Party Wall sound insulation ??

Tam · 27th June 2012, 21:18

Can anyone offer any advice on domestic home insulation for sound coming from a next door property? Our party wall between our neighbours and us is pathetic and we can here every conversation, shouting match, cough, sneeze and laugh etc. Really beginning to affect us! Council and police are already on the case but even when they are behaving its to noisy for us!!
Come to the conclusion that we need to look into some sound insulation hoping someone on here has experience as don't want to waste money and time and be no better of cheers Tam .

baggie9 · 27th June 2012, 21:41

Can understand how it is effecting you, we had the same problem in our first house.Our neighbours where a good family but it was a poorly built semi.But the bow windows on both houes where within 3" inches of the party wall so couldn't insululate.We ended moved to a detatched house,because my wife couldn't stand it ,then itstarted to effect me.
There a lot of products on the market now,because of the new regs.Check on You-tube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63uKanAe0G8

FLYER · 27th June 2012, 21:43

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Originally Posted by tammyboy

Can anyone offer any advice on domestic home insulation for sound coming from a next door property? Our party wall between our neighbours and us is pathetic and we can here every conversation, shouting match, cough, sneeze and laugh etc. Really beginning to affect us! Council and police are already on the case but even when they are behaving its to noisy for us!!
Come to the conclusion that we need to look into some sound insulation hoping someone on here has experience as don't want to waste money and time and be no better of cheers Tam .

My brother lined the walls with 3 inch thick polystyrene foam [the type goods are packed in ] , he then put up common or garden gypsum boards and hey presto.

Noisy neighbours are a curse .

Tam · 27th June 2012, 21:48

Thanks for that its amazing how stressful not being able to relax in your own house is!! Will check out some of those vids tomorrow as only on phone at moment due the power cable knackering up on laptop.
Not much going right at the moment

Gilby · 27th June 2012, 22:39

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Originally Posted by FLYER

My brother lined the walls with 3 inch thick polystyrene foam [the type goods are packed in ] , he then put up common or garden gypsum boards and hey presto.

Noisy neighbours are a curse .

Be careful with polystyrene and electrical wiring, the materials react. Polystyrene was/is very common on narrow boats for insulation and this has been a big problem.
Had similar neighbour problems, now live on a narrowboat !

James.uk · 28th June 2012, 00:14

Buy some thermal acoustic ceiling tiles and glue them to the party wall, that's what they are for really..

You should be able to get the glue from the people who sell the tiles..

Worst case scenario, you can stick another layer on over the first one, just to be sure to be sure innit.. lol..

An added bonus is the fact they are also fire retardant..

I have seen egg crate thingies used, the ones that eggs come in, they were being used in a recording studio, they looked a mess though.. lol...

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27th June 2012, 21:48	#4
Tam Posted a thing or two 05 ZT+, 04 ZT+, 64 P6 2.0, 74 P6 V8s, 75 P6 V8, 92 214Si, 04 25 Td, 02 Defend , 05 ZR 105+ x2 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kirriemuir Posts: 1,319 Thanks: 701 Thanked 203 Times in 136 Posts	Thanks for that its amazing how stressful not being able to relax in your own house is!! Will check out some of those vids tomorrow as only on phone at moment due the power cable knackering up on laptop. Not much going right at the moment __________________ Lagoon, last one built! And Horizon 1 of only 2!....MY CARS

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baggie9 Posted a thing or two Jaguar s Type Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: tipton Posts: 1,369 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Can understand how it is effecting you, we had the same problem in our first house.Our neighbours where a good family but it was a poorly built semi.But the bow windows on both houes where within 3" inches of the party wall so couldn't insululate.We ended moved to a detatched house,because my wife couldn't stand it ,then itstarted to effect me. There a lot of products on the market now,because of the new regs.Check on You-tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63uKanAe0G8

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James.uk Passed Away 2002 Pale Blue. Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur auto. 170K miles Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Near the M67. Posts: 14,509 Thanks: 199 Thanked 585 Times in 397 Posts	Buy some thermal acoustic ceiling tiles and glue them to the party wall, that's what they are for really.. You should be able to get the glue from the people who sell the tiles.. Worst case scenario, you can stick another layer on over the first one, just to be sure to be sure innit.. lol.. An added bonus is the fact they are also fire retardant.. I have seen egg crate thingies used, the ones that eggs come in, they were being used in a recording studio, they looked a mess though.. lol... ...