Problem with neighbours

aneary

Not quite the same but the wall between my flatmate's bedroom and mine was very thin.

He kept moaning about hearing my TV I had it on as low as possible, any lower and I couldn't hear what was being said. I switched it off at 10pm. He still moaned.

I countered about hearing him snoring etc. But he continued to moan.

Clearly this person should live alone in a detached home, maybe this applies to the OP?

AylesburyDuck

:eek: It's really not reasonable to ask someone to not wear shoes in their own home.

CheckDigit

Thanks all.

Each of the flats in our block has a fitted washing machine in the kitchen. These hardly make any sound (I have heard almost nothing in almost 8 years from any of my neighbours). The washing machine (or tumble drier) I saw near the front door from the new neighbours is in addition to the one in the kitchen. It makes a terrible sound that vibrates the entire flat which is why I think it could do with some soundproofing. Today, they ran the washing machine at 7am which woke my wife up.
I saw a website named "soundservice.com" that produces anti-vibration pads which apparently helps reduce sound, so I will probably suggest this (assuming they can understand me).
I cannot be sure, but it does appear to be the case that there occupation relates to cleaning as they run the washing machine for several hours each day. They also had mops / buckets when they opened the door the other day.
As for the stomping, it doesn't really make sense to me. I would have expected to hear some sound over the last 8 years from all the people who have lived there but quite literally I have hardly heard anything before the new neighbours moved in. With the new neighbours we hear sound most hours of the day (including 5am in the morning and past midnight).

Guest101

CheckDigit wrote: »

Thanks all.

Each of the flats in our block has a fitted washing machine in the kitchen. These hardly make any sound (I have heard almost nothing in almost 8 years from any of my neighbours). The washing machine (or tumble drier) I saw near the front door from the new neighbours is in addition to the one in the kitchen. It makes a terrible sound that vibrates the entire flat which is why I think it could do with some soundproofing. Today, they ran the washing machine at 7am which woke my wife up.
I saw a website named "soundservice.com" that produces anti-vibration pads which apparently helps reduce sound, so I will probably suggest this (assuming they can understand me).
I cannot be sure, but it does appear to be the case that there occupation relates to cleaning as they run the washing machine for several hours each day. They also had mops / buckets when they opened the door the other day.
As for the stomping, it doesn't really make sense to me. I would have expected to hear some sound over the last 8 years from all the people who have lived there but quite literally I have hardly heard anything before the new neighbours moved in. With the new neighbours we hear sound most hours of the day (including 5am in the morning and past midnight).

So move out?

LEJC

I'm sorry OP....But which part of being woken up at 7am are you objecting too....the fact that it was the washing machine going or the fact that it wasnt your alarm clock that woke your wife? 7am is far from an unreasonable time.

I don't live in a flat but I often hear my neighbours washing machine churning round in the middle of the night purely because they have a cheaper energy tariff for overnight use....those sorts of noises are considered part and parcel of living with neighbours.

I suppose what I'm trying to ask you is to define "normal usage" and the timings that you consider is acceptable for them to make noise and you to hear it.
In doing that (if you are brave enough on line)then we can add our thoughts as to what's normal in our expectations and my guess would be that everyones perception will be totally different.
We now live in a society that "doesn't sleep" things function 24/7 and as such there are more people who don't operate a 9-5 job with a weekend and shops that don't open on a Sunday....a work pattern is not as simple as it was even 8 years ago and many people do choose and can work from home.

Who cares that these neighbours are foreign,appear to be cleaners and living as tenants in the property above you...or are those things actually the root of the problem?

I too am beginning to wonder if the problem is less fixable on your part so considering the option of yourselves moving might be the next step

Marvel1

CheckDigit wrote: »

However, I might ask the letting agent to ask them not to wear shoes inside as that might help.

I know what my answer would be if I was asked this! Too polite to put on here.

Rosemary7391 wrote: »

If such a simple thing makes the OP's life better why wouldn't they do it? Until the OP asks (and is understood) no one knows how straightforward or not it might be.

Would you like it if I told what you can and cannot wear in your own home?

midnight_express

Move to a detached house in the middle of nowhere.

Rosemary7391

cjdavies wrote: »

I know what my answer would be if I was asked this! Too polite to put on here.




Would you like it if I told what you can and cannot wear in your own home?

If my shoes were particularly noisy I'd probably at least consider switching to slippers. I wouldn't want to wake my neighbours up!