Peace and quiet plea

I read the letter from Paul Turner (South China Morning Post, January 27), with a strong sense of empathy.

In my flat in Heng Fa Chuen, six out of the eight units on my floor have changed ownership since November, 1994, when I moved in.

On each occasion, the new owners have their flats fully renovated and those of us living on the same floor, or immediately above or below, suffer.

There are two kinds of torture - 1) the sound of machinery and tools such as drills and the shouts of workers and, 2) the smell of thinner when applying paints.

Whenever workers are involved in the renovation work, I have to move my baby boy (now seven months old) from the house.

A large portion of this renovation work could be done off-site. For example, many cupboards, wardrobes, kitchen sets could be manufactured in factories before being fixed on-site.