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After a month here at the location, we’re a bit annoyed by the noise level. It’s nothing to really complain about. It’s Saturday noon, and if the neighbor wants to play moderately loud music in the garden, that’s probably within their rights. Unfortunately, it’s just 3 meters (10 feet) in a straight line from our office and children’s room, wakes my sleeping baby, and personally really gets on my nerves. You can’t recognize the songs, but you hear thumping bass lines through the wall/windows for hours. I’m quite sensitive to that, and it’s annoying me.
On another property, someone has moved in who so far seems to combine the intelligence of a houseplant with the humor of a certain comedian. They often blast poor punk music late into the night and then drunkenly shout nonsense across the street when you want to let the cat out. Hooray. 🙄
We had actually hoped that people like that wouldn’t have the money for a house. Either way, these were just first impressions, maybe it will improve.
But regarding the music noise during the day, we would like to do something about it. I don’t want to approach the neighbors about it—they are very nice and I don’t believe they’re doing anything wrong. These are just sounds you have to expect, and the fact that they bother me is my problem.
Do you have any ideas on the best way to block sound?
We already agreed with them and planted a hedge along the boundary. If we now put up a wall or fence on our side of the property, would that be a problem, or can we just do it? What offers the best noise protection, especially against bass? Is there anything we can do to the house itself to prevent the sound from coming inside?
After a month here at the location, we’re a bit annoyed by the noise level. It’s nothing to really complain about. It’s Saturday noon, and if the neighbor wants to play moderately loud music in the garden, that’s probably within their rights. Unfortunately, it’s just 3 meters (10 feet) in a straight line from our office and children’s room, wakes my sleeping baby, and personally really gets on my nerves. You can’t recognize the songs, but you hear thumping bass lines through the wall/windows for hours. I’m quite sensitive to that, and it’s annoying me.
On another property, someone has moved in who so far seems to combine the intelligence of a houseplant with the humor of a certain comedian. They often blast poor punk music late into the night and then drunkenly shout nonsense across the street when you want to let the cat out. Hooray. 🙄
We had actually hoped that people like that wouldn’t have the money for a house. Either way, these were just first impressions, maybe it will improve.
But regarding the music noise during the day, we would like to do something about it. I don’t want to approach the neighbors about it—they are very nice and I don’t believe they’re doing anything wrong. These are just sounds you have to expect, and the fact that they bother me is my problem.
Do you have any ideas on the best way to block sound?
We already agreed with them and planted a hedge along the boundary. If we now put up a wall or fence on our side of the property, would that be a problem, or can we just do it? What offers the best noise protection, especially against bass? Is there anything we can do to the house itself to prevent the sound from coming inside?
You must be very sensitive. We also have Ytong, which is actually one of the lowest options for sound insulation. Our plot is very small, we live on a relatively busy street, and our semi-detached neighbors have a small child. When the windows are closed, you occasionally hear a car, but the house needs to be very quiet for that. We don’t hear anything at all from our neighbors.
At the beginning, we tested our sound system, and even at a volume level that personally feels uncomfortable to me, nothing is heard by the neighbors. Outside, just a little bit. In the neighboring houses, absolutely nothing. They all have Ytong as well.
Our property was completely open when we moved in, and especially during rush hour, the noise level on the terrace (on the other side of the street) was unpleasant. We built a shed along with fence panels, and that has helped a lot. Next year, we plan to expand the inside of the shed a bit and install polystyrene boards between the wooden beams. That should help as well.
There is no real solution. A hedge will help a little but won’t work miracles.
At the beginning, we tested our sound system, and even at a volume level that personally feels uncomfortable to me, nothing is heard by the neighbors. Outside, just a little bit. In the neighboring houses, absolutely nothing. They all have Ytong as well.
Our property was completely open when we moved in, and especially during rush hour, the noise level on the terrace (on the other side of the street) was unpleasant. We built a shed along with fence panels, and that has helped a lot. Next year, we plan to expand the inside of the shed a bit and install polystyrene boards between the wooden beams. That should help as well.
