How to document noise from neighbours for court
What matters: measurement timing, the noise source, instruments, conditions, the measurement report, repeatability and the link between the noise and a specific source.
Articles on noise, vibration and physical factors
Materials on documenting noise from neighbours, questions for court proceedings, structure-borne noise, sound insulation, ventilation and electromagnetic fields.
Questions for an expert on noise in an apartment
Sample questions for a court-appointed examination, specialist opinion, building management company or claim.
Structure-borne noise and vibration in a building
Why sound may be transmitted through walls, floor slabs, floors, pipes and building services structures.
Checking sound insulation after renovation
When sound insulation of floors, walls, partitions and service shafts deteriorates, and how this is examined.
Ventilation, stuffiness and draughts in an apartment
How microclimate parameters are measured and the operation of ventilation, heating and air conditioning is assessed.
Electromagnetic fields in apartments and premises
When electrical switchrooms, transformers, server rooms, antennas, power lines and equipment are checked.
Inquiry
Send a description of the problem and materials
You can send audio, video, photographs, correspondence, building management company records, a court order, a claim, an apartment layout or a description of the noise source.
- noise from neighbours, lifts, ventilation, pumps and equipment;
- vibration and structure-borne noise transmitted through walls and floor slabs;
- sound insulation of walls, floors and partitions;
- microclimate, ventilation, light and UV/IR exposure;
- electromagnetic fields and non-ionising radiation.