Happy New Year everybody!

What should I do if there're terrible noisy neghbors upstairs? I used to write a note to them, but the situation is getting worse.........How could I "fight back"!!!!!????

move as quick as you can.

learn to play the bagpipes

borrow some loud DJ equipment and a collection of hard trance CDs....

Its a situation that has to be handled carefully... things like this can become very nasty...

Like someone else mentioned... Move if you can... I know thats easier said than done...

The other alternative is to try an talk with them... come to a mutual understanding if possible?

Good Luck it cant be easy...

I'd keep a diary of the noisey times and note the actions you took to get them to quieten down such as the notes you have written to them and what you wrote in them.You could reasonably inform them that if they do not make any efforts to limit their noise then you will have to take the matter further and inform the landlord/council or whoever is responsible for your building. And then follow it up as promised.

I wouldn't recommend fighting noise with noise or other disruptive behaviour as this could just fuel a confrontational situation where it could be sorted out quickly with mediation.

It may also depend on what time of the day/night they are being noisey. Is it at unreasonable times? All the time?

Sorry I can't be more helpful.

Lottiewat

I had this problem a few years ago when the neighbours at the time were keeping me awake all night playing steps and abba.
I waited until they had gone to bed and been asleep for a couple of hours, got my guitar and amp out of the attic. Turned it up to 10 so the feedback was a digusting noise and then I went out for the day.
When I got back 6 or 7 hours later they were not to happy with me so I pointed out that everytime they kept me awake whilst i was trying to sleep I would do the same to them.
It seemed to work out ok after that but they didn't send me an xmas card

I once had very noisy neighbours and after a number of extremely polite and from both sides good-natured approaches (at 3am on weekdays etc) I decided to do something different. At that point I was having to get up at 6am, and their noise generally went on until about 4am.

I hate trance, but I plugged in some of my DJ equipment, turned it up real loud (there were no other neighbours except them) and left it for a good hour between 6 and 7. They never did it again.

I'm not trying to be super clever, but some people in all innocence don't understand how noise carries or how annoying it can be until it affects them.

I had a problem with neighbours a few years back.. I kept a diary of dates, times etc and complained to the Environmental Health, they set up a noise detector in my home for the weekend, unfortunatly, my neighbours were quiet that weekend, but if noise is detected then further action can be taken!

Originally posted by E-Man Groovin
borrow some loud DJ equipment and a collection of hard trance CDs....

This really does work! I had some complete gits living next door once who not only played music but used to shout and yell all night.

After having enough, I borrowed a huge ghetto blaster from a friend and in the morning about 6am, having to get up for work anyway, I'd put it right next to the wall and let rip!
Leaving it on for a full hour or so whilst I showered, had breakfast etc . .

did the trick.:hihi:

Originally posted by rainbow830
What should I do if there're terrible noisy neghbors upstairs? I used to write a note to them, but the situation is getting worse.........How could I "fight back"!!!!!????

Let me and/or my band practice there :evil: :headbang:

I'm not trying to be super clever, but some people in all innocence don't understand how noise carries or how annoying it can be until it affects them. [/B][/QUOTE]

i agree its amazing how many times i have had to tell my house mate to turn down his music whilst i've been studying. the problem is end up feeling guilty since when i actually get into the room with the music its being played at a really low volume anyway, its just the structure of the house and noise pockets.

Originally posted by rainbow830
Happy New Year everybody!

What should I do if there're terrible noisy neghbors upstairs? I used to write a note to them, but the situation is getting worse.........How could I "fight back"!!!!!????

Happy New Year to you too.

Is your flat rented? Do you share a mutual landlord? Check your tennancy agreement then contact your landlord. Explain that your previous requests by mail have been ignored. See what s/he / they have to recommend?

Sometimes people have to understand the noise that others make. Being a DJ I do have to practice, and ity is impossible to practice quietly, truthfully it is. So I try and prctice during the day and not at obnoxious hours, although having a lifestyle that means my sleepin times are between 02:00 and 12:00, it then becomes really annoying when neighbours are eiother doing DIY at early hours or have screaming kids on the way to school etc. I think that solmetimes people do need to realise that a certain amount of noise is always going to be made. I dont know your situation obviously, but could be possible to come to a compromise. EG tell them times of day you dont mind noise, or if they could move the noise to a different room etc, I would always be happy to agree to thinghs like that, although god knows what your nieghhbours may be like :D

Originally posted by IanMitchell
Let me and/or my band practice there :evil: :headbang:

Wish I had know you earlier Mr M. I have just been forced to sell up because of the noise and threats. I would have definitely invited you around, even if it was just to practice on the last night before I moved.

:)

Thanks all. I do understand my neighbors cuz there're two little boys and a "soprano" mother.... but this cannot be the reason for making awful noise all day. Anyway, I may talk to my landlord first, and then decide whether or not to keep a record for further action. Thanks again and nice day!!!!!

