On 01/07/2013 07:43, cdr wrote:
On Sunday, 30 June 2013 09:09:28 UTC+1, cdr wrote:
I get woken up regularly when my neighbour closes a door, because
it makes a "thump" sound. [Snipped from O.P.]

Thanks a lot for all replies. Got woken up again twice last night.
Tried earplugs, but what's happening is that when the neighbour shuts
their door, my floorboards shake, and then so does the bed.

Well if your floorboards are shaking then no amount of sound-proofing of
the walls is going to help.

Situation sounds a bit like a terraced property which I rent out;
bizarrely, the original Victorian 1st floor ceiling joists actually run
through the party wall and become next door's joists which makes
soundproofing a nightmare.

I'll ask the owner if that door can be "fixed". As a backup plan,
would putting my bed on say 6 "breeze blocks" help to isolate the bed
from the floorboards? And/or would putting additional breeze blocks
around the "noisy wall" help to somehow absorb the vibration of the
shaking floorboards, before it reaches my bedroom?!

I agree that especially with you renting, you've got no real chance of
deadening the sound/vibration directly; you need to tackle it by other
means as discussed.

Not sure whether standing your bed on something would help or not -
probably worth a go as it's easy to try - however breezeblocks would
certainly not be the answer; you want something like thick blocks of
rubber to absord it. Can't think of anything off the top of my head
that you could use. How about trying a couple of paperback books under
each bed leg? Wouldn't be as good but dead easy to try.

--
David