Noisy Neighbours - How do you cope?

Moonhead

I bought an older house and naively thought the walls were thicker. I have very inconsiderate neighbors on one side who shout at their kid and each other through the house. I can hear everything and it makes me regret buying it at times. I've tried subtlety expressing how much can be heard but they don't catch on. Next will be a letters until they respond. They aren't rough but seem a bit dim, I feel for the child more than anything.

I've looked into sound proofing but most people say its useless on the older buildings. I've been there nearly 1 year on a fixed 5 year and counting down for them to move or me. Shame as the house is lovely and the area is great.

I moved from the city to escape the constant parties and loud streets so I feel a bit unlucky!

Chanes

Moonhead wrote: »

I bought an older house and naively thought the walls were thicker. I have very inconsiderate neighbors on one side who shout at their kid and each other through the house. I can hear everything and it makes me regret buying it at times. I've tried subtlety expressing how much can be heard but they don't catch on. Next will be a letters until they respond. They aren't rough but seem a bit dim, I feel for the child more than anything.

I've looked into sound proofing but most people say its useless on the older buildings. I've been there nearly 1 year on a fixed 5 year and counting down for them to move or me. Shame as the house is lovely and the area is great.

I moved from the city to escape the constant parties and loud streets so I feel a bit unlucky!

Yes, that old myth about them knowing how to build houses back then...what a load of rubbish! We had a Victorian terrace, big bay windows... lovely. Not. Very poor construction and you could hear the neighbours. If you make formal complaints about them or put things into writing, you have to declare that if you sell and it may put some people off.

PoshButNice

My noisy neighbour has left!! :j

Pray!:A

PoshButNice

Get some ear plugs too for when it is bad.

You might also make a little noise yourself when it is going to annoy them they might get the message perhaps?

dekaspace

Chanes wrote: »

Yes, that old myth about them knowing how to build houses back then...what a load of rubbish! We had a Victorian terrace, big bay windows... lovely. Not. Very poor construction and you could hear the neighbours. If you make formal complaints about them or put things into writing, you have to declare that if you sell and it may put some people off.

I think older buildings are better constructed but had limitations on technology available at time and knowledge of building materials, sound proofing in general wouldn't of been needed in those days.

You can get a well sound proofed new build that is built badly, and a well built old build that has bad sound insulation.

That and buildings of course show their age and even then some were built on the cheap such as 1960s council flats.