Noise new build semi-detached

PLUG71

Earplugs!!

Work great for me

snoopy29

Bought the special earplugs as recommended by someone on this post, I don't specifically hear him any more but I'm still waking from his noise, I just don't know why I've woken up until I take them out!

pablo128

Was your house built onto his house, or were they built at the same time?

snoopy29

Built at the same time

PLUG71

snoopy29 wrote: »

Bought the special earplugs as recommended by someone on this post, I don't specifically hear him any more but I'm still waking from his noise, I just don't know why I've woken up until I take them out!

I can see how its annoying you and as was previously said its not your neighbours fault.

If the ear plugs are not good enough the only other solution would be to sound proof your bedroom!

Not cheap to do though but once its done you would be able to relax and sleep properly.

Could you sleep with your radio on to mask the noise?
I know some people can.

snoopy29

yeah I'm looking into sound proofing, waiting on a reply from a few companies.

Mousewar

PLUG71 wrote: »

I can see how its annoying you and as was previously said its not your neighbours fault.

If the ear plugs are not good enough the only other solution would be to sound proof your bedroom!

Not cheap to do though but once its done you would be able to relax and sleep properly.

Could you sleep with your radio on to mask the noise?
I know some people can.

Soundproofing will do almost nothing for impact noise.

snoopy29

yeah Mousewar, I have been speaking to some noise consultant work colleagues, this was my fear and it seems to be correct.

jester77

I would be getting back to the building company, you shouldn't be able to hear your neighbours in a new house like that. What does it say in your contract regarding sound leakage? There are sections in my contract where it details in dbs what the minimum amount of sound leak allowed from next door, from the street, from flights passing overhead, etc. And the db's are fairly high, the only noise I've heard from next door is when they were drilling something in the wall.

dharma200

Have you looked into sleep therapy, hypno stuff... it would seem maybe you are not quite reaching the right level of sleep and it is something you could probably rectify if you looked into it... hypnotherapy cds are available to listen to at home.. also natural valerian from evergreen might help bring you to a deeper sleep and maybe not quite so wakeful with noise. I think usually people get quite used to some degree of noise but you seem like you just can handle it which means either find a way to handle it or move I'm afraid.. its worth a try...

L1011

jester77 wrote: »

you shouldn't be able to hear your neighbours in a new house like that.

Realistically, not only is it possible, its almost guaranteed that you will in a new house.

It'd be worse if the doors were at the edge I suspect - they've got the less used parts of the house joining (stairs/halls) and the living rooms to the edge.

snoopy29

It'd be worse if the doors were at the edge I suspect - they've got the less used parts of the house joining (stairs/halls) and the living rooms to the edge.

This is why we bought the house, thought we would have less problems with sound.

HomelessMidge

snoopy29 wrote: »

He has his TV on so loud with the door open in the evenings I can barely have a conversation outside with someone sitting next to me.(

This is either an exaggeration or you have seriously sensitive hearing! Or he has a sound bar and sub woofer under his TV. Nobody needs a TV up that loud unless they have hearing problems.

I have lived in a terraced house in Dublin all my life and have never had problems like this. Sounds like shoddy building work!