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[Brighton] Living in a flat
- Thread starter Live by the sea
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OK. Bang to rights. Booo. BOOO!
Get in the sea @Live by the sea, you first-world-problem-victim, er, you.
And that.
Kind of with you on this. Got sent to Jersey to live early in my career, ended up in a bank house with about 18 others. The noise from the girl next door through the very thin walls (an eclectic mix of a Tina Turner obsession and very noisy sex, sometimes together….’simply the best’ is ingrained on my memory) was more entertaining than annoying. It was the same throughout the house….endless stories of what had been heard and subsequent pisstaking
If I had to put up with it now, I would literally kill somebody however
CorgiRegisteredFriend
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These are great. ‘Violent f***ing’ included.
Absolutely. You’d think a successful New Yorker would know that though
Jersey CI, not Jersey NYAbsolutely. You’d think a successful New Yorker would know that though
In the opening post some of the 1930s blocks in Hove are mentioned including Courtenay Gate, have you worked in any of these?The only flat I rented was opposite the Station Hotel pub (handy) at the bottom of Hampstead Road. At the bottom of my tiny garden was the main railway lines into and out of Brighton. Our ornaments rattled when the carriages went by. The main noise problem was the aggregate wagons that past over a set of points in the early hours. It nearly knocked us out of bed some mornings
I know. The OP is a New Yorker. New York isn’t shut on SundaysJersey CI, not Jersey NY
THIS - a pox on everyone’s house
And Wednesday, half day closing.I know. The OP is a New Yorker. New York isn’t shut on Sundays
Easter. Lent. Whitsun. Mickle mass. Ascension. Crowley. Beelzebub Thursday. And bob-a-job week.
Traditions, schmaditions.
Theatre of Trees
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Be creative in getting rid of noisy neighbours particular if rented. Someone died in the bath in the flat next door to me and I bought it up once in a conversation with another noisy tenant who lived alone there. It did the trick as she moved out a few months later and spent a lot more time with the boyfriend beforehand
Just a point about sound proofing in modern flats. I live in a new build (9 years old) flat. The sound proofing is brilliant. Don’t hear anything from our neighbours. Close the windows and you can’t hear the building site for the phases of the development that followed ours.
It is a tall block so the floor slabs are probably thick concrete to provide the 2 hour fire resistance required and perhaps that helps with noise.
We have had other issues (combustible cladding*, badly installed shower tray leaking, water ingress) but sound insulation is very good.
*an absolute fucker of an issue, but I’m sure there’s already a thread on that
It is a tall block so the floor slabs are probably thick concrete to provide the 2 hour fire resistance required and perhaps that helps with noise.
We have had other issues (combustible cladding*, badly installed shower tray leaking, water ingress) but sound insulation is very good.
*an absolute fucker of an issue, but I’m sure there’s already a thread on that
….or wait until your in your late 50s, then you wouldn’t hear AC/DC rehearsing next door anyway
BrightonCottager
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I worked in Brighton planning dept in the late 80s - early 90s when lots of flat conversions got permission. We were prevented by national law and policy to insist on soundproofing between flats. We tried to change local policy like some London boroughs were trying to do but it was an uphill struggle.
herecomesaregular
We're in the pipe, 5 by 5
That's interesting as mine was built in 2007 and the sound insulation is poor in a sideways direction with loads of noise also easily heard from outside (car doors slamming etc). It's only a block of 4 small flats though.
The OP has bought and moved into a flat right? So what makes you say they're being snobby towards flats?
herecomesaregular
We're in the pipe, 5 by 5
Thanks will recommend these to friend of a friend who has nightmare neighbour noise, causing them severe distress. Despite GBs comments this thread has been really interesting for me.
There were soundproofing regs in 2007. Not just between flats, but also within each property too. But the regs were reasonably new, and a lot of builders skimped on the soundproofing.
CorgiRegisteredFriend
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The noisiest place I’ve lived in was a 1930s semi detached house. That was down to the neighbours weekly parties and coming home after a night out and insisting on putting on loud music. Plus the mum used to swear loudly at her 3 year old daughter. We talking the C word here. Lived in loads of flats and never had a problem. In fact the only noise I’ve experienced was when living as a student in Montpelier Road. The people below were part of The Christian Union and would sing a load of church stuff every Sunday night- but that would finish quite early. My son has a flat in the centre of Brighton but he was sensible to buy at the top so no noise from above. At the end of the day it’s who lives around you not the actual property.
This is why when you move to an apartment, you move to a thick rather than a flat.
KZNSeagull
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Had a flat in Burgess Hill for a month and the lady in the flat below would bring someone home from the pub every Friday night which resulted in her shouting "lower!!" at the top of her voice over and over. I don't think they were watching recordings of Play Your Cards Right but never found out exactly what they were doing 