Noise transfer in semi-d with hollowcore 1st floor

albob

Hi,
I have a concrete house with hollowcore 1st core. Though the floors would be great, not only for up-stairs down-stairs noise but also noise between houses. Had no neighbour for the first year so all was good. However neighbour moved in a couple fo weeks ago and all I can say is that in all the houses in have lived in/rented I have never heard noise transfer like this. I can hear everything. Our main bedrooms are back to back and I can hear her turning in her bed. Her ensuites door (at the pother side of the house) creaks and wakes me every morning at 6. I can hear any door in the house being closed. When I am upstairs I can hear when she moves a chair on the kitchen tiles. Talking to others in the estate it seems every house is the same. I know the regulation are so crap at the moment that even the way it is would probably pass asound test. However I would like to know for myself if the concrete floors actually cause the noise to tranfer better (not good english I know! )?

Must call into neighbour now with a bottle of 3in1 oil for that door!!

Thanks

Carlow52

albob wrote: »

Hi,

Must call into neighbour now with a bottle of 3in1 oil for that door!!

Thanks

And a case of Merlot for that bed turning:)

Sounds to me that the
hollowcore spans both houses.

are the houses semi-d or terraced?

albob

Thanks for reply.
Its a semi-d. Is it normal for the hollow core to span the two houses in a semi or should they have kept them seperate? I know (thought!) the hollow core manufacturers had to be on site when he slabs are put down etc so surely they would have advised !?!