Hi There I really understand , I'm in the same boat, and it is very stressful and in some ways damageing if the noise is impact boom explosive noise which it what I have everyday and at night, after a while the body become worn out, form constant vibration, which is recieved as a threat by the body, I believe the council on the issue of sound proofing have really let its own people down,,, all this 'decent homes standard', to improve the superficial look of a home, but if there is no privacy and if the building is making amplifying noise, ambient noise they shoud go all out to help people to lead settled lives, all this contributes to stress, i,e, the news today,, Lease holder often convert and it leaves council tenants vulnerbale not only what appears to be illegal offers to buy their home ( even though they don't own it) , but possibly making alterations without permission and adding wood flooring, I can not see why they flooring is not legally banned it amplifies sound in some cases more than 4 times, empathsises low frequenctcy sounds like bass, or annoying bassey tones of voice into a very lould boom drown, the affect is like a horror film surrouned by spooky sound which goes up into the walls and fill the space with unwanted noise, people must push the councils on this issues once and for all to gain a decent standard of life, maybe less money on unwanted policitcal moves and more on all of the people would'nt go a miss, its all very well trendy taps and nice modern bothroom, but.,,,,,,,,,,,,
Why has a manic person appeared under tony blair, who seems to want, 'what were just dumpy old flats years ago' and still are, there seems to be a manic person out there, who seems obsessed with these flats (buying them), what about the communities welfare, what about how those cheap, naff conversion affect other peoples lives ever thought about that. this part is just my own rambling I do think it is true, and the housing crash will do us all a favour. Peoples homes and communities are not commodities to be broght and sold, shame on certain desperate people,
I am an upstairs council tenant, I am aware how easy the noise passes between floors, neither of us are noisy neighbours, but I go around my home on egg shells. Floor boards creak (lots), light switches can be heard, conversations and tv etc just every day life. Its so difficult. I have approached the council but they have said they wont do anything because if they do my flat they have to do all the others.
The tenant from downstairs moved out because of it, I love where I am but I don't like that I cant relax in my home, and I am not noisy if anything I am the opposite, the slightest noise just carries.
Where do I go from here?