I hate next door neighbour Bass!

[p1tse]

living in a newish build, so not solid walls, so regular hear next door bass

thud thud thud.... grrr

Has anyone asked neighbours to keep it down?

 

[Just Dave]

living in a newish build, so not solid walls, so regular hear next door bass

thud thud thud.... grrr

Has anyone asked neighbours to keep it down?

LOL I hate our next door neighbours screaming and shouting at each other at all times of day and night, its like mad Friday every day

go to bed at night cant sleep because of them wake up to them starting again

Julies always banging on their door makes no difference it all starts again

Were expecting the worst again tonight he went for beer at the shop with his wife chasing him up the road shouting "You need to change your ways"

 

[amtaylor]

My guitar teacher told me what he did one time when he had enough of noisy neighbours. He borrowed a full stack guitar amp, placed it against an adjoining wall and turned it all up. Strummed the guitar and went out for the afternoon leaving it on continuous blaring feedback.
Rock n roll eh?

 

[p1tse]

i miss the old neighbours, now they've rented out to inconsiderate young lads

11am and i can hear thud thud thud going through me

i think there's 3 lads, one lad is worst as when the others aren't there it's louder and longer. usually they turn it off by 10pm.

i'll have to mention something as with a young lad we plan to move him to the room nearer to the semi next door

drove me nuts when i was a student with the bass. i asked my house mate to turn the bass off living below him, but he ignored me and that turned friendship to nothing now.

music lovers fair enough, put your headphones on at night or turn the bass off!

 

[Rob 80386]

I got told to turn my bass down a few weeks ago,

I like mixing on the 1s and 2s, got right into the groove, non-stop mixing for 3-4 hours, however I didn't keep an eye on volume levels, around 20 past 10 at night, I got a knock on the door from the resident upstairs, she said, I don't mind the music, but can you turn the bass down, as it is thumping my bedroom floor.. I did that and no problems since

 

[Just Dave]

i miss the old neighbours, now they've rented out to inconsiderate young lads

11am and i can hear thud thud thud going through me

i think there's 3 lads, one lad is worst as when the others aren't there it's louder and longer. usually they turn it off by 10pm.

i'll have to mention something as with a young lad we plan to move him to the room nearer to the semi next door

drove me nuts when i was a student with the bass. i asked my house mate to turn the bass off living below him, but he ignored me and that turned friendship to nothing now.

music lovers fair enough, put your headphones on at night or turn the bass off!

your lucky 10pm We wouldnt mind that its almost 24 hrs here could be any time :bang:

:bang::bang: I bang on the wall once and he came knocking saying Id scared his kids :bang::bang::bang: :rules:

 

[p1tse]

I got told to turn my bass down a few weeks ago,

I like mixing on the 1s and 2s, got right into the groove, non-stop mixing for 3-4 hours, however I didn't keep an eye on volume levels, around 20 past 10 at night, I got a knock on the door from the resident upstairs, she said, I don't mind the music, but can you turn the bass down, as it is thumping my bedroom floor.. I did that and no problems since

11:20pm and it's still thumping through in the living room. so hope it's not thumping through the bedroom

but yeah think i will have to go that approach don't mind the music but turn the bass down.

leave it for now, unless it get silly when i finally hit the bed, and mention it next time i see the young lads

 

[srichards]

My old neighbours drove me bonkers with their loud tv. They were both a bit deaf and you could hear it through their double glazing when you stood outside and they wouldn't have it that it was too loud! Because they could never hear me as they were half deaf they assumed the noise didn't travel. With that and the traffic noise I didn't get a proper night's sleep for all the time I was living there.

The noise nuisance regulations are clear that you shouldn't be able to hear anything after a certain hour of night from a property above a certain level. It's virtually whisper level so quite quiet. Think it is 11pm on a weeknight and midnight on a weekend. Extends to 8am and 9am respectively.

 

[onona]

Why do you come complain on this site when you could be calling your local council? Councils have noise teams to deal specifically with these issues, and repeat offenders can be fined and even evicted if they continue their inconsiderate behaviour.

 

[Tori]

I'd ride my motorbike up to their front door, and bounce it off the rev limiter through their letterbox.

If that didn't work, I'd invite my friends round with their bikes. On a Sunday morning....

Inconsiderate neighbours are so selfish.

 

[dinners]

I'm lucky as I live in the middle of nowhere now and can make all the noise I like but I used to live in a flat above a deaf old lady who kept her telly on full blast all the time.

Prior to that (late 80's 90s) I lived in some fairly dodgy areas surrounded by dance music but always held my own with full on metal band rehersals LOL

This thread reminds me of that joke - My neighbour was banging on my door at 3:00 am today in a distressed state - luckily I was still up playing my bagpipes.

