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Rented flat- problems with a neighbour
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While she is living there and stuck in the AST - YESjohn_white wrote: »am i missing something? I mean the OP has stated that a normal conversation can be heard word for word and the advice is 'talk quietly'?
Otherwise her neighbour can make her life hell.
New properties while they are suppose to comply with noise regulations often have flaws.john_white wrote: »I would not expect to hear anything other than loud music or banging (DIY not the other!) in a newish property.john_white wrote: »I had to live in similar conditions, we could hear our neighbours every move, and knew their routine, their criminal activities etc. They were not nice people and to be honest it will start to take over. Honestly think of the things they can hear, you'll not want to even talk in your flat.
I'd move out (we sold up), as your renting I'd say the flat is not fit for purpose as the noise transference sounds unnacceptable. In my opinon of course.
There is absolutely nothing the OP can do until she can get out of the AST.I'm not cynical I'm realistic
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I find after 3 pints cider and I sleep right through - right through world war 3.0
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unfortunately it sounds as though there is fairly inadequate sound proofing..so I would echo everyone elses advice to try and keep noise levels down then I personally would look for somewhere else at the end of the AST..
The last house we owned was a 1970s semi which has paper thin walls..I could even here the man next door flicking a light switch...at night we heard his tv word for word..and could even hear him logging onto the internet and downloading !!!!!! (judging from the other noises we heard!!!)..subsequently..although we sold to get rid of a crippling mortgage..we werent exactly devastated..0 -
Have to say, I live below someone who has a very heavy footfall and it drives me insane. They seem to pace up and down their flat at all hours of the night and day.
In saying that, as much as it bothers me, I recognise that I bought a flat on the ground floor of a modern building and that this is just something I have to live with. If it developed into something more than just foot stomping I might nip upstairs and have a word but I'm not quite at the banging a sweeping brush on the ceiling stage yet.
Perhaps you should go and have a quick chat with your neighbour - the most annoying thing for me is that I'm fairly certain my neighbour doesn't know that they're causing me a problem. The fact that you do know the coughing is an issue currently then I think taking a moment to register that with your neighbour and reassuring them that it's temporary might go a way to restoring harmony. Communication is key for both of you in this situation - don't resort to sniping notes and avoiding each other in the stairwell, you'll end up with a much worse problem than them shouting at you through the ceiling if you do.
Also, a question - have you ever lived below someone in a similar type of property? If you haven't, you probably don't realise how awful it can be. Hope you get it sorted out
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Of course knocking on the door of someone as rude as this can just as easily cause more issues.0
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I with the OP as well. Shouting to someone in a different flat telling them to shut the !!!! up is a polite neighbourly thing to do. I wouldn't be surprised if the neighbours are of the opinion any noise is too loud.0
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I had upstairs neighbours with laminate flooring - and the noise echoed in my place much louder than it sounded in their place. They had two friends up there once and 2-3 toddlers running up and down. Total floorspace when empty was 15'x9' so they must have had the door open to fit in .... anyway ... after about a bl00dy hour of the monsters running up and down, up and down, I poked the ceiling with a broom handle.
They all jumped up and down.
I shouted one word clearly and loudly. . . it began with a "C".
Then they were quiet.0 -
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They made me do it. It should be illegal to have 4 adults and 2-3 running toddlers in a studio on laminate.MadnessOfHPC wrote: »Charming...
The next one that moved in had two birds on the go. I could tell from the techniques .... and I could also tell when he was 'alone'.0 -
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