There is no real solution. A hedge will help a little but won’t work miracles.
danixf schrieb:
You must be very sensitive then. We also have Ytong blocks, which are basically the lowest in terms of soundproofing. Our plot is small, we live on a fairly busy street, and our semi-detached neighbors have a small child. When the windows are closed, you can occasionally hear a car, but the house has to be really quiet for that. We don’t hear anything from our neighbors at all...
At first, we tested our sound system and even at a volume level that I personally find unpleasant, the neighbors don’t hear anything. Outside, there’s minimal sound. In the neighboring houses, absolutely nothing. They all also have Ytong blocks.
When we moved in, our plot was completely open, and especially during rush hour, the noise level on our terrace (on the other side of the street) was unpleasant. We built a shed with some fence panels, which helped a lot. Next year, we plan to upgrade the shed interior a bit and install polystyrene boards between the wooden beams. This should also help.
There is no real solution. A hedge will help minimally but won’t work miracles. . Yes, the neighbor can’t hear your sound system inside their house... but you will hear your loud music from inside yours when you are outside in your garden... Or exactly where is the OP’s neighbor playing the bass? Inside his house with windows closed on both sides?
Unfortunately, neighbors’ lack of intelligence and taste does not improve over time. I thought you had moved “way out” to some remote place like Posemuckel in the Hunsrück region or another rural area, where there are typically fewer troublesome neighbors than in a big city. My favorite solution is always some kind of diffuser, although shrubs and bushes take a while to grow. But any kind of greenery helps.
If neighbors underestimate how loud their music is, two approaches can help (depending on the type of people, one or the other method might work better): first, a friendly conversation, and second, playing music yourself that clashes with their taste—something that feels “louder” to them. Pachelbel (or Bach as an alternative), Khachaturian (or Mussorgsky), Beefheart (or Zappa), Fripp (or Frampton)—you have to experiment a bit. If none of these work, then Stockhausen ;-)
Or—though this requires more brains than dealing with idiots or houseplant-like neighbors—you can keep slipping their mailboxes advertisements from hearing aid providers.
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If neighbors underestimate how loud their music is, two approaches can help (depending on the type of people, one or the other method might work better): first, a friendly conversation, and second, playing music yourself that clashes with their taste—something that feels “louder” to them. Pachelbel (or Bach as an alternative), Khachaturian (or Mussorgsky), Beefheart (or Zappa), Fripp (or Frampton)—you have to experiment a bit. If none of these work, then Stockhausen ;-)
Or—though this requires more brains than dealing with idiots or houseplant-like neighbors—you can keep slipping their mailboxes advertisements from hearing aid providers.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
kati1337 schrieb:
Unfortunately, it’s only about 3 meters (10 feet) in a straight line from our office and the children’s room, which wakes my sleeping baby and really gets on my nerves. You can’t make out any songs, but you can hear bass lines thumping through the wall/windows for hours. kati1337 schrieb:
The music itself wasn’t actually very loud; it was one of those Makita construction site radios. kati1337 schrieb:
I’m very sensitive to this kind of thing, and it annoys me. Can you somehow record it? I honestly can’t imagine that this radio would produce so much noise/bass that windows and masonry would vibrate from 3 meters (10 feet) away.
From my perspective, it might sound like “high sensitivity” on your part, could that be possible?
Well, if the window has a 32dB acoustic glazing and the neighbor’s window does too, but they play music at 85dB, some noise will still come through...
However, from my own experience, people tend to quickly fixate on this annoying noise, paying more attention to it and becoming increasingly sensitive...
On one hand, new housing developments are often cold and empty outside, with nothing to reduce the noise. The only solution is planting vegetation and waiting...
On the other hand, new houses are usually quite empty inside, so there is nothing to break up the sound waves. Carpets, curtains, and possibly an acoustic panel can help improve the situation.
However, from my own experience, people tend to quickly fixate on this annoying noise, paying more attention to it and becoming increasingly sensitive...
On one hand, new housing developments are often cold and empty outside, with nothing to reduce the noise. The only solution is planting vegetation and waiting...
On the other hand, new houses are usually quite empty inside, so there is nothing to break up the sound waves. Carpets, curtains, and possibly an acoustic panel can help improve the situation.
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