Noisy kids next door.

Sophie_10

Hi,
I  live in a terrace, and the walls are very thin, so I can hear the kids next door very loudly. I do appreciate it is difficult times for people with kids during lockdown and I bet they can't wait for the kids to go back to school just as much as me, but I also find it extremely difficult concentrating when working from home and just trying to relax. When they are in, it is constant banging up and down the stairs and screaming, which can admittedly drive me crazy. If I can take any benefit out of it, it has confirmed my decision I will never live in a terrace or semi-detached house again, I'd honestly rather live in a caravan.

When concentrating on my uni work, one time they were so loud that I had to tell him to kindly please ask his kids to not bang up and down the stairs so much, which he replied a simple "ok" to. That lasted just one day. 

I don't know what leg I stand on here. From other people complaining about this sort of thing on forums, a lot of the replies I see are nearly always on the loud kids side. 

I don't know what the next steps are really - I'm going into my second year at uni and if it is really bad I may not be able to hold my tongue!

Thank you. 

dimbo61

Well thank god they go back to school soon.
You could spend more time in the University library for your second year and try to have quiet time there.
Maybe a radio on in the background playing music you like at home 

Comms69

Sophie_10 said:

Hi,
I  live in a terrace, and the walls are very thin, so I can hear the kids next door very loudly. I do appreciate it is difficult times for people with kids during lockdown and I bet they can't wait for the kids to go back to school just as much as me, but I also find it extremely difficult concentrating when working from home and just trying to relax. When they are in, it is constant banging up and down the stairs and screaming, which can admittedly drive me crazy. If I can take any benefit out of it, it has confirmed my decision I will never live in a terrace or semi-detached house again, I'd honestly rather live in a caravan.

When concentrating on my uni work, one time they were so loud that I had to tell him to kindly please ask his kids to not bang up and down the stairs so much, which he replied a simple "ok" to. That lasted just one day. 

I don't know what leg I stand on here. From other people complaining about this sort of thing on forums, a lot of the replies I see are nearly always on the loud kids side. 

I don't know what the next steps are really - I'm going into my second year at uni and if it is really bad I may not be able to hold my tongue!

Thank you. 

legally no leg to stand on. 

Not about picking sides, as you say if you cant handle noise, dont live in a terraced house

Sophie_10

dimbo61 said:

Well thank god they go back to school soon.
You could spend more time in the University library for your second year and try to have quiet time there.
Maybe a radio on in the background playing music you like at home 

I know - thank god!
I was thinking about that actually, it might help me focus more on my uni work as well. It's a shame I can't concentrate in my home, but I'll be out of there as soon as we sell the house once the 5 years is over!
I've tried the music method, I will just have to play is quite loud in order to block out their noise - hopefully, my ears will be ok with that!

Thanks

Sophie_10

Comms69 said:

Sophie_10 said:

Hi,
I  live in a terrace, and the walls are very thin, so I can hear the kids next door very loudly. I do appreciate it is difficult times for people with kids during lockdown and I bet they can't wait for the kids to go back to school just as much as me, but I also find it extremely difficult concentrating when working from home and just trying to relax. When they are in, it is constant banging up and down the stairs and screaming, which can admittedly drive me crazy. If I can take any benefit out of it, it has confirmed my decision I will never live in a terrace or semi-detached house again, I'd honestly rather live in a caravan.

When concentrating on my uni work, one time they were so loud that I had to tell him to kindly please ask his kids to not bang up and down the stairs so much, which he replied a simple "ok" to. That lasted just one day. 

I don't know what leg I stand on here. From other people complaining about this sort of thing on forums, a lot of the replies I see are nearly always on the loud kids side. 

I don't know what the next steps are really - I'm going into my second year at uni and if it is really bad I may not be able to hold my tongue!

Thank you. 

legally no leg to stand on. 

Not about picking sides, as you say if you cant handle noise, dont live in a terraced house

Thanks for the reply.
It sometimes feels very hostile in some forums like sides are picked to be honest. Yeah, like I said I will never live in a terrace again as soon as we can sell the house.

FindMyWayBack

One of those white noise or rain sounds apps/videos are quite effective, yes barking dogs and screaming kids....deep joy

letsbetfair

Noise cancelling headphones worth a try?

Sophie_10

letsbetfair said:

Noise cancelling headphones worth a try?

My last 2 headphones broke on me! So yeah I will try them when I get paid

Sophie_10

FindMyWayBack said:

One of those white noise or rain sounds apps/videos are quite effective, yes barking dogs and screaming kids....deep joy

The rain noises are effective. Screaming kids I find a LOT more irritating than barking dogs for some reason, but then I love dogs a lot more haha! I will look into the white noise thing.

Sophie_10

After the lockdown, can I just ask if it would be entirely unreasonable to ask the neighbour to keep the noise down if it is unbearably loud (clearly subjective, of course)? I personally think if you live in a terrace where other people are around, you should do your best to be respectful and keep noise levels reasonable rather than at an unbearably loud level. We all have our different circumstances after all. 

Sophie_10

For example, I have a cat at the moment who is new and trying to get settled in and the noises next door are making her nervous. Just because it isn't a kid doesn't make it any less important to me?