Loud neighbours - what do I do?

Question

About once a month my french neighbours like to play music very loudly till sometime after 2 in the morning at a weekend.
We dont mind too much until it gets past 1 cause we wanna sleep then. We have only lived here since february and its starting to get a bit annoying. Has anyone got any ideas? We have moved our wardbobes (cant spell) against the wall that the loud neighbours live on. I dont want to annoy them but its annoying when they do. I am lucky that they dont do it all the time but there other neighbours have a young child and I wonder if next time they do it we should ask them if they have ever said anything?

Answer 1

u could try that...but once a month and on the weekend?? dats not bad at all, i've heard horror stories about neighbors and yours dont sound too bad at all!!

Answer 2

We had this problem a few years ago. We lived in a flat and the noisy neighbours had people below them and on either side. These neighbours would not shut up and made noise every night until about 4pm - they could sleep in the next day unlike us. So everyone got together and turned their speakers to the bad neighbour's walls. The downstairs people put their speakers right near the ceiling and at 7.30am on a Monday morning, they blasted them. Some had Radio 2, my mother (who was underneath) used opera, others had loal radio stations etc.

The noisy neighbours went balistic but were told keep us awake at night and don't think you will get a lie in. It was only repeated once and then no more problems.

Answer 3

I feel for you because I've been in the same situation as well. However, I found a polite word worked wonders and the neighbors really did keep it down after that. The only exception was his 30th birthday party, to which I was invited. I declined, but at least I had a heads up that there was going to be some extra celebrating that night.

No need to escalate things unless you speak to them and they persist with the late night noise. You really don't want to start a war with the neighbors unless you're willing to move.

By the way, what difference does it make that your neighbors are French? I find it odd that you added that.

Answer 4

I had the same problem a few years ago so you have my symphathy, I put a note through the door politely asking if they could keep the music down she wouldnt speak to me after that but the music noise went down! for spite they turned it up louder through the day but I didint care about that as I just went out, ear plugs will help but why should you have to suffer? if your paying rent or own your property your entitled to live there in peace, if all else fails get some advice from your local authority there are laws on noise and anti social behaviour good luck

Answer 5

This does seem very antisocial!
Try talking with your other neighbours and see how they feel.
And before you do anything else talk with your noisy neighbours, if there reasonable people they will see sence, (they might not even know they where being that loud)
Most problems can be resolve very easily by just telling them how you feel.

By law they are in the wrong, there shouldn't be any loud music afer 11pm and i think before 7am you could take this to your local police station. But before that you could record the music as proof that way the police will have to do something

Answer 6

do you live in an apartment? if yes, move to a house or another living arangement that doesn't involve sharing walls with neighbors. When I lived in apts. I expected to hear my neighbors. people have a right to live and sometimes life is noisy. If I choose to live that close to other people it is my problem if I am bothered by the noise. Now, if you have a house and can still hear them loudly, the polite thing to do is go over and politly ask them if they would keep it down as you need to sleep.

Answer 7

First of all you need to mention it to your neighbours. Be polite and friendly and just ask is it necessary to have the music so loud at that time in the morning. You could invite them in for coffee and get better acquainted which will make it easier for you to mention the dilemma. If that doesn't work you can contact your local council, they have a noise and nuisance department . They will be able to assist you further. Good luck!

Answer 8

Make the other neighbors sign a petition but before doing so warn them or inform them that you are getting a petition signed or that their annoying music is too loud and is such a nuisance to your whatever kinda sleep(especially if their music or shall we say noise is way out of your tracklist)... Tell them this gently if they are or rudely if they are... If some or all the other neighbors agree that you get them out of the neighborhood then they have no choice because its legal... But if they change after the warning you don't need to do so(common sense)...

Or if you don't want any petition letters or having to warn your soon-to-be "bon voyage" neighbors or your timid enough to do so... then you can get those cotton buds, headphones, earphones, earplugs, whatsoever to cover your ears and have a tranquil and serene environment amidst the opposite of it.

You need not to offend them ya know

Or if every possible thing gets out of your list, you can move to another residence and set your ex-home to be leased

Answer 9

definitely would ask your other neighbours their opinion. maybe the noisy neighbours dont realise they are causing a problem. If you bring it to their attention and they still dont stop, wait until you dont have to get up early next morning but they do. Then play the loudest, most irritating music you can find. A taste of their own medicine might help them be more considerate.

Answer 10

Get up early in the morning and turn on any loud electrical appliance in the house. Turn them all up full blast and go out for the day. Might not work but it should help you feel better.

Answer 11

I would ask your neighbours & if they have mind either if the have kept quiet I would ask the new neighbours if they could keep the noise down or at least turn it down at 12.