Have you ever been so annoyed by your neighbours doing housework late at night? Well, a Yishun resident was disturbed at night when he heard his neighbours drilling at about 9 PM.
According to a HDB renovation works guideline documents
“The house owners are advised not to carry out any Do‐It‐Yourself (DIY) works involving drilling and hammering from 10.30pm to 7am as such works generate some amount of noise which may cause disturbance to your neighbours. If you are unable to keep within these limits, you should inform your neighbours beforehand”.
Look at the keyword, “advised”. That practically means that they still can do it if they find the noise levels are acceptable. But judging from the video the netizen posted it is abit too loud.
Difference between “restricted” and “advised”
However, for Noisy renovation such as demolition of walls, removing wall/floor finishes, cutting of tiles and drilling works, etc. are restricted from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm daily during weekdays.