In the spring and summer, mow the lawn regularly, but you know the rest periods? We explain when you should the mower not start.
The time of cutting the lawn is back. In the case of noise from lawn mowers , strict rules apply. You need to know about the rest periods .For many of the weekend and the early morning hours, in principle, to rest, to listen to where there is no noise from the neighbors. Not quite as simple as it is but how Recently a debate on a UK-based Online Forum has shown.
mowing the lawn in the morning hours: discussion in the network flared up
a woman asked the other user if it is okay, at eight o'clock in the morning mowing the lawn*: it was: The opinions here are quite far apart . For a Mow on the weekend of taboo, the other would not start Mowing before 9 o'clock in the morning. The woman protested, according to the British Online Portal of the Mirror, that your electric mower is very quiet.
In Germany, it makes a difference in how loud the unit is - and decide whether you may start before or after eight o'clock to Mow.
To what times will be cut in Germany, the lawn?
when the grass must be mowed, regulates the nationwide 32. Regulation on the implementation of the Federal Immission control act, also as equipment and machinery noise protection regulation. It States, among other things, when it comes to hedgecutters, lawn mower or trimmer may be used.
In residential areas and small residential areas, the commissioning of these devices to basically, on working days from 7 am to 20 PM . To count the working days and Saturday in the Other. Only on Sunday and on public holidays, it must remain completely quiet.
There are, however, exceptions: push mower cause, for example, hardly any noise and are thus exempt from these rules. The situation is different with noise-intensive equipment such as leaf blower, leaf blower, brush cutter or grass trimmer . These devices may not factory tags are used only from 9 to 13 and 15 to 17 PM . So there must be a lunch break followed. The exception, however, there are again exceptions: devices with eco-label according to the regulation no 1980/2000 of the European Parliament may be used at the usual times.
The lawn mowers-rules Overview :
week days
the mower with the environment characters
Motor lawn mower
hand mower/hand shears
Monday to Saturday
7 to 20 clock
9 to 13 and 15 to 17 clock
always allowed
Sundays and holidays
do not
not allowed
always allowed
lunch time
do not allow
always,
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lawn mowing: pay Attention to special rules of your state or your community
The above Overview of the nationally applicable guidelines reflects. It is allowed for the German länder, cities and municipalities, however, local regulations set . Therefore, it may be that, for example, in their residential area at lunch time is always peace must prevail, no matter how quiet the mower is. You inform yourself so thoroughly, what are the rules in your place. Violations of the noise regulations can be costly - fines of up to € 50,000 are possible*. (fk) *Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network
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