"Bazzer" wrote in message
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Hi, only just found this group.
I expect my question has been asked many times in the past but I am stuck.
I am in a semidetached bungalow, it has a 9 inch party wall with plaster
board dry lining.
It is not very sound proof, how would you suggest the best way to cut down
on the music coming through the wall?
I have been told of a heavy type of rubbery flexible sheet type of sound
isolation material.
But this is very expensive and I do not know if it would work.
Any suggestions would be of help, I cannot afford to waste my hard earned
money!
Bazzer



Oh dear! Noisy neighbours !
Can you get to know them and in a friendly way explain the problem? Ask them
if they would like to come round to your place for a listen. Extreme tact
and caution is necessary. It may be best to start by raising the subject the
other way round. If you can ask them in for a coffee or something steer the
conversation round to the party wall and ask if they are disturbed by your
TV or any other sounds that you make. If they don't ask you in return
discretion may be the better part of valour! You could offer to swap some
CDs then you could a least hear their music properly!

Where adequate soundproofing is not part of the original construction it is
hard to achieve afterwards. Remember that it is not just the wall between
the houses but also the unlined dividing wall in the roofspace.

Richard.