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Noisy Neighbours

I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to what I can do about noisy neighbours. I live on the top ploor of a converted house. During the week the neighbours are fairly quiet and if there is noise it tends to stop at a reasonable time, however when it gets to the weekend they tend to have music blaring out in the afternoon, so much so that I cannot hear anything above it.I've tried knocking on their door but of course they can't hear anyting as the music is so loud, so have left a polite message asking them to turn it down. I know that people are entitled to relax at the weekend, but surely respecting one's neighbours should come into consideration?

J Smith ● 5727d2 Comments

There should be a noise/env.health team on duty available via the duty officer Ealing town hall

Keith Iddon ● 5727d

Sometimes the problem can arise before 7am when neighbours and children are awake early!Wooden floors are very popular, in fact we have them downstairs, but noise travels, and open plan living just makes some homes sound like an echo box!Neighbours with small children, all bright and bushy tailed, the hustle and bustle of getting them ready at that early hour, banging doors and so on is a new phenomenon! I guess it is because we all have diferent lifestyles, we prefer to get up a little later in the day but some days the noise wakes us up and it is almost impossible to get back to sleep.Obviously we don't wish to cause bad feeling with neighbours and I am sure we are not the only people in this situation. Our neighbours did carpet the wooden staircase but still the noise persists.Children have to grow up I agree but in 32 years of living in our home we have never encountered anything like this before.  In the summer months there is more noise to look forward to with trampolene, slide and all the paraphernalia which belongs in a playground!I guess we shall just have to grin and bear it, or get some earplugs!

Jean F Fernandez ● 5726d