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How to reduce "bedroom" noises

Cat2011
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So I live in a 4 bed house with 3 lodgers. I am shortly going to be moving out and rent the house out fully. One particular current tenant is particularly "active" in the bedroom department. Their bedroom is on the 2nd floor and I can hear them from the ground floor. I really don't want to inflict this on future tenants.

The noises are a mixture of squeaks from the springs on the bed, and various thumps.

What can I do to reduce these noises???

I am loathe to remove all furniture, take up the carpet, take up the floor and lay sound proof insulation as it is expensive and time consuming to do this for all the bedrooms.

Would changing the mattress to a memory foam/non-spring one help?

Would extra carpet under the bed help??

Should I sneak in and move the bed away from the wall??

Help?!
Debt-free 27th July 2012!
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  • mrginge
    mrginge Posts: 4,843 Forumite
    When it starts, play color me bad's 'I wanna sex you up' at high volume.
  • KnightSmile
    KnightSmile Posts: 252 Forumite
    Start making noises in your own bedroom :rotfl:
  • kinger101
    kinger101 Posts: 6,639 Forumite
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    Turn off the hot water. Cold showers are a good cure for beastliness.
    "Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance" - Confucius
  • theartfullodger
    theartfullodger Posts: 15,779 Forumite
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    Record it, put it on youtube: Get someone to tell him...

    Either it will never happen again or please invite us to the court case
  • theartfullodger
    theartfullodger Posts: 15,779 Forumite
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    Cat2011 wrote: »
    So I live in a 4 bed house with 3 lodgers. I am shortly going to be moving out and rent the house out fully.
    !
    You'll appreciate that when you leave all the "lodgers" become AST tenants (so depsoit protection legilation, s21 process etc etc etc
  • Slayerx
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  • fairy_lights
    fairy_lights Posts: 9,220 Forumite
    Well if it's happening in the bedroom at least you know it's not happening in the kitchen...nothing worse than finding strange hairs in the butter.
    If the noise is mainly squeaking bed springs though, sounds like the bed needs replacing.
  • Cat2011
    Cat2011 Posts: 481 Forumite
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    theartfullodger wrote: »
    You'll appreciate that when you leave all the "lodgers" become AST tenants (so depsoit protection legilation, s21 process etc etc etc

    Yes of course :)
    Debt-free 27th July 2012!
  • Cat2011
    Cat2011 Posts: 481 Forumite
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    fairy_lights wrote: »
    Well if it's happening in the bedroom at least you know it's not happening in the kitchen...nothing worse than finding strange hairs in the butter.
    If the noise is mainly squeaking bed springs though, sounds like the bed needs replacing.

    It's only 4 years old though, shouldn't it last a bit longer than that... though I guess it depends how much it's "used".
    Debt-free 27th July 2012!
  • fairy_lights
    fairy_lights Posts: 9,220 Forumite
    Cat2011 wrote: »
    It's only 4 years old though, shouldn't it last a bit longer than that... though I guess it depends how much it's "used".
    I think it depends how good quality the bed was to begin with and you're right, how much use it's had. Is it a divan base or the type with wooden slats? If it's the latter you could try tightening the base up. Divans are notorious squeakers though.
    If I were you I would just leave them too it though, if any of your other lodgers are bothered by the noise I'm sure it will get mentioned.
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