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....or, you could wave your hand in front of your face while he's talking and ask if he brushed his teeth this morning.
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I had a friend with a similar problem. He was able to reduce the noise problem by installing new, extra-thick ( I think it is fire-rated) drywall directly over the existing drywall on all the connecting walls. He lost about 3/4" of floor width in each room. he had to install outlet and switch box extensions in each room (fortunately the wiring was long enough to allow this), and he had to remove and re-install his baseboard.
I had a "party wall" between me and my condo neighbor - no noise at all. This was made of staggered vertical 2x4s in a 5 1/2" (typical 2x6) wide wall space with 2x6 top and bottom plates. Every other 2x4 contacted one side or the other; no stud touched both drywall surfaces. There was 5 1/2"" of soundproofing insulation woven between. This option costs you just over 6" of floor space. Neither of these will eliminate the problem, but it will reduce the effect. |
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By the way, I think this noise issue comes down to alcohol consumption. It appears they're dead quite during the week but the lady gets real loud one weekends. On a few occasions, I've seen the husband carry out boxes full of beer and wine bottles. Poor dude. |
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There are lots of folks wishing they could figure out how to get other folks to stop drinking. Good luck with that and if you succeed I know I will be interested! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Did anyone have success with a white noise maker??? We will consider buying one.
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My wife's friend had an apartment and she told us that the upstairs neighbor would turn on the vacuum and leave it running and not moving, just running.
I remembered this story when reading your post. It seemed like such bizarre behavior but I think they were using it to mask the sound of whatever they were doing/saying. Neighbors are weird (said the guy on THIS side of the wall/fence).
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There is some old book that has some wise sayings. I took a sentence out of it and put it into action. "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,..." So I took my next door neighbor's trash bin and recycling bin off the street where trash collecting folks left them and placed them right by their entrance. That's what my old neighbor used to do for us. I just want peace between two families now habe to live next to each other.
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I was a cop in Sydney for 10 years so I have probably heard this scenario hundreds of times, as your local cops would have. My advice, move, get away, get out, don't look back. I've seen noise complaints and neighbors disputes ruin and take lives. I've seen homes destroyed as a result of noise complaints and I've seen relationships and families ruined. The kind of noise your neighbors are making is almost impossible to police (in my state, and Country) For a noise abatement to be issued the noise has to be 'offensive'. This is determined by what a prudent person would believe. It can be offensive due to the time it's occurring but still a womans voice is not going to cut it. Loud music late at night = offensive, domestic violence = offensive, loud party = offensive. Womans voice talking in her own home?
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Thanks for your input, officer. As I was reading your post, I wished it wasn't true but you're the one who has seen it all on the field so I'll take your word with seriousness. We are looking for the best option. We have started looking into financing.
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Purchase five acres and build in the middle. Whatever problems you have will be your own making.
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Always keep calm and stay in control no matter what. Unfortunately these things can escalate rapidly but you need to make sure that doesn't happen for yourself and your family. Which means being nice, biting your tongue and do what you're doing, call the Police, let them handle it.
I hope you don't have to relocate to fix this. I also hope you don't have to live with this tension for much longer. Don't think too much about my advice, I'm just pleased you understand how these things 'can' turn out badly and end up serious. Hopefully your situation goes the other way and everyone behaves reasonably and respectfully and life goes on. Go with your gut and stay calm, you'll work it out. |
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Sounds like no fun. I would read my covenants and rules. Frequently there are provisions for neighbor's who deter from your enjoyment of your property. They may be able to be fined. Additionally, while the police are never fun, they are employed to handle this and there 24/7. Document and if they need a written reminder, have the cited for disturbing the peace and take them to court. @sses are troublesome enough when they're driving around you let alone living next to you. Good luck and buy some earplugs.
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From my past experience noise complaints are the number one neighbor/neighbor problem. Some are clueless, other just dont care. Usually it does not end until they move and are a problem to someone else. They never change. I know this is not advice but it just seems to be the way it is.
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