A delicate situation has developed here at home and I need some advice, and I know dear readers that you are always available to give the rest of the world the benefit of your experiences.
What has happened since we bought the place we live in (its a masionnette i.e. we have someone living in a flat above us) is that the guy upstairs has decided to sub-let his flat. Now first off this is in flagrant disregard of the terms of the lease as the property is leasehold. But we can put that to one side for a bit.
Because he decided to sublet, he and the two girls he is subletting to (his girlfriends daughter and friend, both students) have been renovating the flat since about september.
Let me first say that while we were away this summer he had a leak in his flat which has damaged a ceiling in one of our rooms, which he has promised to fix and its still not done, I keep being told that the builder, who is helping with the renovation will 'do it soon'
So since the summer we have put up with regular bangings, sawing, drilling and hammering going on upstairs. We have complained when its gone on too long, like twelve midnight and they promised not to work after nine o cloclk in the evening as some mornings we have to be up at 6. But neverthe less they have broken the rule occassionaly.
Now the work is nearly finished, our cealing is not fixed, but they have started to move in . So the other night they were banging and drilling till 11,but we let it go as we were up. Then the next early evening they had music on so loud we couldn't hear the TV without putting the volume up, so I went and complained and the music went off.
I do keep reminding them that there is no sound proofing in this building and we can hear everything
Then saturday night hoovering at 11 o clock
And Sunday morning at 7 o clock the Ohhs and ahhs of sex going on, the grunting arrghs uuurrrgggs of orgasms
Now I'm not a prude but do I really want that and also my 6 year old daughter was visiting and usually awake at that tiime.
So the dilemma is, the next time they make a noise and I go up to complain do I tell them that I can even hear them fucking to see if I can embarass them into silence, or simply tape it and sell the tapes to porno movie manufacturers - who can contact me via this blog!
Advice please
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We had this Dr Rob in our so called Masionette with a woman who refused to accept that we actually SHARE a house.
The thing to do is to point that out, or, if the noise goes on you can actually phone your local council as you have a right to Quiet Enjoyment.
The resident lawyer in my household is in Australia but if you need legal advice it is available from next Monday.
I cannot offer such sage advice as DrKate, only sympathy, but as a distraction for you I have tagged you with Dr Joolz's 4 things meme- see my blog at talesfromthebearpit.blogspot.com or check out Dr Joolz's site to see what this is. Are you up for this?
We have had this problem in our semi-detached house too - and I have solved it a bit. Here's how:
Elderly neighbours moved out and son (30+) of elderly neighbours moved in with two friends. Friends bring girlfriends and house is like a student house with 'great music' - never late - but often too loud.
We complain pleasantly and they always say "sorry"... "just let us know if we are distrurbing you". This pisses me off hugely as we have to "just let them know" every evening at 6pm for about one month. ANYWAY one Saturday night they played music loudly at 4.45 am. I DID NOTHING - until 7.30am when I was sure that their fun had finished and they had gone to sleep. THEN I played my favourite music: Dolly Parton 9-5, E.L.O Mr Blue SKY, Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise etc AS LOUD AS I COULD FOR ONE WHOLE HOUR. Then I went to my sister's house.
When I say LOUD, I mean LOUD.
It seems to have worked.
The next time we saw each other, we both smiled politely as if nothing had happened. Why dontya give it a whirl.
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