ᐅ New construction extremely sound-transmissive or sensitive to noise

Created on: 20 Jul 2020 11:48
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Golfi90
Hello everyone!
We have been living in our newly built 145m2 (1,560 sq ft) house since Easter.
The exterior walls are made of aerated concrete with a brick veneer. The interior walls are made of calcium silicate bricks.

Yesterday, something happened that really surprised me.

We have a walk-in closet on the upper floor. My wife was hanging clothes on metal hangers there.
At the same time, I was sitting on the toilet on the ground floor. I could clearly hear her sliding the hangers over the metal rods from there.

Overall, the entire new house feels extremely noisy! You can hear every little sound, even from the bathrooms...

Can anyone explain this to me?

Floor plan of a single-family house: living/dining area, kitchen, hallway, cloakroom, utility room, and stairs.


Floor plan of the upper floor with bedroom, child’s room, guest room, dressing room, gallery, bathroom, storage room.
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halmi
20 Jul 2020 13:38
How is the ventilation of the toilet installed?
Golfi9020 Jul 2020 13:42
The ventilation runs through the exterior wall all the way up to the attic and then through the roof to the outside.
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HilfeHilfe
20 Jul 2020 14:59
Did you write it in uppercase or lowercase?
Golfi9020 Jul 2020 17:17
I made it small. I wanted it large at first, but it wasn’t possible!
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dab_dab
20 Jul 2020 17:37
Was the surveyor present on site this time?
Golfi9020 Jul 2020 17:39
No, we did not have an inspector.