 

[MWHCVT]

At the risk of winding everyone in this thread right up all my neighbours are wonderful though I suppose it has to having the same neighbours on both sides for the last 28 years

PS if anyone needs to drown out a noisy neighbour I'm sure Darrell (thedodo) and myself can help with several thousands of watts of speaker and bass to drown out any noise from next door

 

[Strapps]

I'd ride my motorbike up to their front door, and bounce it off the rev limiter through their letterbox.

Well, that's just ridiculous.

You're risking valve damage by bouncing it off the limiter, better to vary the revs through the whole range. If your bike has carbs, flick the kill switch off and on for a big backfire too

 

[gramps]

Report to the local council.

 

[slimboy fat]

Just go and knock on the door and talk to them.

 

[Russ77]

Report to the local council.

It's a little harsh to run straight to the council when you haven't spoken to the neighbour (going by the information available here).

I'm pretty sure that unless there's regular disturbance after 11pm it'd be very difficult to get the council/environmental health/police to do much about it.

If you can actually "feel" the bass then you might have more grounds to get something done but the level at which noise becomes a nuisance is subjective

As much as noise disturbance is a nuisance, the person who's making the noise *could* argue that they have the right to play their music loud too.

I live in a new build block of flats, there are 10 flats over 3 floors, 4 ground level, 4 first floor and to on the second floor.

The guy that lives below me does like his music/movies quite loud but it's normally quiet by 10-11pm and all I hear is the odd rumble of bass BUT I too have a 1KW 7.1 home cinema He did come and ask me to turn my music down once.... He had been at work since 5am and got home at 16:00, there was no one else in the block so I had the volume all the way to 11 It was frickin' loud and I didn't see him come home but he knocked on the door, explained he was going to try and get some sleep so I turned it down..... simples

The most "annoying" noises come from the couple who live next to me, they're a lovely couple who always take parcels in for me when I'm not around but the guy is just one of those "noisy" people..... They get up before 5 nearly everyday which is about an hour before my alarm goes off, I think the woman goes into the room that joins our bedroom for a ciggy so you here the window opening, light/power switches going etc. Obviously not a lot that can be done as they're only going about their business.

I would have a word with the lad(s) again and maybe contact the home owners, if it still persists get make notes of when this happens and "rate" how loud it was at any given time and get environmental health involved

 

[gramps]

Noise nuisance is not a time-related factor, and some neighbours can be the people from hell to approach. Sure speak to them first if you think you can but if it doesn't work the council are there to help and they will just send out a warning letter asking them to deal with the issue. You will get something to note future disturbances if they occur and if necessary the council will take further action only then.
If you are say 21 and your neighbour regularly plays bass until 11 pm it may not be an issue but if you are elderly or have very young children it may well be an issue.

 

[Russ77]

Noise nuisance is not a time-related factor, and some neighbours can be the people from hell to approach. Sure speak to them first if you think you can but if it doesn't work the council are there to help and they will just send out a warning letter asking them to deal with the issue. You will get something to note future disturbances if they occur and if necessary the council will take further action only then.
If you are say 21 and your neighbour regularly plays bass until 11 pm it may not be an issue but if you are elderly or have very young children it may well be an issue.

That's pretty much what I said..... it's subjective BUT if you go down the official route, whether it's a nuisance or not is subjective and the "rights" of both parties have to be considered, especially if the disturbance isn't after 11pm-7am.

For example, if you have a night worker living next door to an amateur composer, it wouldn't be unreasonable for the latter to play their piano during the day as a decent volume BUT the night worker would also argue they have a right to sleep whether it be day or night.

It also comes to personal levels of tolerance (as you touched on). I'm 34 but do like loud bassy music myself so if my neighbour's got his music up loud, if I'm only sitting there watching the TV it's no big deal. If I'm nursing a migraine and the bass is going through me then then in that instance it's not particularly pleasant but hopefully if communication can be made and is good it can be resolved.

The risk you stand by running to the council is that if they deem the noise levels to be reasonable, the chances are that you action will p the neighbours off and they'll find new/subtle ways of antagonising you

Sometimes it's easier said than done but communication in the early stages is key, if that fails then take the formal route.

On the flipside, perhaps these guys don't realise how badly their music can be heard, they might actually be quite reasonable

 

[Ziggy]

Basically different people have different standards and what is deemed as acceptable behaviour to someone will not be acceptable to someone else. That is always going to be the risk when you live next door to somebody; is a gamble when you move in.

