Noisy neighbours,
Discussion
The house next door to us has been up for sale and empty for about a year,
Last week a forty-something mother and her 7 year old (ish) daughter moved in.
We have met them already and they seem decent enough, no probs.
As I am typing this now I can hear her shouting at her daughter (not telling her off!) as she runs up and down the stairs making a bloody racket.
This has been going on since they moved in, at first I wasnt bothered as I thought to myself I was just used to the house being empty and the girl is probably just excited with a new house but now it is really getting on my tits.
All I want to do is listen to Pink Floyd, have a beer and relax but all I can hear is the din next door.
Also, we have a 7 week old baby and getting the little chap to sleep is bad enough at the best of times!
Dont really know why im posting, I dont really want to say anything to her as I dont want to be a moaning neighbour and it probably wont be long before my young lad is tearing around the house.
Time to move, I think. I need a double garage anyway.
Last week a forty-something mother and her 7 year old (ish) daughter moved in.
We have met them already and they seem decent enough, no probs.
As I am typing this now I can hear her shouting at her daughter (not telling her off!) as she runs up and down the stairs making a bloody racket.
This has been going on since they moved in, at first I wasnt bothered as I thought to myself I was just used to the house being empty and the girl is probably just excited with a new house but now it is really getting on my tits.
All I want to do is listen to Pink Floyd, have a beer and relax but all I can hear is the din next door.
Also, we have a 7 week old baby and getting the little chap to sleep is bad enough at the best of times!
Dont really know why im posting, I dont really want to say anything to her as I dont want to be a moaning neighbour and it probably wont be long before my young lad is tearing around the house.
Time to move, I think. I need a double garage anyway.
Two choices, either go round there and politely make them aware that the walls are paper thin.
Or turn up the Floyd to 11 let them come round to ask you to keep it down and then point out you were just trying to hear it over them.
Please do the latter!
I suppose secret option three must be indulge in some coke and hookers so that you won't care and should still drown them out even if only for five minutes!
Or turn up the Floyd to 11 let them come round to ask you to keep it down and then point out you were just trying to hear it over them.
Please do the latter!
I suppose secret option three must be indulge in some coke and hookers so that you won't care and should still drown them out even if only for five minutes!
Edited by kazste on Friday 3rd September 20:52
Ritchie335is said:
If we didnt have a little one, Floyd would be at 11!
Its worth noting that its a small, 100yr old terrace so the walls are not thin!
The Victorians / Edwardians built some real sIts worth noting that its a small, 100yr old terrace so the walls are not thin!
te - the walls could just be plaster and lath. I'd fit soundproofing if that's an option.
I'm unfortunate enough to live next door to a 6 month 'type' rental property, so I usually have loads of problems with the neighbours. The only bonus is that they'll leave in 6 months time...and there are occassional good neighbours.
The ones I've got at the moment are a young couple - obviously deaf as they have to play the music at it's highest volume all the time. Yesterday, the girl was ouside on her mobile phone...because she can't hear it inside
When I told her the music was very loud, and all her windows were open so all the street had to listen to it, plus the bass just thumped through my walls - she volunteered to turn it down, and then left her house about 20 minutes later.
Fast forward that evening, boyfriend gets in from work at 11pm and thinks it's quite acceptable to blast the Street with his very loud music. I went round and told him that although he might finish work at 10.30pm - most of us in the Street are in bed asleep then. He apologised and turned it down.
If new neighbours are behaving unreasonably, confront them. If they don't react to your 'not unreasonable' complaints, then take things further.
The ones I've got at the moment are a young couple - obviously deaf as they have to play the music at it's highest volume all the time. Yesterday, the girl was ouside on her mobile phone...because she can't hear it inside
When I told her the music was very loud, and all her windows were open so all the street had to listen to it, plus the bass just thumped through my walls - she volunteered to turn it down, and then left her house about 20 minutes later.
Fast forward that evening, boyfriend gets in from work at 11pm and thinks it's quite acceptable to blast the Street with his very loud music. I went round and told him that although he might finish work at 10.30pm - most of us in the Street are in bed asleep then. He apologised and turned it down.
If new neighbours are behaving unreasonably, confront them. If they don't react to your 'not unreasonable' complaints, then take things further.
Just remembered, Im taking the car to work tomorrow.
I leave at 5am.
It has no rear boxes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aydqsnonWRs
I leave at 5am.
It has no rear boxes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aydqsnonWRs
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