New Noisy Cint Neighbours From Hell

PasturesNew

Zelie wrote: »

I really need you to come and organise my life sometime. I wouldn't have the balls to do that.

Can you possibly move into the upstairs flat if that neighbour is moving out? Assuming it's the same rent it might be a better deal cos you'd only have the downstairs neighbour's noise to contend with and that will be less as most folks don't walk on their own ceiling.

The upstairs one isn't as nice as this, shower's quite grim and has a curtain. Kitchen's got less space. And it's upstairs ... lots of carrying up/down ... and it's a noisy set of stairs and I sneak about/outside at night for a cig at 2am, 3am, 4am. So not good for me at all.

It'd be better to get a job so I can afford a nicer place, with a bedroom and a freezer and outside space.

This needs more than the deckchairs rearranging on the Titanic, this needs a new boat to sail on ...

loveandlight

posted by zelie
Can you possibly move into the upstairs flat if that neighbour is moving out? Assuming it's the same rent it might be a better deal cos you'd only have the downstairs neighbour's noise to contend with and that will be less as most folks don't walk on their own ceiling.

I live in the upstairs flat and the noise is no less believe me. What happens is when you complain to downstairs about their noise they start complaining about how heavy you walk across the floor even though you know it isn't true as you practically tip toe across the floor so they can't throw anything back at you when you complain to them.

Zelie

Oh, one other thing that occurs to me: Can you go to the website of your local council and find the bit about nuisance noise? Then print it off and either post it to them or leave it outside their door when you think they are out. It makes the point and you don't have to do any kind of interaction with them.

PasturesNew

It's gone silent. Sounds like they all f3cked off out. Hurrah...


Except ... they'll be back. Not so good.

PasturesNew

Zelie wrote: »

Oh, one other thing that occurs to me: Can you go to the website of your local council and find the bit about nuisance noise? Then print it off and either post it to them or leave it outside their door when you think they are out. It makes the point and you don't have to do any kind of interaction with them.

It's not really what I'd call nuisance noise yet... imho if they keep this up until Sunday night that's their "moving in/showing the mates the gaff" noise. If they do this every day after Sunday night, then it starts to become nuisance in my book.

Then I will look at what to do.

Good plan about printing it and running. Ideal. That's on my list of "Ways to Tackle This in a Totally Cowardly Manner". Thank you.

PasturesNew

loveandlight wrote: »

I live in the upstairs flat and the noise is no less believe me. What happens is when you complain to downstairs about their noise they start complaining about how heavy you walk across the floor even though you know it isn't true as you practically tip toe across the floor so they can't throw anything back at you when you complain to them.

This building has one of those "must have carpets down" leases. But because they're mainly BTL flats, the LLs have taken up carpets and laid cheap clonky laminate. My upstairs is horrendous. When the new upstairs moved in I mentioned it to her and she did listen to me and promise to be quiet and I tried to reiterate "it's not YOU that would be noisy, it's that floor". Anyway, she was a tad noisy, but I had a stroke of luck and she had somebody up there one day and she popped down to drop something off to me ... and heard him walk across her floor... and was horrified at how noisy it was. "I would never have believed it!" she said... and went upstairs to work out where the noise came from and moved her furniture/mats about. She also takes her shoes off when she gets in. And, she's actually hardly ever there - probably only twice a week for a few hours, I think she's virtually moved in with her bf.

The hard thing with noise is getting the person to hear it for themselves.

poppysarah

PasturesNew wrote: »

The anxiety side of things has now brought on some small, regular, chest pains, which worry me. I am shallow breathing so it doesn't hurt.



I do get scared at that sort of thing, living alone, if it turns out to be something, there's nobody here to make a phonecall, yet I don't want to be bothering people if it's nothing.

If you're having a panic attack you need a brown paper bag and some chocolate. And ring nhs direct where they'll ask you the right questions to make sure you're not about to kark it.

PasturesNew

poppysarah wrote: »

If you're having a panic attack you need a brown paper bag and some chocolate. And ring nhs direct where they'll ask you the right questions to make sure you're not about to kark it.

Is that what it is? A panic attack? Oh, I just thought it was chest pains ... I might die in 10 minutes, always a worry!



I don't like to bother NHS Direct, it'll pass. It's gone quiet now, so I can relax for a bit until they trundle back in.

Zelie

It's not totally cowardly. It's a quiet reminder of their obligations done in a non-confrontational manner. You can make it even less confrontational by slipping in a note saying something like: 'Welcome to the building. Could you please be aware of how sound travels here? Lots of noise travels [between floors/from the stairwells/other] as the building doesn't have decent sound-proofing'. You don't have to sign it and it means the problem is about the building and not them. If they are not utter cints then they will take the hint.

And yes, I meant do it if the noise continues. High spirits on moving in is reasonable I guess. They can't be expected to know that sound travels so readily when they've just got there - give them a few days of hearing everyone else and they'll work it out.

poppysarah

PasturesNew wrote: »

Is that what it is? A panic attack? Oh, I just thought it was chest pains ... I might die in 10 minutes, always a worry!



I don't like to bother NHS Direct, it'll pass. It's gone quiet now, so I can relax for a bit until they trundle back in.

Look up panic attacks online and you'll find loads of info. If you feel worse you should ring them up - and you should prob get checked out at some point soon just to make sure. Describe the symptoms to them and they'll prob confirm it's nothing to worry about.

And don't drink anything with caffeine in for the rest of the night.