HELP HELP NOISE FROM WOODEN FLOORING

[moemaccy]

Hi All,

Can anyone please advise me on what I can do with regards to my Neighbour above me, having wooden (bare) flooring.

I live in a conversion on the ground floor of a house, with just the flat above me.

My neighbour above has sanded her floorboards, without permission from the council (southwark), and there is no sound proofing.

It is a living nightmare, and it is affecting my life, as I cannot sleep properly (I can hear snoring)above my bedroom, as the bare flooring is throughout the whole flat.

Any advice please on what I can do?

moe.

[mysticmark]

Proper sondproofing aint cheap, but is certainly demanded in new conversions - I know cos did it recently. In older conversions I have no idea sorry about regs.

Start with contacting council, or discuss with neighbours directly. Dont do what some friends did and still do: grin thru far too polite gritted teeth and bear it. Good luck.

[Herne Hill Guest]

I'm in the same position. If they own the flat you can do nothing (CRAZY) but if they are renting from the council you are in luck. I use ear plugs and a white noise machine. Good luck as I know what you are going through.

[womanofdulwich]

it probably says in their lease that they must carpet all the floors and then you can insist the landlord reinforces this part of the lease?

[mysticmark]

If u do push on just recarpeting, make sure boards are fixed properly and that the best -not shop bought - underlay is used.

[Ellie78]

That's true of owners leases certainly - it's a condition of our lease and our upstairs neighbours that there can be no wooden floors bare.

If it's council owned, then they should have to enforce carpets or provide them.

[Jeremy]

Agree with WOD. Many lease agreements with specify that floors must be carpeted. This should be the first thing to check.

[elizocha]

True, it is usually in the lease. Is your neighbour aware of how it sounds from your side?

[JohnL]

isn't the new wooden flooring soundproofed as well as carpets if done properly ?

Underlay goes under it too and rugs on top