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Old 20th February 2021, 12:41   #11
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Had same problem when we moved in 1978, newly married and neighbour helpfully suggested that we moved our bed onto another wall! Next house we made sure that there were solid walls.
You could try sound deadening quilt and batten out the walls, then plasterboard and skim, would only lose a couple of inches but messy and costly.
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Old 20th February 2021, 12:58   #12
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I am afraid it's why detached houses fetch more proportionately on the market.
I am fortunate to have always lived in detached ones, but when I visit friends I am immediately struck by how much I can hear. Can never cure noisy neighbours in the garden however!
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Old 20th February 2021, 13:49   #13
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I am afraid it's why detached houses fetch more proportionately on the market.
I am fortunate to have always lived in detached ones, but when I visit friends I am immediately struck by how much I can hear. Can never cure noisy neighbours in the garden however!
make sure the garden is very big and your house is in the middle with the next house being a hundred yards away, also with a big garden or you have farm fields around you.
We don't get neighbour noise from the garden, quiet area.

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Old 20th February 2021, 16:01   #14
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I have to say, it's a minefield. One mild mannered request on this subject can spoil a neighbourly relationship in a blink! And a perceived retaliation is always seen as being over the top. I recommend the typical Rover driver's solution - a wide self-satisfied smile in the middle of a handshake. Oh, with gloves on, at arms length.
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Old 20th February 2021, 17:02   #15
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Reverse psychology is very useful. One could start the conversation off with an apology i.e. " I hope we don't disturb you as we have realized that sometimes we have our volumes up a bit? " and temper the rest with tactful comments. I have no doubt the first would be "oh, do you hear us?" so possibly answered by " sometimes, but it's only to be expected! "
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If you speak to your local builders merchants, they usually have specialist suppliers who will visit your home and tell you what to do.
I've done this before and got very useful advice.
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Old 21st February 2021, 13:51   #17
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Thank you all.
Certainly something to think about.
I've lived in terrace houses since leaving home and have always been able to hear some noise, such as light switches, wardrobes etc, but here it's on another level.
They have a toddler who uses the party wall as an activity centre I think..
They have spring door stoppers that he repeatedly activates causing shockwaves to resonate through my house.
I did ask once what the sound was and they laughed and told me, so I don't think it would be worth saying anything else.

Anyway, I'll speak to the company mentioned and try my local builders merchants.
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just come across this on Youtube, I have not watched it but is it of help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLjhrXFo0Kw

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Hello,
I moved house a few years ago to a 1970s built terrace in a little village. It's a lovely house, with plenty of space. It was perfect.

However, I can hear every single sound from next door.
It's really getting us both down. It feels like a home invasion.

With home working, it's incredibly hard to concentrate.
Further to that, I'm worried that they can hear us.

I want to get the wall insulated and was wondering if anybody else had done similar and if so, how did you do it?

I've seen some kits, but they will take up six inches of the room. That won't work because of where the doors are.

Prior to lockdown, it didn't bother me too much. I was leaving home at 5.00am and getting home at 8.00pm.
My partner had mentioned it, (as she works from home anyway) but I didn't realise the extent of it until I started working from home too.

Any advice or suggestions?
Know exactly how you feel,had the same problem,made lots of enquerirs which proved expensive. I eventually decided to have ago myself. used 1/4 x 1 1/2 inch batten which I glued to the wall (no nails) in a square patten,then filled each square with sound floor proofing, covered the whole wall with plaster board and decorated as normal. the whole new wall is only 1/4 + thickness of plaster board. the difference is amazing. My neighbour has no idea what we have done, I would recommend having ago your self.we can still hear the odd noise (which is not a bad thing sometimes) I belive if I had doubled up on the plaster board would have been even better . make sure you use adisive for the battens no drilling into party wall. Hope this helps worked for us,and cost very little. Message me for anymore info be glad to help

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just come across this on Youtube, I have not watched it but is it of help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLjhrXFo0Kw

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Thank you, very interesting and useful. It looks straightforward as well.

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Know exactly how you feel,had the same problem,made lots of enquerirs which proved expensive. I eventually decided to have ago myself. used 1/4 x 1 1/2 inch batten which I glued to the wall (no nails) in a square patten,then filled each square with sound floor proofing, covered the whole wall with plaster board and decorated as normal. the whole new wall is only 1/4 + thickness of plaster board. the difference is amazing. My neighbour has no idea what we have done, I would recommend having ago your self.we can still hear the odd noise (which is not a bad thing sometimes) I belive if I had doubled up on the plaster board would have been even better . make sure you use adisive for the battens no drilling into party wall. Hope this helps worked for us,and cost very little. Message me for anymore info be glad to help
Thanks very much for the information. That's really helpful.
I may have a go myself as it sounds quite straightforward.
Does no more nails really work? I remember years ago using it to fit skirting board and it all fell off!

You've given me some confidence that all is not lost so thank you.
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