what would you do?

19lottie82

Firstly, buy your son a pair of thick soled slippers and make him wear them when he is in the flat. Secondly, try and speak to your neighbours. Tell them what you have done to try and improve the situation..... Rug and slippers. Also explain that your son is asleep 7pm-7am, but outside these hours you don't feel him movements are excessive, and noise in flats does travel, thats part and parcel of living in a flat?

But do try and get carpets asap. As you live above someone its not really fair on your neighbours that you don't have them. As someone has said look on Gumtree or free cycle for free or cheap.

JemmaM91

Thanks everyone.

Im going to keep saving for a carpet. Im still looking at about April/may time for his room. Then Sept/oct for hallway and front room.

Another strange thing is they have no problem with any other noise. (Washing machine, cleaning etc) so I think they may just be upset that a young child has moved in. From what I am aware there were no children in my flat before.

Thanks for all replies. I just needed to get it out as it can be upsetting as DS gets really upset when I have to stop him playing.

FatVonD

Ask on freecyle, people are always giving away carpets and offcuts.

Unless you have concrete floors then I have to say I don't think your neighbour is being unreasonable. If you have wooden floorboards then the noise will be travelling much the same as if you had kids running around on bare floorboards overhead in your own house.

Wilma33

When are your neighbours in and when is the noise annoying them? It's pointless you taking him out all day if they are at work and the noise only annoys them at the weekend.

mummyroysof3

Is all the time you out the house costing money as that is slowing down your carpet saving if it is. I would ask them when the noise is at it's worst. If your child gets out the house during the day then I don't understand why they are running around in the flat. My kids aren't allowed to run in house for safety reasons more than anything. Speak to them to sort out something reasonable....are they at work some of the time as that could be noises time then encourage quiter activities while they home or go out

poorlittlefish

How about looking for some interlocking rubber mats? They're thick, but firm enough to run about on and you could get a pack of them while you're saving up for a carpet.

AnnieO1234

The only problem I can foresee for you, if your neighbours were that way inclined is if the lease stipulates that carpet must be down. This could cause you some massive problems if they start complaining to your landlord/management company.

Please try and do as suggested and get some offcuts, check free cycle etc for cheap and free carpets. They may be a bit dire, they may not match, but the key is to try and make sure your not in breach of your lease or tenancy agreement. Xxx

valk_scot

Apologise, explain what you're doing about it (saving for carpets, taking DS out as much as possible etc) and ask for their tolerance while you get things sorted out. You can drop in a comment about how you're sure as parents themselves they'll understand that you can't really tie him up when in the house, also that on the plus side he's a good sleeper, no? And keep smiling throughout, you're not doing anything out of order and you're trying your best, that's all anyone can do after all.


I don't suppose your local council have one of these schemes where they collect and recycle furniture, household goods and yes, carpets for the benefit of folk on low incomes? Actually some councils don't even mind about the low income part, they just want to meet their recycling targets and keep big items out of landfill. Worth phoning to find out.

Nicki

Did the flat have carpets when you moved in which you removed because they were manky or was it always bare boards? If your neighbours saw you take carpets out of the flat and you haven't replaced them in 3 months and the noise is really bothering them, then it will be a harder job to placate them. If there were never any there and you are able to play the stretched young family saving up for carpets and in the meantime doing everything they can to keep the noise down then that might go better.

I have kids myself and know that they do run around like banshees but I would also be miserable if I lived underneath someone whose two year old was jumping on bare boards doing Tree fu Dan moves at 7 am in the morning or while I was trying to have dinner with my family and catch up on their news.

BitterAndTwisted

The first thing I would do is to give every appearance to the neighbours that you are taking onboard that their complaints are reasonable, and that you are going to do as much as you can to lessen the disturbance to them. Ask them if you can come in and listen when your child is playing upstairs so you know what they are trying to deal with. This might totally diffuse the situation until you can afford the carpets/rugs where ignoring it or not appearing to take it seriously could have the opposite effect.

Meanwhile no shoes on indoors and no jumping on the furniture! If he plays mostly in the living-room then move that rug from his bedroom.