Has anyone soundproofed a party wall in a terraced house?

[TheBeesKnee]

1920s mid-terrace house. My neighbours are not quiet people. I hear their TV in the day, I hear them cooking and talking in the kitchen. Sometimes I can hear them just talking in their bedroom.

Had I known it would be this bad I would probably not have bought this house but here we are.

Is there a sensible solution for this? DP and I always say we should get soundproofing when we hear the kids screaming or the music is particularly bad. Right now I'm in bed, trying to sleep, and I can hear them having sex

I have to do something. Has anyone successfully soundproofed a wall without losing too much space and spending a LOT of money?!

We did the heavy rubber sheeting thing too and it worked pretty well. You used to be able to hear every word next door now it’s a muffled sound if that. We used soundstop.co.uk and they were brilliant talking me through all the options helping me order whatever i needed and then talking my tradesperson through the job. We also soundproofed the floorboards with acoustic mineral wool to minimise the noise from the tv downstairs. That didn’t work so well as it’s not muffled it that much.

Is it just one side where you have the noisy neighbours or both sides? I live in an end of terrace and in my bedroom I put most of the furniture (wardrobes etc) on the adjoining wall and bed on the far side away from neighbours. I can hear them in the hallway still (eg if they walk up their creaking stairs or shout at each other) but can’t hear it in my bedroom so I think the more layers of anything (false wall/wardrobe/bookshelves) you can have to soak up the noise, the better! Carpets and soft furnishings should help too.

Poppy10121

Sadly both sides, but one just plays jazz all day. That side is also where the stairs are, so there's a BIT of distance.

Friend of mine had party wall alcoves lined with rockwall behind wood batten framework - lost around 4 inches - she reports it has made a huge difference.

I feel your pain. In a mid terrace and could hear my old neighbour and his girlfriend sniffing coke through the bedroom wall

Maybe look at the narrow depth pax, make sure there is a back wall in and rehang your bedroom door to open outwards.

So your headboard is up against the party wall? Almost anything that changes that will help though I appreciate you have limited options. A very low bed can also work well in a small space.

Presumably you don't have another room that would even vaguely work as a double? Sometimes a smaller bedroom can work well if the doors & windows fall in the right place.

Don't try to go for a physical barrier soundproofing. Try a background noise solution e.g. pink noise. Have a google for companies.

You could try batting then fabric (instead of wallpaper). It won't take too much off the size of the room. You also need to carpet using a thick underlay.
I'll be moving into a terrace after living in a large detached and I'm worried about noise too!

Not completely, but a floor to ceiling full wall bookcase on the connecting wall did muffle the sound a lot - wasn't at all my intention, but we did notice the impact.

Yes. In alcoves in bedroom. Builder built another wall in front of existing one and packed with soundproofing insulation, can still hearthem but that’s mainly via the chimney breast which is unsound proofed. Did same downstairs and is much better. In DD room we have floor to ceiling cupboards.

Hi I know this post is old, I live in an old mid terrace and our old neighbors were noisey it was hell. But now we have a toddler and a puppy so I believe it's us that is now the noisey neighbors from hell (despite best efforts not to be!)
The chap next door has managed to successfully soundproof his lounge - I realized one day when walking past his window to get to our car, he was blasting music out but I couldn't hear it inside our house at all. Previously if he sneezed we could hear it! I asked if he had soundproofed he told me he put up sound insulation panels from Amazon and then placed tall furniture against the walls (Welsh dresser and a bookshelf). Seems to have done the trick