Flat noise talking to neighbours

nickyg2000

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BargainGalore

Wear earplugs

difficult stopping noise in a flat if it has not been properly insulated. They could stop the creeking but it would cause them a bit of inconvenience doing it

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I lived in a flat and had this problem. I would be considerate and tip-toe around my flat so as not to disturb the neighbours below. However, the neighbours above me didn't give a toss and ran around their flat making as much noise as possible. I used to strike the top of a door-frame when I couldn't take the noise any more and all they did was stomp their feet even more loudly!

I had to take the financial hit and move out.

Even though i'm in a house now I still tip-toe around! Modern flats are built as cheaply as possible so, unless you're living in a very expensive flat, noise is always going to be an issue.

You can but hope that the flat will be vacated soon and whoever the next neighbour is will walk quietly.

Other than moving out, some things you could look at to make things a little better would be:

1. Keep talking to the neighbours (as you have done so far). Blame the structure of the building as the root cause of the problem and not them.

2. Mention the time that you like to go to sleep so they know when to keep the noise down.

3. See if they have laminate/wood flooring rather than carpet - the lease for many flats does not allow hard flooring.

4. Soft furnishings in your rooms will deaden the sound slightly.

5. Unfortunately it's unlikely that you'll be able to make structural changes to your flat, but you might be able to see if you can get some soundproofing boards fitted to the ceiling. These tend to be very expensive though.

It's going to be hard to solve the problem. You have my utmost sympathy!

nickyg2000

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It won't last if they try and keep it quiet and all you do by asking them to do it is make them become defensive and annoyed that they are on their guard in their home when they should be relaxing. Eventually, they will get fed up and behave as normal.


You'll have to find your own method of dealing with it. Wearing earplugs will help, or a masking noise, such as a tape playing. Honestly though, you chose to live there, so either you have to put up with it, or you have to move out.

I had one neighbour complaining about the noise I made in the night. Turns out, it was the noise of the toilet flusing she objected to. I'm not going to not go to the toilet just because someone may or may not wake up with the noise. She eventually moved out. But then, there had been no one living above her for 4 years, so she wasn't subjected to any mornal flat noises, and when she moved again to another flat with no one above her, when someone did move in, she had to move out again. She just wasn't suited to flat living.

nickyg2000

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nickyg2000 wrote: »

Well nothing in the survey or research showed me there would be noise. I'm just glad I don't have you living above me

You'd have to be pretty naive to think there would be no noise in a block of flats.
If my bluntness offends you, so be it. If their noise gets on your nerves then those are the only choices you have.

nickyg2000

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Hitting a broom on a ceiling is not a normal part of living unless you have big spiders and really bad ocd. Walking around a flat with creaky floorboards is normal no matter what time of night it is because they may do shifts, they may have insomnia, they may have bladder control problems.....