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CF neighbours (door slammers)

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Galvanizethis · 17/06/2022 16:52

Relatively new neighbours (a couple in their late 30's) wake up every day at 5.50am and start slamming doors, it goes on for around 2 hours, they slam doors and what sounds like stair-gates around 30 - 40 times. It wakes up my children every morning without fail. The same thing happens at around 5pm to 8pm and it can be even noisier -they also DIY late into the evenings and leave their dogs barking for 2-3 hour stretches during the day (they have 4). That doesn't bother me as much as the door slamming as it wakes the kids up. I've had two different neighbours previously and have not had any sound issues at all. I can't talk to them unfortunately as the are CFs. Realistically, what can be done? we both own our property.

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TooHotTooGreedy · 17/06/2022 17:57

They may not realise how much sound carries between the properties if they are new neighbours. It would still be worth talking to them, even if they have been CF about other things.

galvanizethis · 18/06/2022 06:37

TooHotTooGreedy · 17/06/2022 17:57

They may not realise how much sound carries between the properties if they are new neighbours. It would still be worth talking to them, even if they have been CF about other things.

I genuinely wish it was possible but I spoke to them about the late night DIY, once and very politely, when it was 10pm and they were quite aggressive and said that they wouldn't stop even if it was keeping the kids awake. I was thinking about speaking to the council but I'm not sure if that would make any difference and what they can actually do.

ImustLearn2Cook · 18/06/2022 07:05

You could buy your kids musical instruments that could be considered annoying and give them music lessons where they practice scales repetitively.

Or if you have adjoining walls, buy a vibrating plastic foot massager. Turn it on, lean it against the wall so it makes a loud vibration noise and go out for the day.

Set off you fire alarm and go out all day or overnight.

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