Flat noise talking to neighbours

Norman_Castle

nickyg2000 wrote: »

I'm making it all up. Jesus good bye money saving forms.

I'm delaying fitting underlay for a similar problem, partly as it is intermittent and currently under control, but mainly because I am not willing to do anything unless it will be worthwhile.

If I ask the landlord to fit underlay because the noise is effecting the quality of my life and he says NO, then you have a dispute

I wouldn't class a discussion about soundproofing as a dispute. It becomes a dispute if there is disagreement and you try to force a change on the other person.

Fraise

Norman_Castle wrote: »

I'm delaying fitting underlay for a similar problem, partly as it is intermittent and currently under control, but mainly because I am not willing to do anything unless it will be worthwhile.

I wouldn't class a discussion about soundproofing as a dispute. It becomes a dispute if there is disagreement and you try to force a change on the other person.

But you won't find out if it's worthwhile unless you have it fitted. Advise has been asked for by the OP, and good advice has been given, yet for some reason they don't trust the advice, which makes one wonder why they asked for help in the beginning. I have given a FIRST HAND account of the benefits of Colour Red Underlay, it is fantastic and reduces impact noise to such a degree that you barely hear a sound. It's also been laboratory tested by scientists.

If it wasn't effective thousands of people would be demanding their money back, but instead the companies selling it get brilliant reviews about its noise reduction qualities.

To say you're not willing to do anything unless it's worthwhile means you could miss out on so many things. Holidays for example. How do you know a new destination will please you unless you go there? You will never discover anything if you're not willing to try.

As for the dispute angle, the OP hasn't even asked the owner to screw down the floorboards, he's just assuming the owner will be difficult. Why does he think like that? The owner may be embarrassed about the creaking floorboards and apologise profusely!

Millions of people happily live in flats all over the UK, living peaceful and quiet lives. Some of the exclusive prime properties in London are flats, and people pay millions or hundreds of thousands to live in them - and they're not all swanky new builds either. Many are period flats and conversions which are quiet and peaceful to live in.

If someone wants total silence - as the OP seems to want - then they should purchase somewhere miles from anywhere, and that has no neighbours within a good few miles.

Norman_Castle

Fraise wrote: »

To say you're not willing to do anything unless it's worthwhile means you could miss out on so many things. Holidays for example. How do you know a new destination will please you unless you go there? You will never discover anything if you're not willing to try.

:rotfl:I'm not willing to fit underlay unless its worthwhile. Or waste my time with daft arguments. Lifes too short....

Fraise

Norman_Castle wrote: »

:rotfl:I'm not willing to fit underlay unless its worthwhile. Or waste my time with daft arguments. Lifes too short....

And life's too short to put up with unnecessary noise when good, thick Colour Red Underlay will deaden the sound. :rotfl: But you will never know that, because you're not willing to fit it, even though it's made for the specific purpose of deadening noise.:rotfl:

NewtoDIY

The only products which are worth using when sound proofing are extremely dense and also extremely heavy. If you are serious about sound proofing, then do it right and look into something like auralex sheetblok. Don't waste your time on materials which won't work. Sound travels like water so it looks for the path of least resistance. You not only have to use dense material, but then seal all the gaps around the edges. Looking into how people sound proof recording studios will give you a true idea of what is needed.

Fraise

NewtoDIY wrote: »

The only products which are worth using when sound proofing are extremely dense and also extremely heavy. If you are serious about sound proofing, then do it right and look into something like auralex sheetblok. Don't waste your time on materials which won't work. Sound travels like water so it looks for the path of least resistance. You not only have to use dense material, but then seal all the gaps around the edges. Looking into how people sound proof recording studios will give you a true idea of what is needed.

You are so right.

The OP was asking about impact sound, though, rather than airborne. Colour Red underlay is specifically made for deadening impact noise (footsteps etc) and is indeed extremely dense and very very heavy. I can say first hand that it does work in deadening impact noise, and even muffles airborne noise to some degree. However, as you rightly say, if you want to block airborne noise i.e. recording studios, then it needs special soundproofing as airborne noise travels in the way you say.

Ionkontrol

Fraise wrote: »

Advise has been asked for by the OP, and good advice has been given, yet for some reason they don't trust the advice, .

I told him first hand how to install a res bar ceiling and he totally ignored me, so don't bother Fraise, he'll be old and deaf when he finally gets around to doing anything and by then, he wont need it.

nickyg2000

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nickyg2000

Fraise wrote: »

This is my last reply to you as I'm starting to wonder if you're genuine....other people seem dubious about you

Again, you are being suspicious and negative......why are you like that?

By the way, why did you say you were buying a house when that wasn't true?

Very strange error.....

Pot kettle