noisy upper flat

sniggings

spezial wrote: »

would it be wise to have it professionally inspected to make sure that I won't hear anything even if the child above jumps or something?

Yes, sounds as if it's a major concern.

You could save the money and ask the upstairs can you go in and jump and open doors, cupboards, flush toilets etc etc , a "professional check" may just look in the floor space, which will not give you the info you need. You need to test the floor as a inconsiderate neighour would.

khal327

yes i agree with audigex. i am on the 1st floor. The flats i am in were built in 2002 and i hear the kids on ground floor but worst is from 2nd floor, above me. From conversations to dragging furniture (thats what it sounds like). I have also complained about music from the side flats too. Constantly hearing the beats for 10hrs a day and if you open your windows you can hear everything. It is really annoying. But have to say you do get use to the noise and odd sounds and live with it unless its music. Not long in this flat for us now, we have just brought a house.

If you have a choice I would suggest going for top floor flat. Maybe someone that lives on top floor can give you an idea what its like but at least you don't have to put up with the noise above you.

Jon_B_2

If you are a light sleeper, don't buy a flat. The worst 6 months of my life.

spezial

to be honest, I live now in a terraced house and I have the same problem. Toilet flush from neighbours hears like a ship corn and I hear all the conversations they have with their kid

top floor flat would be my best choice, but they are so rare in the area I am looking for and I don't want a top floor in a 10+ block!

MARTYM8`

If you have ever lived in a flat/block where you have toddlers/young kids running around on laminate flooring you would never ever buy a ground floor flat. Its bad enough being above that - but below?

You can control where you live - but you cannot control who your neighbours are. Maybe you will have a single bloke who works long hours and spends weekends away upstairs - or maybe you will live under a family from hell who at at home every evening and weekend and whose kids run around in heavy shoes constantly causing the building to almost shake.

As for flats/houses - houses can be as noisy. It depends on the neighbours - and those party walls can seem very thin.

Freecall

spezial wrote: »

........they are so rare in the area I am looking for

Around here, most of the blocks are fitted with a top floor.

spezial

Freecall wrote: »

Around here, most of the blocks are fitted with a top floor.

yeah, but in Romford, most of the blocks are monstrous and the top flat is in the 25th floor or something, which I get dizzy just thinking to live there

MartinaFranca

spezial wrote: »

I am thinking of buying a ground or first floor flat, but I am worried that the upper floor flat will make noise like dragging chairs, wearing heels, etc.Any opinion?

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Ciao

MortgageVirgin

My partner lives on the top floor of a Georgian terrace. I can't see how anyone could live on the lower floors! We can hear the neighbours to the right arguing most days, the guy to the left playing guitar badly and the toddler downstairs running and jumping off furniture from 7am til about 7pm! If a flat is your only option, go for top floor if you can!

spezial

yeah, flat seems my only option, as houses are ridiculously expensive
I only shortlist top floor ones now!