Tenements and sound insulation

[golebnik]

A naive question from a Sassenach:

What are Scottish tenements like in terms of sound insulation? I see they invariably boast wooden floors. In flats in England, especially those in converted houses, this means that you hear the people upstairs walking about all the time. Are tenements in Edinburgh and Glasgow better built? Or are sound insulation problems commonplace?

[equationgirl]

Mostly they are better built - walls tend to be solid and there's generally some kind of insulation between the floors. I live in a tenement and sometimes I hear the washing machine upstairs but that's about it really. A lot of people tend to have rugs as well, which helps with keeping the place warm as well as sound problems.

[The Boy]

Lived in a tenement for a few years. SOund passing through the ceiling was minimal, but through the walls...well, my neighboiur threatened to get environmental health and we weren't even playing music.

The flat I'm in now (Pst war housing scheme) has a lot of sound passing through the ceiling but no neighbours to the sides, so ummm....yeah

*checks time*
*goes to bed*

[Stoi]

Hi live in a tennement and the noise is not bad at all. Have a flat on either side and 2 above me. The guy upstairs seems to like his dance music, but luckily for me turns it down after about 11. Can hear it during the evening, but is a tad annoying rather than life disturbing.

Think because of the age they were built by intelligent designers rather than profit blinded builders of today. :(