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Hello again, many thanks for your support and advice. We visited the two town houses. Despite the sound proofing measures the sound meter read about 35 Db in the home of the complaining party. The sound is not loud but anoying since it is for a few hours daily. They do have a legitimate complaint. W...

There are two issues now. 1) the noise complaint, 2) the City By Law. I believe if we resolve the noise complaint the other will go away. We will visit the homes in the next day or so. The piano teacher is retired and only teaches part time. The problem is, that it is usually between 4-8PM. The comp...

Thanks for your latest suggestions. We have located a sound meter that should hear the lowest sounds and will try it later this week. I have offered to help, but have not yet been in the home to hear how loud it is. By the way, the City sent the piano teacher a cease and desist order. She was in tea...

Gill, thanks for the reply. The fusspots moved in first. I do not think the polystyrene is the answer. We have 5 cm of this on each side of the concrete wall. It is like a mold for the concrete wall. I contacted an expert on this months ago and he stated that this stuff acts almost like a drum and a...

This is not my problem, but I am trying to help. Background: This complex is a high end town houses connected side by side (Row houses with party walls). The homes are R2000 spec and have 6 inch concrete (party walls) separating the homes. These walls are covered with 2" of white styrofoam on e...