We live in a terraced house, which apparently has shit sound insulation between the houses. Our elderly neighbours tend to sit in their front room to watch TV. They have it on so loud, I needn't have the sound on if watching the same programme as them.
Our first solution was to swap dining room/lounge so that we sit at the back of the house and avoid the noise - but this meant my home office desk was in the front room, and I was getting annoyed with the noise with the crap US made-for-TV "dramas" that they seem to watch every afternoon. I don't have to work from home, but I chose to do so in order to save on commute time/cost and to get some peace & quiet!
Our second solution was to move my desk upstairs - not ideal, as it's in the front bay window, and there's too much glare from outside, but I can STILL hear the sodding TV from next door.
They also have a second TV in the back room - sometimes with the same programme playing as the front room, but just a little out of sync :¬(
So, would I be unreasonable to get them to turn down the volume, or atleast switch off the TV and go and do something more interesting instead?
I have to be a little careful about the noise, as although we are very quiet at the moment, we are expecting a baby in the New Year, which of course , will not be coming with any volume control!!
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To Request Elderly Neighbours to turn down TV as I'm working from home?
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PinkyAndTheBump · 01/09/2014 13:12
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