Hi all. I live in a 1st (top) floor maisonette, with a standard timber joist floor separating us from below, carpeted.
I'm getting driven crazy by our neighbours bathroom light switch. You know the type, pull string, which goes "click-click" everytime they go in or out of their bathroom. It reverberates around our whole flat, and often wakes me up at night. Also we can hear their voices pretty loud - in all the rooms, but particularly the bathroom.
What are my options for improving the situation? I have thought of prising up some floorboards, and stuffing loft insulation as far as I can between the joists. My concern is the electrics which serve their flat. Can this insulation material rest on their wiring/light switch/socket? Do the electrics need protecting? Do I need to be careful with the amount of insulation I stuff in, obviously I don't want to damage their ceiling!
I just need to stop hearing that light switch! Any advice appreciated.
I'm getting driven crazy by our neighbours bathroom light switch. You know the type, pull string, which goes "click-click" everytime they go in or out of their bathroom. It reverberates around our whole flat, and often wakes me up at night. Also we can hear their voices pretty loud - in all the rooms, but particularly the bathroom.
What are my options for improving the situation? I have thought of prising up some floorboards, and stuffing loft insulation as far as I can between the joists. My concern is the electrics which serve their flat. Can this insulation material rest on their wiring/light switch/socket? Do the electrics need protecting? Do I need to be careful with the amount of insulation I stuff in, obviously I don't want to damage their ceiling!
I just need to stop hearing that light switch! Any advice appreciated.