Noisy neighbours

JupiterKid

I live in a ground floor apartment and the people who live above me are noisy. Now I think part of the problem is poor sound insulation between the floors (they are concrete slab) but the husband and wife are always shouting at each other. Especially the husband. I'm pretty sure they are not fighting - it's just that they are loud! Otherwise, they are are quite nice people but I don't know them very well - we say hello to each other when we pass each other by in the car park.

Also the wife hoovers twice a day, every single day. That seems a bit OCD but each to their own I suppose. They don't play loud music however.

The neighbours either side of me are as quiet as church mice. But that could also be to do with better sound insulation in the walls.

Do you have noisy neighbours? Does it drive you mad?

Chester Copperpot

JupiterKid wrote: »

I live in a ground floor apartment and the people who live above me are noisy. Now I think part of the problem is poor sound insulation between the floors (they are concrete slab) but the husband and wife are always shouting at each other. Especially the husband. I'm pretty sure they are not fighting - it's just that they are loud! Otherwise, they are are quite nice people but I don't know them very well - we say hello to each other when we pass each other by in the car park.

Also the wife hoovers twice a day, every single day. That seems a bit OCD but each to their own I suppose. They don't play loud music however.

The neighbours either side of me are as quiet as church mice. But that could also be to do with better sound insulation in the walls.

Do you have noisy neighbours? Does it drive you mad?

Probably just terrible sound insulation which is a feature of apartment living in Ireland. I once lived somewhere and I was half convinced the neighbours above had a bowling alley. Was the only conclusion that I could come to regarding the sequence of ongoing noises

stevek93

Chester Copperpot wrote: »

Probably just terrible sound insulation which is a feature of apartment living in Ireland. I once lived somewhere and I was half convinced the neighbours above had a bowling alley. Was the only conclusion that I could come to regarding the sequence of ongoing noises

Don't forgot the lack of fire insulation, Ive seen sheds built better than some apartments

Hande hoche!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR3B8-DsXL8

Thebe

JupiterKid wrote: »

Do you have noisy neighbours? Does it drive you mad?

Yes and the more I think about it the more maddening it is. Power tools, barking, talking really loud....

Nabber

Maybe you need to drown out their noise with your own noise. Seems like the most mature solution

Jack the Stripper

Burn everything down.

DoozerT6

I had very noisy kids living next door to me for several years, they drove me mad. Thankfully they moved out recently, so I'm enjoying the blissful silence until the new tenants move in. I wonder what sort of neighbours I'll get......

Hector Bellend

Can you hear them ridin'?

happypants

Love this video

https://youtu.be/4IRB0sxw-YU

Luis21

Our neighbours are Dublin city council tenants and despite complaints to to them and the dcc, nothing is getting done about it.

Any advice ?

mad muffin

S.W.A.T them.

Don Kiddick

Luis21 wrote: »

Our neighbours are Dublin city council tenants and despite complaints to to them and the dcc, nothing is getting done about it.

Any advice ?

Write everything down in a notebook... if its antisocial behaviour, call the Gardai, record that as well...and keep at Dublin city council, ...if they fob you off keep going up the chain until someone listens

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IRB0sxw-YU

MilesMorales1

We live above a couple with 4 kids, and they play earth shakingly loud music at all times of the day and night.

donegaLroad

JupiterKid wrote: »

I live in a ground floor apartment and the people who live above me are noisy. Now I think part of the problem is poor sound insulation between the floors (they are concrete slab) but the husband and wife are always shouting at each other. Especially the husband. I'm pretty sure they are not fighting - it's just that they are loud! Otherwise, they are are quite nice people but I don't know them very well - we say hello to each other when we pass each other by in the car park.

Also the wife hoovers twice a day, every single day. That seems a bit OCD but each to their own I suppose. They don't play loud music however.

The neighbours either side of me are as quiet as church mice. But that could also be to do with better sound insulation in the walls.

Do you have noisy neighbours? Does it drive you mad?

Maybe he has to shout to be heard over the noise of the vaccine cleaner.

Maybe they're Italian?

JupiterKid

donegaLroad wrote: »

Maybe he has to shout to be heard over the noise of the vaccine cleaner.

Maybe they're Italian?

Nope, he’s Irish and she’s Thai. I got a Xmas card from them this year. They’ve also quitetened down a bit in the past 6 months. It’s just poor sound insulation between floors.

JoeA3

My first house. Typical 3 bed semi D. Problem was, the house next door was a mirror image, the 2 houses were back to back. So our living room and their living room were separated by a 6 inch block wall. And likewise - the master bedroom. Listening to the the noisy sex was fun for a little while. But soon got very tedious. Especially when the inevitable noisy kid was produced...

Veloce

I lived in a ground floor rented apartment a few years ago when I first moved up to the big smoke. Neighbours up stairs were actually quite quiet bar the odd few footsteps etc but nothing major at all. One night around 11pm, whilst suffering with a cold, I got into my bed. Turned the lights out and put the head down. Whilst settling in I let a big sneeze out of me - and immediately after I hear a muffled "bless you" from upstairs. It was both rather kind and creepy and the same time

LadyMacBeth_

I'm in a ground floor apartment and the neighbours above me fight at least once a week. Like big massive screaming matches, today the wan up there was howling like a banshee and slamming doors all over the place. Then you hear the guy shouting back but it's mostly her you can hear. They have a baby and another child but you hardly ever hear them and when you do it's the girl just playing so that doesn't bother me, fecking parents are the loud ones. Then there are the ones next door who seem to watch a lot of sport and get very overexcited about it, and overexcited in general, and then they also shout at each other and have blazing fights. Is that normal like? I never have shouting matches with my missus and I am wondering are we the weird ones or are they :pac:

Luis21

The Garda don't want to know. Complained to the council. Things were quiet for a week or so then back to the ****in dog barking day and night and constant door banging. Oh and parties ...

Ted Plain

Have had this myself in the past.

The doors probably have those chain things that shut automatically and they're just letting them slam shut. It must be even louder for them.

Capt'n Midnight

My Neighbours were listening to great music at 2 am last night.



Whether they wanted to or not.

amtc

I live in a duplex. Apartment overhead. I am convinced they are rolling marbles upstairs or bowling balls. One side have never heard a thing or indeed seen the girl in 14 years. Other side regular as clockwork can hear him shaving at 11.15 knocking razor off bathroom and then bedroom noise. Guess who's exoecting.

Wheeliebin30

When im lying on my couch at night listening to all sorts I often wonder where my neighbors get the energy from to be banging, shouting, hammering, furniture rearranging exercises etc.

Does my tits in.

Im going with cocaine, sorry I meant raisins.

Capt'n Midnight

https://xkcd.com/316/

Luis21

Well it's New Years Eve and it's needless to say kicking off. It's freezing outside but the daughter and her mates are there shouting their heads off

Estrellita

Luis21 wrote: »

It's freezing outside but the daughter and her mates are there shouting their heads off

Karma will come in the form of pneumonia in January.

JackTaylorFan

We're gonna need a bigger...

brush handle

Agent Coulson

I have neighbours who live about 15 meters away on the other side of the street and everyone in the area can hear them scream at each other every single day inside their own bloody house they are that loud this has been going on for years.

I really wouldn't fancy being their next door neighbours as they scream at each other day and night.

Luis21

16 year left on her own for nights on end. Grounds for eviction with DCC?