Sound solutions

• Take care when closing doors - particularly if you live in a flat with a shared entrance - and particularly late at night and early in the morning.
• Doors can also bang in the wind - make sure doors are shut or wedged open to avoid this (it will also damage the door)
• A rubber or spring doorstop fixed to the skirting board can prevent impact on walls of opening doors and protect the wall (see picture, left)
• Cupboard doors can also be annoying - particularly if they are fixed to party walls. Avoid slamming doors.
• If necessary loosen hinges to reduce impact noise.
• When fitting cupboards use isolating wall plugs (see diagram, left).

Door slamming

Slamming doors can be very disturbing – whether in your own home or your neighbour's.