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@JimmyT: I like you – you make me smile! It feels very reassuring to have someone actually empathise. I will send an e-mail to Suzie today.
I suppose my key blocker remains: how can I be sure that others will agree that the noise is disturbing when the upstairs neighbour claims that no it is not disturbing?
My worry is that I am rolling a dice when I don’t know if I will win – as such, that’s why I was thinking it is better to mediate and get a second best option (i.e. I pay some money, he installs carpet or something close to it) versus trying to gamble and get the ‘best’ option (i.e. I pay nothing, he installs carpet).
I was thinking the best way is to get a AAAC accredited consultant preparing a report saying the noise is likely to disturb…but I would need to get his permission I am assuming to do a test from upstairs to downstairs plus there is a 1% chance the report may declare that the noise is actually not disturbing…
@mattb: Thanks for that. It’s a reasonable idea. I did raise it previously but was told the ceiling is too low. Perhaps I can look into it again.