Taylor Wimpey homes

ankspon

A switch i can stand and do,a number 2 is different,yes it's that bad.

RDG

The problem here is with the building regs as the sound spec will be the minimum a commitee somewhere decided was acceptable.

Most new homes/flats builders will then base their designs upon these requirements. It is not the builders fault that you can then here others they have just stuck to the rules. Some builders may choose to go beyond what is required but this will probably be reflected in the price of the property.

Accoustics within a room is a very specific field and it is unlikely in a standard new build that anyone has been employed to look at this specifically and the designer will as stated before have gone with the regs.

If you dont trust the saccoustics engineer thats been round employ your own to check again, but I imagine you will get the same response that it is within the spec.

GDB2222

ankspon wrote: »

I had the bathroom and bedroom ceiling removed by a builder and installed acoustic insulation and acoustic expanding foam in the gaps.This did not make a difference so the build quality as well as the total lack of insulation are just 2 factors.

So, you did all this work and it made no difference? I think that probably shows just how difficult it is to do the job well.

Keith777

ankspon wrote: »

A switch i can stand and do,a number 2 is different,yes it's that bad.

:rotfl:

I used to put the radio on if I was going to have a jimmy riddle or an eartha kitt. I had heard a few of those drop from next door, I knew not to have total silence doing the deed.

I dread to think how bad affordable housing is then...perhaps cardboard and paper between the houses.

These new builds don't have any soundproofing, we heard noise from walking on the floor to every word and sneeze and the rest through walls.

I have a friend who lives in a victorian terrace, and they don't hear a thing! Houses are not built with quality and peace in mind these days unfortunately.

ankspon

And as i said earlier the sound test people said the Government are going to lower the requirements for sound transference so affordable housing can be cheaper.If it is worse than mine they may as well omit the walls and ceilings completely.

Keith777

ankspon wrote: »

And as i said earlier the sound test people said the Government are going to lower the requirements for sound transference so affordable housing can be cheaper.If it is worse than mine they may as well omit the walls and ceilings completely.

The decision to lower requirements and make housing even cheaper and more cruddy should come with a penalty for those who make this idiot decision. They should be forced to live with one another in affordable attached housing and drive each other nuts with every word they say being public knowledge.

I wouldn't live in one of those houses if I was paid to, it is like housing people in rat cages! :mad:

If housing gets any cheaper, let's all buy a tent and squat on the decision makers gardens. And speak really loundly!!!!

ankspon

If anyone else including the posters already here who feels they are getting nowhere with Wimpeys and have the same soundproofing problems would you please PM me and if there is enough of us,well who knows?

jenna78

Hi. We have decided against Taylor Wimpey, and have also decided against new build semi's and terraced. We are too worried about the noise issues and bad workmanship, so are going to buy a more established house and get a good survey done. Looking hard meant we found some detached houses which are well priced and we are going to borrow a bit more from the bank of mum and dad as well as mortgage. It just isn't worth the heartache if we bought a badly construted property where we might fight through the walls with neighbours over noise. At the moment we are looking at a detached bungalow in Warton, I know, big difference between 70's bungalow and affordable home! But once we looked into this more, we realised all we would end up with is a rubbish terrace house, not worth the money. I doubt we would ever have been able to sell it on in the future. I don't see how the detached houses on the meadows view site in warton are going to be any better than affordable homes if they don't need to build to good standards, we feel it would be throwing money down the drain. thank you for all the good advice, we are thinking much more clearly now. :beer:

namecheck

jenna 78

That would seem to be a wise decision! Good luck.

Personally I would never buy anything from TW, though a lot of new builds have (lack of) soundproofing issues. Detached is the way to go, if it's affordable.

Older houses can also have this problem though, it's a bit of a minefield - so to speak.

GDB2222

Older houses were not required to meet any specs as far as sound is concerned.