indoor trampoline in a flat?

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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?

I think she said -15 degrees rather than 15 degrees!

negative 15 degrees is too cold for the amount of hours he needs outside to burn off energy. but yes in spring summer and part of autumn we are outside whenever possible.

thanks for your opinion about the trampoline. I have lots to think about.

My upstairs neighbours son had a jumperoo and I never heard a thing!

It really does depend on the quality of the build.

I had one for my children in my second floor flat. It honestly doesn't make that much noise. And he's probably already jumping off sofas and hoping about anyway (Cos he's a healthy lad) a trampoline isn't going to cause much more noise x

I would get one and get a thick rubber workout mat to go underneath. Then chat to your downstairs neighbour and ask them to let you know if it's too noisy.

I think if you time it well, it shouldn't be a problem, especially if they're out at work during the day. Hugely depends on the build quality of your flat and the daytime habits of both yourself and your neighbour.

All this outrage seems to suggest pps imagine your DS will jump on this thing 24/7. In reality, if he's anything like my son was at that age, he'll probably bounce on it twice then ignore it in favour of climbing the furniture.

I have one and it's definitely not neighbouring friendly. Unless you can do something to significantly reduce the noise for downstairs it's a bad idea.

I imagine most kids cause more noise just be running around.

Sorry, this is a wind-up, surely?

Unless your flat is completely soundproof? With no wooden joists in the floor/ceiling...?

I can’t imagine what your downstairs neighbours would think of you otherwise.

Tolleshunt if you rtft you will see people's opinions and experiences are very different about this topic. As I have never seen,used,heard one..... I have no idea of the realistic impact on my neighbours, so simply asking a question.
why would it be a windup?

We had friends with one in a top floor flat and they never had complaints. They had it on a thick rug. I would love one for my DC but we don't have the floor space. It can't possibly be noisier than them jumping off the beds/sofa and running around. As long as you don't use it at meal times or late and the person below doesn't work nights.

We have a soundproof mat and it dulls the vibrations as well as the sounds.

Can't send a link as my husband got it but assume it wasn't that expensive.

thank you all

We had an indoor trampoline in a flat, and the neighbours had no problem with it whatsoever. It was in the living room, which was over their living room. The flats had concrete ceilings, with wooden floors laid on wooden joists over, plus carpeting, so that might be why there was no issue.

Have you a good relationship with your downstairs neighbour?

Have you a friend with a trampoline you could borrow for an afternoon?

I would talk to your neighbour.
Borrow the trampoline
Put mats etc down
Ask a friend to supervise your bouncing child and pop downstairs to see what your neighbour can hear/the actual impact it will have.

My neighbours have one and I can confirm they are extremely irritating and extremely loud. Please don’t. It might sound quiet to you but you have no idea how this may affect someone living in proximity with no children (and therefore different ideas of what constitutes ‘quiet’ I mean)

I'd kill you if I lived below you