"G&M" wrote in message
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"BillV" wrote in message
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Can anyone tell me what the building regs say about the closeness of
new building to each other, i.e. houses.
buildings can be very close together, see "Semi Detached" or
"Terraced"
believe it or not people live in such structures!
....and they continually complain about neighbour's noise, much worse in
new
properties I believe.

Any gap has got to be far better than being attached to another
dwelling.


Not necessarily. As with heat, there are materials with better resistance
to sound transmission than open air.
Air is good at stopping structural borne sound, which is very difficult to
get rid of.
Given the choice who would not live in a detached property no matter how
well the sound insulation was in attched properties. Thats why there is a
jump in price from semi-detached to detached houses, all other things being
equal.