any way to shield from loud neighbours with outside tv in open hut?

faerielight

I've just managed to bag a bungalow after a LOT  of refused offers, and losing out to first time buyers.. I met the neighbours today and they told me they have loud gatheringS in an open hut , on their patio, with a huge tv, all year round as they have heaters in it.. I haven't moved in yet, but I'm freaking out! I'm really ill and housebound, and in need of peace and quiet.. Is there any way of shilding myself from the noise?  their fence is very low, so I asked them if i could put a fence erxtension on it and they agreed, but i dont really know how bad the noise will be.

Flugelhorn

have you actually bought the place yet? 

housebuyer143

Do not move in. You are already freaking out and they have warned you they are not quiet. You can't know who will move in after you, but you do know who you are moving in next to. 

faerielight

I have had an offer accepted.. I have to take this .. . I lost 6 offers to first time buyers.. i havent got a choice tbh

sheramber

faerielight said:

I have had an offer accepted.. I have to take this .. . I lost 6 offers to first time buyers.. i havent got a choice tbh

Even if it makes you I’ll?

Flugelhorn

faerielight said:

I have had an offer accepted.. I have to take this .. . I lost 6 offers to first time buyers.. i havent got a choice tbh

no you will regret it. consider it a lucky escape. somewhere else will come up 

faerielight

my situation is really complicated .. i have roof repairs that need paying to my neighbour upstairs and my buyer has agreed to pay them.. ive had 6 offers declined in favour of first time buyers.. im really at my wits end with it all.. i just cant seem to get any properties that any one else wants as they are all going to 1st time buyers and im on a tight budget too. 

elsien

Have you checked with the seller and other neighbours to see how loud it really is? The seller may well down play it (What reason have they given for moving?) but other neighbours might be more upfront, 

Have to be honest though they’ve done you a favour in warning you because they clearly don’t want someone moving in who going to be complaining.

I wouldn’t be able to tolerate the noise and I don’t have any health conditions like you do. 

If the bungalow is cheaper than the other ones you’ve gone for, it’ll be cheap for a reason. 

faerielight

the seller was  elderly, and died.

faerielight

I will ask the neighbour next door to them how loud they are, its a good idea. 

BonaDea

If you are really set on it you could think about wearing noise-cancelling headphones.  And fit acoustic or triple-glazed windows.  But new windows would be expensive and perhaps would only reduce, rather than completely cut out, the noise.  There is also such a thing as acoustic fencing, and planting thick bushes and trees would also baffle the noise somewhat.

But how about widening your search to non-bungalows with one straight staircase, so you could fit a stairlift?  (Apologies if I'm assuming wrongly or too much about why you need a bungalow.)