Fixing neighbour noise in our bedroom.

Ianwzzz

They must sleep sometime. If it's through the day, turn the music up.

ManofLeisure_2

A friend had a similar problem and used Cork Wall Tiles to dampen the sound - it did help.

dexterwolf

If it is really that bad I would consider putting up a plasterboard wall and get the gap filled between the original and the new plaster board. Check for any gaps and try and fill them in. And I would be very tempted to be putting music on at 8/9am loud around the house. This after a few weeks may get you a knock on the door but if that is the case then you can say you will lower the noise if after 11pm he does.

lstar337

dexterwolf wrote: »

If it is really that bad I would consider putting up a plasterboard wall and get the gap filled between the original and the new plaster board.

That is what I would have said, but the OP seems to think the sound is coming in through windows rather than the wall. Can't really plasterboard over a window.

cyclonebri1

Problem is many terraced properties are only single/4" brick dividing walls. They simply stop nothing, normal conversation can be heard through them let alone music etc.

I's probably try 25mm polystyrene or even celotex etc and plasterboard over.
I don't thing dabbed on plasterboard will help, the air gap can even make it sound more hollow.


I agree with others, he has to sleep if he's up at that time, leave the stereo on when you go out until he gets the message

londonlydia

My grandmother had problems with a noisy neighbour playing his cool music to impress his mates/girls extremely loudly to the early hours. So she borrowed a super set of speakers and lined them up the length of the joining wall. When he started up, she completely swamped his music with Pavarotti and country music. Instant destruction if street cred. After that he was actually quite agreeable haha!:rotfl:

FreddieFrugal

Hello, I've removed the trickle vents from the windows and even just masking tape over them has reduced the noise noticeably so will be filling these up, then checking that the frames were properly insulated around the edges.

I'm also planning on either attaching some kind of acoustic boards to the wall or making an additional wall over the existing party wall filled with rockwool or similar and covered with plasterboard. It's moving the electrical sockets and stuff which I haven't really looked into and wouldn't have a clue where to start with. Would the wall like this still be suitable for attaching things to? As I said previously we are thinking of putting wardrobes and bridging unit in, would the wall be able to support wall mounted cabinets?


We've moved to the second bedroom, which is still on the party wall but considerably quieter, it's at front of house so expected some road noise but haven't had any issues. Can hear them running up the stairs occasionally in there but escape the worst of the bedroom noise.

The playing/singing comes down the wall into our living room as well, but you can kind of cope with it during the day. Although it is distractingly loud. We'd definitely be pushed towards detached house after this if we ever move again. It's really disappointing when we otherwise really like the house and location etc. We've just been unlucky enough to end up next to who we have. When we were greeted for first time by neighbours opposite, they'd only moved a year ago and said how lovely and quiet it was and they're in the middle of their terrace!

I think it would be worth checking in the attic as well, but would be a job getting to party wall side as none of that half is boarded.

We still want our main bedroom back, as we might actually need the second bedroom one day for other tiny beings.

cyclonebri1

Forget the rockwool etc, it is open cell and not dense enough. Polystyrene is your cheapest option if not as effective as specific acoustic boards.

Fixing to it?, you simply use longer fixings and fix to the original wall.

Sockets etc?, if the wires are not long long enough to pull forward, simply extend from the existing fitting forwards.

It's all pretty simple stuff really, a bit like your neighbour:D:D

zaax

You have my sympathy I had to move.

The main problem is he sleeps during the day therefore to stop this play your music at full blast form 9am to 9pm, to get him tired so he sleeps during the night.

Gordon_Hose

You'll loose a couple of inches off your room though.