Moved into new house and can hear neighbours?

user1977

Murphybear said:

staffie1 said:

You can mention to the landlord if the neighbour’s noise is excessive and at unreasonable hours etc. However, normal day to day family living noise is perfectly reasonable. With single brick walls, they would have to live in silence for you not to hear them (or for them not to hear you). 

If your neighbours thought you were noisy would they complain to your mortgage company?  After all they actually own the property.

No they don't. The OP owns it. Any mortgage lender merely has a charge over it.

Ramouth

I don’t mind hearing my neighbours - it just feels like an extension of our household - like living with siblings growing up.

However, slamming doors would be annoying.  Perhaps you could have a word with the neighbour and ask them to stick some felt pads (like the ones you stick on chair legs to protect wooden floors) to the door stops to reduce the impact?  It might take a bit of experimentation to get it right but I imagine they would benefit too.

SuseOrm

No slamming doors and screaming is not normal child behaviour I’ve raised four of them and we didn’t have any of that nonsense.  

I really would suggest that you have a quiet word with them and if that doesn’t work then just hint that you’ll be letting social services know that you regularly hear the children screaming through your walls that might sharpen their focus on getting the kids to behave.  

Norman_Castle

Ramouth said:

However, slamming doors would be annoying.  Perhaps you could have a word with the neighbour and ask them to stick some felt pads (like the ones you stick on chair legs to protect wooden floors) to the door stops to reduce the impact?

Might also help if you had some felt pads which you bought but no longer need which they're welcome to have.

user1977

Bear in mind slamming doors might be because of springs. They can often be adjusted to make them less vicious (common complaint in blocks of flats in my neck of the woods, as door closers are an HMO requirement).

Okey00001

Nothing worse than loud, noisy neighbours (and dogs) at unreasonable hours.

A soundproof stud wall is the best option.  In addition, you could place furniture cupboards against the wall. Wardrobes do help, if filled with clothes will muffle sounds.  Bookcase, filled with books of course.  Carpets and curtains help immensly in dulling the sound as it travels through walls and floorboards. 

Good luck.

markin

SuseOrm said:

No slamming doors and screaming is not normal child behaviour I’ve raised four of them and we didn’t have any of that nonsense.  

I really would suggest that you have a quiet word with them and if that doesn’t work then just hint that you’ll be letting social services know that you regularly hear the children screaming through your walls that might sharpen their focus on getting the kids to behave.  

And then just wait for them to firebomb your home. Or for them to tell the kids to door slam more.

If it was a home owner living in it they may be more willing to spend money and do their side as well, in a new build it would be 2 layers on both sides of the wall making for a far better solution. Or to fit felt/rubber door stops.

Okey00001

markin said:

SuseOrm said:

No slamming doors and screaming is not normal child behaviour I’ve raised four of them and we didn’t have any of that nonsense.  

I really would suggest that you have a quiet word with them and if that doesn’t work then just hint that you’ll be letting social services know that you regularly hear the children screaming through your walls that might sharpen their focus on getting the kids to behave.  

And then just wait for them to firebomb your home. Or for them to tell the kids to door slam more.

If it was a home owner living in it they may be more willing to spend money and do their side as well, in a new build it would be 2 layers on both sides of the wall making for a far better solution. Or to fit felt/rubber door stops.

My friend's newbuild home, you can hear everything, everyone, nextdoor, outside, round the corner! The garden is overlooked by 3 houses. There is no escape!

Tiexen

Have you given any thought to the hell you have put them through  - have you lived next door to someone removing

chimney breasts, New kitchen , new plaster , rewiring etc etc..

YoungBlueEyes

Tiexen said:

Have you given any thought to the hell you have put them through  - have you lived next door to someone removing

chimney breasts, New kitchen , new plaster , rewiring etc etc..

There's no comparison.

Moving into a house and having work done - even as loud and annoying as these majors works would undoubtedly have been - are temporary, short lived, and not happening at indiscriminate hours of the day and night.

Pig ignorant neighbours who don't give a monkeys about the amount of daily noise they're inconsiderately subjecting other people to are much worse IMO.  That "hell" will not be temporary or short lived, and will undoubtedly be happening for many more hours in the day.