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How do I deal with noisy housemate?
I currently live in a house with 2 suites, main floor and basement. Both suites are shared accommodation, so there are people above and on the same floor as me.
There's a guy that just moved into the room above my room. He's pretty quiet most of the time, but he drops things and I frequently hear a loud THUD (almost like stomping) in the middle of the night, enough to wake me up. He also walks with heavy feet (like when you walk striking your heel on the ground hard), and closes his door pretty loud. So in other words, he's pretty loud intermittently. Â
In my experience, I usually would just be direct and either tell the person directly, or if I can't get a hold of him, I would just go to the landlord. Usually, they would just ignore me and somehow the problem goes away, or I moved out for other reasons. Is there a powerful way to bring this up without looking like a whiner? or someone less powerful?Â
I've been in similar situations, and I always end up not looking good.Â
Hey JP,
There is a similar thread on noisy neighbors, you can also check that one out.
I'd personally avoid going to the landlord first as that might seem to the receiver like the equivalent of going to your boss instead of talking directly to your colleague.
Ideally, you'd catch the new guy naturally, strike a convo, welcome him.. And then talk about the issue. Then again move the conversation towards something more pleasant, and end by welcoming him to the block.
Second best option, you do the same, but you go knock at his door.
You might even bring a small trinked as a "welcome" in that case. It's good to have a good relationship with neighbors anyway.
