hi there wondering if anyone can help me and recommend products ( in lamens terms as i dont speak builder)
I live in a rented housing association victorian terraced house. Having always lived in modern properties before this i wasnt aware of any potential sound issues.
since moving in it has become apparent that it is like me and my neighbours are living in the same house.
I have usual type of walls for this time period. each room has a chimney breast and alcoves on one side and flat on the other.
one neighbour is quite quiet so only hear him sometimes when on the phone or playing music. my other though it was being rented out and it seemed pot luck and the feeling of who are we going to get this time. when i first moved in i could hear the renter call her childrens names clearly.
the original owner has now moved back into the house and is unfortunately staying for good.
the thing is everything about her is loud. she seems nice enough when i have spoken to her but. i can hear conversations, music like its being played in my own living room, everything. it is really getting me down as its like i really have no privacy or peace.
I have approached the HA but they have said they dont do sound insulation work on their propertys that it meets standard levels for the period and it is too costly and ineffective.
The place is not huge so wondered whether there was any inexpensive sound insulation methods that we could use.
im assuming the alcoves are the thinner walls as chimney breast will be very thick.
I did think of seeing if building built in bookcases with something behind them downstairs and built in wardrobes in the bedrooms upstairs would help.?
as for the other side. i wondered whether there was anything quite thin i could put on the wall then paint over to dampen a little.
any suggestions? i cant move but the sound of the womans voice all the time is driving me mad.
I live in a rented housing association victorian terraced house. Having always lived in modern properties before this i wasnt aware of any potential sound issues.
since moving in it has become apparent that it is like me and my neighbours are living in the same house.
I have usual type of walls for this time period. each room has a chimney breast and alcoves on one side and flat on the other.
one neighbour is quite quiet so only hear him sometimes when on the phone or playing music. my other though it was being rented out and it seemed pot luck and the feeling of who are we going to get this time. when i first moved in i could hear the renter call her childrens names clearly.
the original owner has now moved back into the house and is unfortunately staying for good.
the thing is everything about her is loud. she seems nice enough when i have spoken to her but. i can hear conversations, music like its being played in my own living room, everything. it is really getting me down as its like i really have no privacy or peace.
I have approached the HA but they have said they dont do sound insulation work on their propertys that it meets standard levels for the period and it is too costly and ineffective.
The place is not huge so wondered whether there was any inexpensive sound insulation methods that we could use.
im assuming the alcoves are the thinner walls as chimney breast will be very thick.
I did think of seeing if building built in bookcases with something behind them downstairs and built in wardrobes in the bedrooms upstairs would help.?
as for the other side. i wondered whether there was anything quite thin i could put on the wall then paint over to dampen a little.
any suggestions? i cant move but the sound of the womans voice all the time is driving me mad.