I have a neighbore from hell - although its actually his dogs. He lives alone and leaves about 5.30 in the morning, from the moment he leaves the house his dogs bark non-stop. I don't need an alarm clock, I can rely on his dogs - they live outside in a kennel. I would love to fight noise with noise but I have a 4 year old daughter so unfortunately I will always lose the battle.

Any ideas short of poisening or shooting his dogs - and before anyone says it, I know its not the dogs fault.

Ta

Matt

give them a paracetamol each. It's very safe & they'll sleep for hours! :heyhey:

On the other hand, I trained my German Shep in about 2 weeks with "the tube of doom".
Saw it on one of these trendy dog TV shows...
All it is is an empty container (I used a Pringles tube) with a handfull of gravell in the bottom.
Everytime they do something antisocial (ie bark) shake the tin vigorously. They hate the high pitched rattle & shut up. It takes a few goes but thet eventually get used to it. Shout SHUT UP at the same time. Eventually they'll respond to just SHUT UP!

Go give it a whirl :heyhey:

Originally posted by fierysatsuma
I have a neighbore from hell - although its actually his dogs. He lives alone and leaves about 5.30 in the morning, from the moment he leaves the house his dogs bark non-stop. I don't need an alarm clock, I can rely on his dogs - they live outside in a kennel. I would love to fight noise with noise but I have a 4 year old daughter so unfortunately I will always lose the battle.

Any ideas short of poisening or shooting his dogs - and before anyone says it, I know its not the dogs fault.

Ta

Matt My GF has the same problem 3 or more big dogs kept outside all the time constantly barking but thats not the worse, the worse part is the smell. She has a nice garden but you can't go outside for long because of the smell. The council doesn't seem to care because I'm sure the other neighbours have complained.:rant:

Mediation Sheffield. Give them a call. The number will be available from the police, citizen's advice or the council.

Originally posted by Bloomdido
Mediation Sheffield. Give them a call. The number will be available from the police, citizen's advice or the council. Thank you will pass on the info:thumbsup:

I work for SCC and deal with noisey neighbours daily, contact the Environmental Health,on 2037410 and get a Noise Pack which details how you should go about solving the problem.
All the previous suggestions are aal great and there are some ingenious ones too, but its up to you.
Hope you get it stopped.

Originally posted by bassplayer
I work for SCC and deal with noisey neighbours daily, contact the Environmental Health,on 2037410 and get a Noise Pack which details how you should go about solving the problem.
All the previous suggestions are aal great and there are some ingenious ones too, but its up to you.
Hope you get it stopped.

I actually did that, kept a log and everything, then the EH officer came out and asked my neighbour to be quiet, he took no notice. They gave him a set of headphones to connect to his TV, when the batteries ran out (a couple of days later) he stopped using them.

This happened on a weekly basis, they came round he turned the TV down, they left he turned it back up again.

The thing is, he was a retired little old man and was a bit deaf, I was 25 and working full time on no sleep, if I had made the same amount of noise I would have been chucked out of my flat in a week but he got to stay and I eventually moved out of a flat I realy liked.

What I'm saying is don't expect the EH to sort it out because sometimes they don't, or if they do it takes a very long time, and you will probably reach the end of your tether before it's resolved.

When they go out, squirt superglue into their locks.
Do this everytime they go out.
Do it when they're asleep in bed.
Eventually they'll move.:heyhey:

Originally posted by Miss_smiley
Wish I had know you earlier Mr M. I have just been forced to sell up because of the noise and threats. I would have definitely invited you around, even if it was just to practice on the last night before I moved.

:)

Hehe, I would have provided loads of loud feedback just for your neighbours ;)

I have noisy neighbours. A single mum and two kids. The daughter is 14 and has awful taste in music, everytime mum goes out she whacks it on and dances in the house, whilst her little 6yr old brother constantly switches lights on and off, ( I can hear the switch going, walls not too thick!)

Normal childrens behaviour I hear you cry. Mum comes home, slams every door she walks through and then begins the tirade of screaming and shouting at the said children to be quiet. This usually escalates into a three way bout where they all charge around the house swearing, slamming doors, and screeching at the top of their lungs.

I am fully aware thanks to her commentary through the party wall that " their father is a waste of space, the kids are little b**t**ds, she thinks theyre ungrateful as she goes out to work to feed them... if they dont f***ing behave she will send them to him for good" and so it goes on.

The neighbour on the other side has spoken to her explaining our mutual frustration but was met with a further tirade of abuse.

The council ask you to write a diary, but if you don't produce conclusive facts within 2 weeks they close the case!

What can I do? even though I don't particularly like the kids, irrespective of the noise it can't be a nice place for them to live either. :confused: