Sudden noise complaint - help

elsien

Have a look at cheap carpet offcuts/end of rolls from carpet shops. They can just be laid down as a temporary measure and don't cost silly money.

G_M

Do NOT speak to the management company - they'll just repeat their rule and saying you can't afford it will just make things worse.

You can get realy cheap end of rolls or offcuts from carpet shops. Just lay them down (no need to fully fit), as a short tterm solution.

Or look on ebay. Or even freecycle - people changing their carpets may have a whole room size to get rid of free!

Once you've put down cheap carpets, write a one line note to the managemnt company saying you have complied with their request.

worried_jim

McKneff wrote: »

Turn the music etc down or buy some cordless headphones

Knock the mad drum n bass parties on the head and turn the volume down before you enter your next K hole.

AdrianC

misssunshine86 wrote: »

if the soundproofing is not considered adequate and I must replace it the fact is i simply do not have the means to do it at the moment
How soon would typically the management agency be able to force this? I have a quote of 7500 to fully soundproof the flat and there is just no way we can afford that in the next 6 months

Rugs and slippers. Job jobbed.

misssunshine86

The lease says wall to wall fitted carpets OR other sound deadening material.

So can this be a rug? it doesn't actually say what a sound deadening material is. Or are there some new building regulations it must comply to?

martinthebandit

The obvious (to me) answer is to go and have a polite word with your downstairs neighbour and apologise for any excess noise you have been making and then ask what noises and at what times are causing an issue.

There may be a simple solution you (and your neighbour) can come up with.

misssunshine86

I'm going crazy worrying about this. Just seems like a very aggressive first step to take.

Arleen

Instead of going crazy worrying buy a bottle of wine and talk with downstairs neighbours as suggested above. All this stuff can almost always be figured out.

misssunshine86

I hope it's something resolvable by wine yes

G_M

misssunshine86 wrote: »

I'm going crazy worrying about this. Just seems like a very aggressive first step to take.

You've had lots of useful suggestions.

Stop over-reacting and follow some of them!