Hi Jimmy, I think your suggestion of limiting tenants, via a term in a lease, to those who make little or no noise is akin to kicking the can down the road at the expense of those suffering noise.
Say a tenant agrees to not doing anything that creates noise. And if they or their guests do make a noise? Then the sufferer needs to apply to FT for mediation and later perhaps Ncat to resolve this. Such exercises take time and money and unjustly inconveniences the suffer who will seek mediation with the lot owner or take the lot owner to Ncat. The noise can continue day in day out until mediation or Ncat solves this. It may be months away. Further complications arise when the lot owner seeks to void the lease on the noise complaints. This too requires a trip to Ncat. This time it’s the lot owner versus the tenant.
Prima facie I agree that carpeting is a good option. I suggest ESB gets a quote to carpet his abode. Also, if he is very keen on timber remaining in place, he should get a quote from a solicitor to resolve who is responsible for the situation. Is it the OC or the tricky vendor he purchased from?