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indoor trampoline in a flat?

42 replies

user1483387154 · 29/09/2019 18:49

hi. my son is very energetic and with the bad weather coming we wont be able to go to the park much longer . We dont have a garden and live in a first floor flat. Would I be a nightmare neighbour if I bought a small indoor trampoline for him to use?

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Tojigornot · 29/09/2019 18:50

Yes!

ballsdeep · 29/09/2019 18:52

Seriously?!

Rolypolybabies · 29/09/2019 18:54

Depends who is below you and when you are planning to let the child use it. If they are out at work etc I don't see any problem at all.

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SillyMoomin · 29/09/2019 18:54

Yes. Ffs.
Your ground lease rules probably won’t allow this either

Take him to a soft play or buy wellies and a raincoat and play outside.

DaphneFanshaw · 29/09/2019 18:55

Errrrrm, actually I don't think it would be too bad if it was one of the small ones with a handle bar. You would need a mat or rug underneath to stop banging for the flat under you.

KnifeAngel · 29/09/2019 18:55

Yes you would be your neighbours worst nightmare.

Soola · 29/09/2019 18:57

Treadmill?

rosierose1 · 29/09/2019 18:59

Is this serious? No not acceptable at all and very selfish. Your poor neighbours! I've lived in 2 flats before and you hear everything. You need to move if you want a trampoline.

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user1483387154 · 29/09/2019 19:01

Raincoat and wellies dont help in - 15 DEGREE weather and soft play doesnt exist here. it's cheaper to buy a trampoline than the right weather play clothes for an adult and child to spend long periods of time outside .... and yes money is an issue.

ground lease allows it so that's not a problem.

yes it would be used with a mat underneath and mostly when people are generally at work.

However as I have never had one I am seriously?! asking opinions as I have no idea how loud they are.

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RippleEffects · 29/09/2019 19:02

My middle child is a monkey, high energy. I thought about one of these Indoor climbing frame on Amazon but cheaper options available if you shop around

DaphneFanshaw · 29/09/2019 19:02

I don't think it would be that difficult to sound proof a small indoor trampoline.
A thick mat should do it.
It's not like the op is suggesting a big trampoline with a net.
At least I don't think she is.

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user1483387154 · 29/09/2019 19:03

Thank you Daphne that is exactly the sort of thing I was thinking about, but as I have never been around one being used so dont know how much of an issue it would be.

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Fizzypoo · 29/09/2019 19:04

When I lived in a small block of flats my neighbour upstairs and across one, had an indoor trampoline that she would put out in her hallway. I never heard it and it wasn't directly above anyones flat that way.

DaphneFanshaw · 29/09/2019 19:05

Honestly, I think it would be fine.
You can get those thick jigsaw playmat things for a reasonable amount. They should stop any banging for downstairs.

Fraggling · 29/09/2019 19:05

How would a mat soundproof it.

The vibrations would transmit through.

Definite no from me.

DaphneFanshaw · 29/09/2019 19:08

They're really not that noisy. The mat is just to stop it banging on the floor.
You could always be honest and speak to your neighbours, explain what you are trying and if it doesn't work and it's too noisy then you can just pack it away.

DaphneFanshaw · 29/09/2019 19:11

I know loads of adults who use them to do work outs. I can't remember any of them having any issues with their neighbours being disturbed by them.
It could well be that their neighbours are all secretly cursing them, they could well have started a thread about it on here. Grin
Just talk to your neighbours about it, you've got nothing to lose.

Toomanycats99 · 29/09/2019 19:16

Look at the fixings - you can get springs or bungee ropes. I would think the bungee ropes would be much quieter.

Fraggling · 29/09/2019 19:17

It's not the noise you hear though but the vibrations that would be transmitted through the floor.

Any noise on the floor, in lots of flats, sounds extra loud to the flat underneath.

SpaceDinosaur · 29/09/2019 19:30

If you're on the ground floor then go for it.

If you're not on the ground floor then abso-fucking-lutlely not.

Fraggling · 29/09/2019 19:40

OP is on first floor.

GorgeousLadyofWrestling · 29/09/2019 20:03

Whilst I think you’d be absolutely fine with what you’re proposing, I also kind of can’t see the problem with going out in winter. 15 degrees really isn’t THAT cold. Snowsuits, padded salopettes, padded winter coat, winter boots - they’d be absolutely fine! All my three were our most days unless it was torrential rain. You can get really cheap stuff on eBay and padded, waterproof

GorgeousLadyofWrestling · 29/09/2019 20:04

Posted too soon!! Padded waterproof salopettes are a game changer for getting little ones outside in winter.

Anyway. I think you’ll be totally fine with one of those little kids trampolines with the handle. If you’re conscientious about timing and placement - ie daytime when downstairs is likely to be out, why not?

MeggyMeg · 29/09/2019 20:06

I think it would be fine.