Flat noise talking to neighbours

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nickyg2000 wrote: »

worrys me about selling. Property forms state anything that could cause a dispute or any disputes.

One more thing. This is not a dispute so please stop fretting. All you need do is speak to the landlord and tell him about the creaking floorboards etc. You can also tell the tenants that you are requesting the landlord to fit carpet. They may be very happy at the thought of brand new carpet with thick luxury underlay that is soft to walk on, and that will lower their heating bills too. Besides, it's the landlord's decision , not the tenants. And he does not have to wait until they move, he can arrange fitting when it suits everyone and it only takes one day.

If it is affecting you this badly then I'm sure you will do anything to resolve it, and £600 is not much money for peace and quiet compared to selling up.

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nickyg2000 wrote: »

Fraise thanks for the reply but I'm yet to find any sound proofing that could actually sound proof. The names misleading sound reduction at best. Please share a link if you know a company that can guarantee that and I'd spend he money. Flanking noise will travel regardless of sound proofing.
Cheapest option sound like floor boards & underlay :-) cheers

I will look for the link for you and post it up Soundproofing certainly does work, recording studios, hotels, office blocks, swanky apartment blocks etc all have soundproofing. My friend has a riverside flat overlooking the Thames and she is on the second floor with many floors above her - you cannot hear a solitary thing above her - and all those flats have wooden floors too.

The thing with soundproofing is that it has to be carried out 100% properly, and all the edges done too, otherwise the noise will just go through the gaps.

To be honest, your best and cheapest option will be to have the Impact Underlay, and if airborne noise affects you too also have acoustic matting laid beneath the carpet. I promise you that you will barely hear a sound from upstairs with that underlay fitted. Of course, you will never get total silence wherever you live. People can sometimes hear neighbours whether they're upstairs, down, next door or down the road...the only way to have total silence is to live in a remote, detached property in the middle of nowhere, and even then you may hear traffic, planes in the distance...

I agree with you - your best bet is the underlay - it is fantastic.

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This underlay is even better than Colour Red:

http://www.underlay4u.co.uk/carpet-underlays/mohawk-smartcushion-11mm-carpet-underlay-270-53-1069.php

The soundproofing is brilliant.

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nickyg2000 wrote: »

Colour Red has a lower lw figure and thus better impact sound reducing qualities. Do you have that link please ;-)

I did put the link for the Colour Red up for you. Scroll back and you'll find it there

I can tell you that it absorbs sound so fantastically, that you barely hear a thing.

By the way, you mentioned earplugs costing you £90? Can you put a link up please?

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-taff wrote: »

I was sympathetic at first, but now i see you've been posting about this since March, since before you bought this flat, so you were always going to have problems becasue you anticipated them. Sell it and move somewhere else.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/59676703#Comment_59676703

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4552835

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/61452281#Comment_61452281

Have to say I'm a little confused as Nickyg said he was buying a house in this thread here:


https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/60184585#Comment_60184585

Maybe it was a typing error, but whatever, he's clearly troubled by noise and some people are particularly sensitive to noise.

nickyg2000 wrote: »

http://www.ultimateear.com/

here is the link to one of the molded ear plug manufacters. You have to go to an audioolgyts to get the mold.

Did you have any links to sound proofing companys? I'm sure it would require more than thick underlay to meet part e regulation?

Nicky, that link for earplugs is for people like Formula 1 Drivers, Motorbike Riders, Musicians playing at concerts, and Industrial earplugs for people working where the decibel noise is as loud as a jet engine. They do sell plugs for the general public too, and those who just hate any noise of any kind, and it seems like you are very sensitive to noise, and it might be an idea if you visited your GP who could test you for Tinnitus. Tinnitus doesn't always manifest itself as ringing in the ears, it can also make everything seem a hundred times louder than it actually is. It's just a thought....as I know how distressing Tinnitus can be.

At the same time if you do have sensitive hearing then it may be worth you purchasing earplugs, as you may need them wherever you live or go to, say, a concert.

If you Google soundproofing for your local area you will find specialists who provide soundproofing for musicians who have recording studios in their houses, and as it says on the tin, it soundproofs the room. It doesn't reduce the noise by 20db - even Colour Red Undelay reduces the sound by about 50db! - soundproofing means you cannot hear a solitary thing. But it costs money to have fitted.

All I can tell you from first hand experience is that Colour Red underlay, coupled with carpet, reduces impact noise to such a degree that you can barely hear a sound from above. You may hear a very slight noise if the occupants upstairs dropped a heavy bookcase on the floor or something, but you will not hear them walking about - even if they wear high heels. You just won't hear them. It also stops acoustic noise to some degree, but if that bothers you too then have acoustic matting laid too.

Doing that will be the next best thing to soundproofing, that's all I can tell you. Why don't you just speak to the owner, ask him to go halves for the underlay and carpet, screw the floorboards down too, and then you'll be at peace.

They sell impact underlay for a reason...........:)