I would imagine that the hasslle when reporting etc would just drag on and on and make your life a but of a misery. Just my opinion but I would say that someone who thinks that shouting etc and disturbing your neighbour is acceptable behavior is not going to change because you speak to them. In fact I would suggest that they will probably be more nosiy just to spite you. That may seem harsh but is the reality of some of the people we have in society.

 

[mercedes]

We have inconsiderate neighbours, their son actually, who when mummy and daddy were away, was noisy as hell with his thumping bass impressing his mates, often till midnight.
He was asked often to turn it down and was even dragged by his ear by my wife to listen to the racket from our side.
It had little long lasting effect . . . Until I purchased an air horn.
Whenever there a late night racket, I'd get up extra early 7am and place the nozzle into the air brick between our semis and let rip 3 or 4 times just to make sure everyone was wide awake.
Even these thickos managed to connect the rival noises and they now keep the volume well down.

 

[amtaylor]

That reminds me of a time when I was young on a campsite and all the drunks came passed our tent at 2 really noisy. I went down to their tent at 7 with a recording of marvs scream off home alone and placed it under the outer tent.

 

[neil_g]

could be worse... upstairs have creaky bed springs :|

 

[onona]

As much as noise disturbance is a nuisance, the person who's making the noise *could* argue that they have the right to play their music loud too.

But they don't. It's called a disturbance of the peace and if the volume is above a certain level the council have an obligation to take action. I for one am tired of selfish, inconsiderate people. I had a neighbour two floors down for a while who thought it was okay to play extremely loud Arabic dance music at 1am during the week. I had to go and yell at him one night and he seemed all surprised that someone would be bothered by it - people are so self centred that they don't even stop to think how their actions are affecting others.

As far as I am aware, the cutoff time for loud music is 10PM. But even then, people should be considerate to their neighbours at all hours.

 

[sirkuk]

As many others, I have noisy neighbours (or their teenage sons anyway while the parents are out should I say). I was at their door twice one night complaining because they just wouldn't turn it down. It wasn't the fact that it was loud, it was the bass carrying through the walls. I was tempted to move my guitar amp speaker cabinet up to the wall!

There was a story in the local paper's here not long ago about a chap that had problems with noisy neighbour's dogs. Numerous calls to the council to no avail over a period of months (council wouldn't come out to the disturbance), he went around threatening to shoot the neighbours dogs. Got him in trouble with the law and still didn't get the issue resolved!

 

[Russ77]

But they don't. It's called a disturbance of the peace and if the volume is above a certain level the council have an obligation to take action. I for one am tired of selfish, inconsiderate people. I had a neighbour two floors down for a while who thought it was okay to play extremely loud Arabic dance music at 1am during the week. I had to go and yell at him one night and he seemed all surprised that someone would be bothered by it - people are so self centred that they don't even stop to think how their actions are affecting others.

As far as I am aware, the cutoff time for loud music is 10PM. But even then, people should be considerate to their neighbours at all hours.

Yes and no...... As I've said in all my posts "nuisance" and "disturbance" are subjective depending on the type of noise(s) being made and the recipient's tolerance/circumstances.

To elaborate on the above..... Last Sunday the couple who live above me Christened their son, I'm guessing they had friends round afterwards for a few drinks.

Around 21:00 I could hear them when they went outside for a ciggy, this happened a few time up til around midnight. I could also hear them talking/laughing/shouting from their flat after 23:00, in fact they woke me up a couple of times, the last time being around 02:30.

Now I'd have been well within my rights to ask them to desist BUT I didn't have work the following day, it was a special day for them and pretty much a one off.

BUT if this happened every weekend it'd be a different story and I would do a lot more about it

I'm not condoning anti-sociable neighbours at all but whoever you are and wherever you live there needs to be a little "live and let live"

 

[big soft moose]

I used to have similar problems with my neighbour when i lived in MK - late night drininking and thudding bass - but after a few mornings after the night before with me deciding that 7am was an excellent time to chop some firewood up with my MS441 (thats a big eff off chainsaw to the uniniated) he got the picture.

(NB: i'd cleared this approach ahead of time with the girls who lived on the otherside )

 

[Wookee]

My immediate neighbours have never been a problem in 20 years. However, someone over the back of me has just become the proud owner of a cockerel. I generally work late into the evening and aren't often up at dawn...until now that is.

When I figure out which house it is I'll have a word. If that doesn't work then I'll encourage all my other neighbours to have words too. Until then I'm praying for Mr Fox to find his way in.

 

[big soft moose]

you'll tune it out pretty quickly - i live in the countryside now and have three neighbours who keep chickens - the first week the cockadoodledoing was hell but after that my brain just filtered it out so it no longer woke me up.

