New build snagging - upstairs noise when people walking around

MrsPorridge

Splatfoot said:

RelievedSheff said:

Splatfoot said:

And in a new build.

Any single dwelling property!

I can't think of a single house we have been in ever where you can't hear people walking around in the upstairs rooms.

True. I can hear my kids up in their rooms and my house is 70 years old. Can't hear the wardrobe doors though, although that might be because they never shut the damn things. 

Or if like my son never use the wardrobe - the floor is better!

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My 14 year old, I am sure, is preparing for a life as a bouncing elephant.  I can also hear my oldest son talking online which is something I'd really rather not do.  I'm partially deaf, so that takes some doing.  We have hollow doors so that doesn't help. I think all kids should be born with volume buttons embedded into their arms. I can't hear noise from neighbours (concrete walls) but I can definitely hear internal upstairs noise.

Soot2006

There are many ways to soundproof on ceiling-side or flooring-side, but non of them are standard. Unfortunately, many home built with materials that facilitate sound transmission. Hearing wardrobes does suggest particularly poor acoustic properties, and it could be worth investigating a little, or else buying some cheap soft close strips which will at least prevent the harder sounds.

RelievedSheff

Soot2006 said:

There are many ways to soundproof on ceiling-side or flooring-side, but non of them are standard. Unfortunately, many home built with materials that facilitate sound transmission. Hearing wardrobes does suggest particularly poor acoustic properties, and it could be worth investigating a little, or else buying some cheap soft close strips which will at least prevent the harder sounds.

Our wardrobes have large heavy sliding doors. You can hear the doors sliding on the runners from the living room downstairs. Not sure there is much you could do to reduce the noise downstairs due to the shear weight of the doors on the rollers!