Of all the types of noise problems we deal with, noisy neighbours can be the most delicate situation to handle. Irrespective of whether you are the victim or the noisy neighbour, read on.
We can measure the noise transmission from one space to another in order to make recommendations to improve it. We also have special equipment to measure standard acoustic parameters such as:
- Impact Noise using the standard Tapping Machine test
- Airborne Noise
- Reverberation Time (RT60)
- Bass measurement (One Third Octave Band Spectrum Analysis)
- Vibration Measurement
- Audio Recordings (this may require police permission for violation of privacy)
Of course there are also people who make truly unreasonable noise. Loud stereos or home theatre systems played at all hours, drum sets, shouting matches and children whose activities go unchecked by their parents can dramatically affect the quality of life of the people who live nearby. Worse yet are people who use noise deliberately to harass their neighbours. In the past it was often difficult to catch these people in the act.
Not only can we print out graphs of the noise levels, these recordings can be also played back accurately in court. We have another system which does not record actual sounds, but only the sound level data, which is good where privacy issues are concerned.