 

[Starastin]

you'll tune it out pretty quickly - i live in the countryside now and have three neighbours who keep chickens - the first week the cockadoodledoing was hell but after that my brain just filtered it out so it no longer woke me up.

not in a way similar to loud music.

the most annoying thing is when the song stops and then there is that 3-10 sec silence where you don't know if he's looking for next tune or has shut it off. I would rather just listen to it non-stop. thankfully I don't live in flats any-more too, and hope I never do.

 

[AD_Capturs]

As a music producer with a studio in my house I have been asked a few times but what they don't realise is that making music is a job of mine and I do it during reasonable hours so I tell them to pish off Tbh but I'm sure they dont have an argument like me.

 

[p1tse]

As a music producer with a studio in my house I have been asked a few times but what they don't realise is that making music is a job of mine and I do it during reasonable hours so I tell them to pish off Tbh but I'm sure they dont have an argument like me.

i disagree. if it's your living you should invest in soundproofing a room etc.
you don't expect, wood craft, metal fabricators to do their jobs continuously in a residential home?

 

[p1tse]

so i went round there spoke to one of the lads, which i've had a decent conversation before as he seems alright at around 7:30 as i was putting my little one to sleep as a 2 year old noticed the thumping noise.

i was polite asked the noise level was ok, but could they turn down the bass. my gosh 10:45pm and it's like in a night club. i'm the unfortunate one with the only house attached to them.

i know they are a bunch of lads having fun with uni mates, but in a known residential housing estate, they shouldn't have this behaviour being young professionals, go out and spend their money and make noise else where!

i don't want to be the neighbour who moans, but this party noise level at this time with a lot of younger kids about is hideous.

i would be knocking on their door if we had our toddler next to their house, which we plan come xmas.

but shouting, swearing as i can hear they have their patio doors open is driving me nuts, but i do know they have mates round and going out, which i hope soon!

 

[stupar]

I live in a flat that forms part of a block of 7 flats.
The neighbours opposite must be in their mid 20's and feel the highlight of a saturday night once in a blue moon is loud techno music until the small hours.

When ever it gets out of hand the neighbour bellow calls the police, simple as that.

Thankfully for us having a sturdy door and a wide hallway between us tones the sound down.
I do like to go out and hoover the hall landing early on a sunday morning though, hate a messy floor

 

[AD_Capturs]

i disagree. if it's your living you should invest in soundproofing a room etc.
you don't expect, wood craft, metal fabricators to do their jobs continuously in a residential home?

Reasonable times being from 10am till 5, my nabours don't work and don't have kids so what's the problem? Yes my studio has soundproofing tiles and bass traps but it don't fully stop the thump.

 

[onomatopoeia]

All of this is one of the reasons I bought a detached house with a commute rather than a semi / terrace / flat close to work for the same price.

With no-one adjoining, I don't disturb my neighbours and they don't distrub me.

 

[srichards]

If they're renting then they might have clauses about reasonable behaviour. I'd find out who their landlord is. Speak to them again about all the things you will be raising with the landlord if they don't show a little consideration.

Reasonable behaviour certainly applies to council and housing association tenants. If they're loud and obnoxious then you can have them thrown out if they persist.

Unfortunately not everyone has the luxury of being able to afford a detached property so they have to suffer the noise of others and vice versa.

The grants for insulation etc should also offer grants for noise insulation I think. Would improve quality of life far more than a few quid off a fuel bill.

 

[PatrickO]

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[PatrickO]

I really feel for the people on here with noisy/obnoxious neighbours. I'm lucky that where I live now is detached with mostly families so very quiet at night. But in the past I have lived in a flat and remember going out for a 3am walk just to get away from the noise. Also remeber going round to ask (politely) for noise to be turned down and basically being told to p**s off.

Reasonable times being from 10am till 5, my nabours don't work and don't have kids so what's the problem? Yes my studio has soundproofing tiles and bass traps but it don't fully stop the thump.

You must be fun to live next to lol. Is it really appropriate to run a business with a high noise level in a residential area? Sounds like you've had a few complaints.

 

[big soft moose]

You must be fun to live next to lol. Is it really appropriate to run a business with a high noise level in a residential area? Sounds like you've had a few complaints.

indeed if people start complaing running a business at home could get you in hot water - unless you've applied for planning and pay business rates etc

 

[AD_Capturs]

You must be fun to live next to lol. Is it really appropriate to run a business with a high noise level in a residential area? Sounds like you've had a few complaints.

Next door are selling their house if you are interested?