities that the statutes, urban planning regulations or the law expressly exclude or prohibit last.\u201d<strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>What does the Horizontal Property Law say about the possibility of work at home?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Article<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Text<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>7.1<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>\u201cThe owner of each apartment or premises will be able <strong>modify the architectural elements, installations or services<\/strong> from that <strong>when it does not reduce or alter the security of the building<\/strong>, &quot;, 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.&quot;.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>7.2<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>\u201cTo the owner or occupant of the apartment or premises <strong>It is not permitted to carry out in it or in the rest of the property any activities prohibited in the statutes.<\/strong>, which are harmful to the property or which contravene the general provisions on nuisance, unhealthy, harmful, harmful or illicit activities.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legal requirements to start any work<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Them <strong>due conditions<\/strong> to complete in work at home<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Buy both the municipal license <\/strong>correspondent:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/seuelectronica.ajuntament.barcelona.cat\/oficinavirtual\/ca\/tramit\/20140001178\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click on the option \u201cstart the process\u201d<\/a>\u201c.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Inform the President of the Community <\/strong>of the beginning of the jobs.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, Grup Housfy demands <strong>Be empathetic to the needs of the residents as much as possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Law 16\/2002 of June 28: The Catalan mark against noise pollution&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A la taula seg\u00fcent mostrem <strong>two of the aspects of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boe.es\/buscar\/doc.php?id=BOE-A-2002-12995\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Law 16\/2002<\/a> more related to coexistence in a community <\/strong>of proprietaris:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Law 16\/2002 and Ve\u00efnatge Relations<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Article<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Text<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>21.1 \u201cNoise pollution regulatory ordinances\u201d<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em><strong>\u201cCorrespon als ajuntaments&nbsp;<\/strong>(\u2026)<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201dapprove pollution regulatory ordinances per sorolls and vibrations (\u2026)\u201d.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>21.2 c) \u201cNoise pollution regulatory ordinances\u201d<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>\u201cRegulate them <strong>Activities of Ve\u00efnatge Relationships&nbsp;<\/strong>&quot;com for the operation of household appliances of any kind, the use of musical instruments and the behavior of household animals.&quot;.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How many decibels are allowed in a typical house work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between <strong>35 and 40<sup>2<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>In the bedroom: 35 Decibels<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In other rooms: 40 Decibels<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Davant d&#039;eventuals discomforts d&#039;obres dels ve\u00efns qu\u00e8 puc fer?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Develop<strong>&nbsp;certain patience before the inconveniences caused by treballs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our response is founded in <strong>dues raons:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The accent of the Catalan Civil Code<\/strong>. Com adverteix Josep Maria Espinet here \u201c<strong>does not contemplate prohibition of fer works at any time of the day<\/strong>\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aix\u00ed, L&#039;article 553-40-1 is clear; the limit established by the legislator <strong>tea more a veure amb fer activitats de naturala forbidden, no amb quan es fan.<\/strong> Ara b\u00e9, yes some fes works at 11 o&#039;clock in the evening you would understand that this activity com<strong>&nbsp;\u201ccontrary to normal community coexistence\u201d<\/strong>. Therefore, you can urge the Presidency to contact the owner why the behavior has stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The need to preserve the security of the community.&nbsp;<\/strong>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:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/housfy.com\/blog\/que-es-la-inspeccion-tecnica-de-edificios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pass the Technical Building Inspection<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What if the works last forever?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The President of the community reports<\/strong> of the situation. Aix\u00ed, cerques that verbally warn the owner soroll\u00f3s that the same behavior is harmful.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/housfy.com\/administracion-fincas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Hire an administrator from Grup Housfy<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;guaranty an excels assessorament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can I report the vehicle because of excessive excess work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yeah, <\/strong>quan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A cop measured with a sonometer, <strong>The soroll of works exceeded 40 decibels.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The owner <strong>I have not processed the municipal labor license.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This text <strong>balances the \u201cdret a la property\u201d<\/strong> de qui fa l&#039;obra <strong>i el \u201cdret al descans\u201d <\/strong>of the other residents to the community of owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>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&#039;s caps.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>2: The legal limits of the transfer of workers home are established by the \u201cModel d&#039;ordenan\u00e7a de la Generalitat, la Federaci\u00f3 de Municicipis de Catalunya i l&#039;Associaci\u00f3 Catalana de Municicipis\u201d which depends on Decree 176\/2009.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Insonoritzar el seu domicili \u00e9s una bona opci\u00f3\u00a0per evitar el soroll excessiu que perceben els seus ve\u00efns. Aquest article, per\u00f2, explica com mitigar la contaminaci\u00f3 ac\u00fastica a l\u2019habitatge causada per actuacions de reforma o manteniment. Quin \u00e9s l\u2019horari d\u2019obres a la comunitat de propietaris? &nbsp;Hores permeses per a obres de ve\u00efns a 10 ciutats catalanes: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1331834,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[283],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1331837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-serra"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.serra.immo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1331837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.serra.immo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.serra.immo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serra.immo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serra.immo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1331837"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.serra.immo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1331837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1331838,"href":"https:\/\/www.serra.immo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1331837\/revisions\/1331838"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serra.immo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1331834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.serra.immo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1331837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serra.immo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1331837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serra.immo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1331837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}