even if u r rich enough to afford a house this cant be avoided ...
if yr neighbour r inconsiderate idiot .. rmb the choo chia drama
what the lect and her family did ? ...
HDB should blacklist those inconsiderate ppl and only allowed them
to purchase flat that is on the void deck or 2nd floor .. this way
they can jump till the whole floor crack or even tear down the
house ... nobody care
PAP won't implement a ruling that wuld anger voters, I am sure
the number of inconsiderate neighbours number the same as those
affected like you. All HDB can do is to kindly inform them not to
do it but seriously, the person upstair can drop a hammer, and
claims they didn't do it. Logically very difficult to enforce.
Two ways you can avoid this, find a flat that is wall bearing -
means the flat structure is supported by the walls not the columns.
But these flats are very small although I believe the concrete
flooring and walls will be hard enuf to withstand ordinary noise.
Disadvantage, you cannot knockdown the wall for renovation or else
who building collapse.
If you buy condo you notice that the floor is so wafer thin, you
stomp on the floor also can hear your footstep. This one is
supported by pillars or column.
You can take a hammer and strap it with lots of duct tape onto a
long stick. So whenever the top floor make noise upstairs at an
unsuitable time, you use your hammer on the long stick to hit the
roof.