Soundproofing

[Nookie Bear]

Where do you get them from ?

I buy them in 100’s from eBay - the pink and yellow ones.

 

[Yankee Mackem]

Make no mistake. You are in control here. You have the high ground. Start lobbing your own faeces out the window and it will get to a point that no one wants to hang around outside it.

 

[look out piano]

Make no mistake. You are in control here. You have the high ground. Start lobbing your own faeces out the window and it will get to a point that no one wants to hang around outside it.

No

 

[Deleted member 2014]

Gentoo should have double glazing in line with the Decent Homes programme, I'd have assumed anyway.
I've had a very quick look on the Gentoo website and from what I can see all homes should be double glazed. I might have missed something though

Contact Your housing office and see if there's a mop up scheme

Triple glazing would be ideal imo.
I have a double glazed bedroom window, but can still clearly hear people when they're talking on the pavement, beneath the bedroom window.

Other than that, I'd suggest guzzling a litre bottle of your favourite spirits, will ensure you won't be woken by your neighbours noise.

 

[soapster]

I used something like this years ago and it worked relatively well

Wickes Seasonal Secondary Glazing Film - 6m2 | Wickes.co.uk

make sure you have ventilation though

 

[look out piano]

I used something like this years ago and it worked relatively well

Wickes Seasonal Secondary Glazing Film - 6m2 | Wickes.co.uk

The amount of condensation my windows produce, that stuff would be dropping off after a day or two.

Triple glazing would be ideal imo.
I have a double glazed bedroom window, but can still clearly hear people when they're talking on the pavement, beneath the bedroom window.

Other than that, I'd suggest guzzling a litre bottle of your favourite spirits, will ensure you won't be woken by your neighbours noise.

It wasn't my neighbours, just some random woman walking past and just choosing to loiter next to the house.

 

[Bishop Mackem]

Pointless offering ideas as the op blatantly will think of any old excuse as to why it's not good enough

 

[soapster]

The amount of condensation my windows produce, that stuff would be dropping off after a day or two.

have you tried the £1 condensation collector at the range.

its up to Gentoo to sort out the condensation issue and you shouldn't be that bothered by it at this time of year

How to Solve Condensation | Homebuilding & Renovating

IIRC you have been having these problems for well over a year now. that's not on

 

[look out piano]

Pointless offering ideas as the op blatantly will think of any old excuse as to why it's not good enough

Oh shut up man, I'm going to try earplugs and look into paying to get that window replaced myself with either acoustic glass or triple glazing.

 

[Kevj]

Anyone have any ideas on how I can soundproof my bedroom window ? I was woken last night by someone either talking on the phone or to someone else next to my house last night (and it'll happen more often in the summer when it turns into party central round here with folks in their gardens etc).
The window is a crappy single glazed one and I'm getting really down as when I get woken up I'm on edge and struggle to get back off to sleep .
Any advice would be greatly appreciated apart from "brick it up", "go down and tell them to move or kick them in the fanny", or "move house" and the likes .

I opened this thread expecting it to be another loud sex thread about @stephen cartwright

 

[Dennis]

If you try earplugs and sleep through them, what about a vibrating watch to go with them to wake you up? Lot cheaper than a new window

 

[look out piano]

If you try earplugs and sleep through them, what about a vibrating watch to go with them to wake you up? Lot cheaper than a new window

Vibrating watch you say....

 

[Dennis]

Vibrating watch you say....

Or a vibrating rear plug as mentioned earlier in the thread whatever works for you

 

[look out piano]

Or a vibrating rear plug as mentioned earlier in the thread whatever works for you

 

[Goat Eyes]

Oh shut up man, I'm going to try earplugs and look into paying to get that window replaced myself with either acoustic glass or triple glazing.

Sorry to bang on but this infuriated me with my mam.

Why should you pay for it, forget the decent homes shite, you need a new window end of.

Just badger them until they replace it.

Council tenants always get made to feel like they owe them something.

 

[Gelan]

What Harry says...secondary double glazing plus a heavy curtain. Just to add that I live in the middle of nowhere but still have problems with owls hooting, foxes having sex and nightingales starting off at 3 am.

Nearly forgot...the missus makes a lot of bed noise.

 

[look out piano]

Sorry to bang on but this infuriated me with my mam.

Why should you pay for it, forget the decent homes shite, you need a new window end of.

Just badger them until they replace it.

Council tenants always get made to feel like they owe them something.

They won't just give me windows, mine will get done when the whole street gets done (just like what happened with the roof). No amount of badgering will help, it'll just get me grief as they're my landlord after all. I'm grateful I have a roof over mine and my bairns heads.

 

[Goat Eyes]

They won't just give me windows, mine will get done when the whole street gets done (just like what happened with the roof). No amount of badgering will help, it'll just get me grief as they're my landlord after all. I'm grateful I have a roof over mine and my bairns heads.

You should never look at it like that. But I won’t tell you off any more.

 

[Fetch Fletch]

Hew Piano, you said you and the bairn would find the upheaval distressing but then also said you're getting a new roof this year?

If you can cope with getting a new roof done you can cope with owt flower.

 

[look out piano]

Hew Piano, you said you and the bairn would find the upheaval distressing but then also said you're getting a new roof this year?

If you can cope with getting a new roof done you can cope with owt flower.

The roof is done, there was minimal disruption, it was all done from the outside and they only needed access to turn off the solar panels and put new loft insulation in.