New housing developments are like a box of chocolates – you never know what you’re going to get. 😉
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?
Pinkiponk schrieb:
Basically, I think people are in the garden because they want to hear nature, the outdoors (birdsong, buzzing insects, crickets chirping...) as opposed to being inside. From my perspective, music is not a sound that belongs to nature. You or anyone else might forget that a residential area is not “nature.” If you want pure nature, you probably need to go to nature reserves or forests. New housing developments or typical residential neighborhoods connected by roads are urban environments. Some may have a suburban or village character, but it’s a community of several people, so more than just me and my family.
By the way: just try enjoying a busy Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. with all your senses: the hustle and bustle, daily routines, all the typical street and neighbor activities. It starts with dog walkers, running feet, drivers running errands, whirring lawnmowers, sweeping hours, crying children, Makita radios, the clinking of two beer bottles from neighbors on the street, repairing a van, the beeping of kids’ scooters, the grumpy mother-in-law next door... all of that together is actually pleasant. Like a beehive. Only the bass is disturbing. And the diesel mower. And Celine Dion. 🙂
You also shouldn’t forget: you make noise too. Not everyone finds crying babies pleasant. Maybe the Makita radio was just a reaction? 😉
Snowy36 schrieb:
He’s not doing an open-air concert; he just has a construction site radio playing...
If you go over and ask him to turn it off, you’re not far from being the annoying pest... That’s true, and there are limits to mutual consideration. I can hardly forbid my neighbor from listening to music at a moderate volume on a radio in his own garden, on his own property.
I think the only thing that could really help the original poster here would be a therapist (maybe that could help with the “mindset” issue) or at least a plot of land around 1000sqm (about 10,760 sq ft). That would at least minimize the risk of noise disturbance.
I know, unfortunately, none of these are quick solutions to the problem… 🙁
I always say, if you are sensitive to noise, you shouldn’t move to the countryside. Or you need to spend a lot of money on soundproofing; in that case, the house must be built entirely of reinforced concrete and have noise protection windows class 5. Otherwise, relaxing won’t be possible.
KingJulien8 Nov 2020 12:25But it’s not quieter in the city either. On the contrary. More people, more traffic = more noise.
You just won’t have the typical rural machinery noise.
You just won’t have the typical rural machinery noise.
It depends a bit. I think residential areas in the city tend to be quieter.
In rural areas, you have many agricultural machines, children riding mopeds or lawnmowers up and down for half the day, wood splitters, chainsaws, construction noise from ongoing private building work, truck traffic from local companies, and many hobbyists and amateur carpenters.
People in the city have a different mindset.
In rural areas, you have many agricultural machines, children riding mopeds or lawnmowers up and down for half the day, wood splitters, chainsaws, construction noise from ongoing private building work, truck traffic from local companies, and many hobbyists and amateur carpenters.
People in the city have a different mindset.
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saralina878 Nov 2020 12:30kati1337 schrieb:
I can’t listen to music while playing video games either. I just can’t concentrate. I know what you mean!
My husband always jokes about me lowering the volume when I’m parking the car.