very angry!

beverleyhills

Lukemed1

Have you been able to check with any neighbours whether they had a similar letter?

Did the letter state the type of noise?

We have lived in a purpose built, early 60's, block of four maisonettes for many years. The floors are concrete originally covered with 'Marley' tiles; you could literally hear a pin drop. Wall to wall carpeting and soft furnishings does absorb a lot of noise.

During this time 6 different neighbours have moved in below us. Some we have never heard at all, in spite of them having babies and dogs. Some we hear having a bath. We take it all of part of live and let live. We accept the noise at reasonable times of the days.

Does your lease place any restrictions on times equipment can be used? Ours has a clause which says that we should not play the piano between the hours of 11.00 pm and 8.00 am; a sign of gentler times. Vibrations from a washing machine placed too close to a wall can be felt and heard by other occupants, but not by the offender. Continual thumping from music equipment with the base turned up too much can be intolerable.

Use earphones if you like watching TV or listening to music in the early hours.

Good luck with sorting out your problem. bh

lukemed1

bad attitude?

where did u get that from??

we were just anoyed with them for not approaching us face to face as we would've done and going straight to the management company!

best wishes

Luke :j

lukemed1

hi beverlyhills!

checked the lease last night, no restrictions on use of equipment though!

best wishes

Luke :j

hazeyj

sarah_elton wrote:

Agree completely. Also, the irritation should be directed to the neighbour, not the m'ment company. They will respond to a complaint if they get one. By moaning to them that your neighbour didn't come to you direct, you're doing exactly the same thing.

I totally agree, I lived in a block of 16 flats (concrete floors and a conversion). It was a nightmare, music, TV, and people walking about on wooden floors (all the flats had wooden floors). I complained to the people downstairs about their music and they complained back about me walking on my wooden floors loudly. So we all agreed that we would walk about with no shoes on on the wooden floors and try and keep music to a minimum. If any of us were having a party etc we would let everyone in close proximity know so they could go out, buy earplugs etc. It worked a treat and we all got to know ech other. We had bnever said a word to each other before that!.

Saying that I now live in a new build with thick concrete floors and rarely hear a thing. (Bliss). If I do, I either let it go if its a one off or if its a regular thing I complain to the people direct in a friendly note. Its worth putting a note through each door asking people to remember that people live above and below them etc and to take care when walking on wooden floors etc and music levels. Or you could ask your management company to do it. I think its more personal if it comes from a resident tho.

lukemed1

totally agree!

we think it's much better to deal face to face on a more personal level, as you say it's more of a friendly approach

getting letters telling you to be quiet from your management company is too formal!

best wishes

Luke :A

jobbingmusician

The worst experience I had was the first flat I bought - in smart Hampstead, an enormous flat had been VERY cheaply converted to 9 bedsit flats. Converted so cheaply that (although carpeted) I woke every morning to the smell of the man in the flat beneath me smoking!! YEUCHHHHH!!!!!

Still, the flat did its job in getting me on the property ladder. I wish I'd never sold it, and kept it to rent out - and so will you when I tell you I bought for £14,000 and sold for £17,000 - happy times!

Norma_Desmond

I lived in a 60s built flat some years ago and you could here EVERYTHING that came from either side and below Seriously tho' it was awful and my nerves were often in tatters, whether it was from someone's booming television next door or the idiot below who used to play 'techno' music at 3am! I now live in a 200 year old stone house with 2.5 foot thick walls and I'm in the middle of a small 'terrace' of just three properties and I've NEVER heard the slightest sound even when one neighbour was having extensive renovation work done!

Bun

lukemed1 wrote:

bad attitude?

where did u get that from??

we were just anoyed with them for not approaching us face to face as we would've done and going straight to the management company!

best wishes

Luke :j

Sorry, I didn't mean you lukemed1, I meant the diy fanatic with mental health issues that the other poster outlined!

Bun

meanmachine_2

Surely "DIY fanatic" and mental health issues go hand in hand?

OK, now I'm confused. Safe bets appear to be very recent new builds with concrete floors and walls and 200 year old houses made from granite.

Anything built in the 198 years between those two dates are to be avoided like the plague.

xxmybutxx

I lived in a flat once, as a student, and all my student mates lived in the other flats in the block, except for the new couple that moved iin next door.

Whenever they made love, she would have massive ,prolonged, and very very loud orgasms, which brought all the other flatmates to my room, whereupon a silence would prevail, except for the occasional ring pull can being opened and a "Phwoar" every now and again.

It became a bit of a regular event, with guests being invited round to have a listen also, including a few from our local pub.

He always seem to have a smile on his face though .

He was a weedy little chap, and she was a big buxom wench.
Not that thats relevent, but it adds a bit of colour though, and oh, by the way, we never complained !!!!