Noisy chipboard flooring from an upstairs apartment
Apartment blocks can be one of the worst places for the transmission of sound. Period. From lifts humming to doors slamming, many things play a part in disturbing your comfort. However, by far, noisy chipboard flooring from an upstairs apartment is often the worst intrusion of your privacy.
It acts as an ever-present reminder of exactly what your upstairs neighbours are doing. You hear them, step by step. This is especially true when their chipboard floors are emitting that classic squeak and creak. Consequently, you might feel like you are living in their pocket.
A forced intrusion
As well as them intruding on you, you may deep down feel like you are intruding on them. In a way, you are forced into a strange position of unwanted eavesdropping. Furthermore, you rarely want to know what other people are doing every minute of the day.
Dare I say, this is a health problem more than just a nuisance. From an outsider’s point of view, noisy chipboard flooring from an upstairs apartment might seem like a small issue. However, when you are living it day by day, the joke soon wears thin.
I have been there
To the natural sceptic, this article might look like it is leading up to a big sales pitch. To some degree, you would be right. After all, this is our business, and we solve noisy floors.
However, I, the writer of this article, have lived with this exact same problem for years. Therefore, I am well positioned to write about it with authority. Like you, I am fully aware of just how annoying and mentally draining the problem can be. It truly impacts your ability to relax in your own home.
We can stop the noise
Okay, so here is the pitch. We can remove the squeaky and creaky noise for good. But, our solution needs to run hand in hand with common sense. In short, that means using carpet in the upstairs apartment. Unfortunately, wood or laminate flooring will not help here. Carpet is needed to greatly lower standard impact noise.
Working with your neighbours
Solving this usually involves some serious discussion with your upstairs neighbours. You need to discuss both the financial side and the potential upheaval.
However, there are strong selling points for them. For example, fixing the floor offers a potentially huge increase in their property’s saleability. Furthermore, it adds value. Finally, it removes the noise from their own floor, which is likely proving to be a menace for them as well.
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