OT : Neighbours Slamming Doors - What to Do?

[MaybeMomSarah]

A bit off topic, but it will be an issue when LO arrives!

I live in a building with 6 flats with a single entry door into the building.

Someone who comes and goes proper slams the door. It literally shakes the whole building, and I'm actually seeing cracks in the wall around the door, and I swear that there are new cracks in the walls of my own flat that weren't there before this slamming started. The other day, it was so loud that LO jumped inside me after what I'm guessing is him hearing the sound.

Trying to figure out who was doing it, I started going to my window to see who is coming/going whenever the door slams. I think I've figured out who it is - in one of the flats lives an elderly lady who has frequent visits from what I think is a heath care worker (blue uniform that looks medical-ish) a few times a day. When this worker comes and goes, she slams the door to the building.

The problem being that unless someone actually makes an effort to close the door, it doesn't latch correctly. There's a sign on the door reminding folks to close the door so it latches. I think this visitor just takes it a bit too far!

Short of shouting out the window when this vistor goes asking them to be a bit more careful when coming/going, what do you suggest I do?

 

[reiller]

Hi Hun,

Didnt wanna read n run. Not 100% sure what I would do in your situation you say there is already a sign asking ppl not to slam the door yes?
I would have already shouted which is what I do when the children from downstaris do it to our door(fast becoming the mean lady in the flat downstairs)

Can you maybe catch her one day have a little word explain your situation and ask her would she mind gently closing the door ?/

 

[choc]

I would put a sign up on the door.

 

[MaybeMomSarah]

I was thinking of making a new sign. Something like "Slamming the door shakes the building quite loudly. Please be careful when ensuring the door is closed correctly."

 

[Ice Cold Cube]

I'd first put up a friendly sign about it. If that doesn't work, try talking to the culprit about it. If that doesn't work, you can go to their employer about it if they are there on a professional capacity. I think if they ignored the sign, and the friendly chat about it, I wouldn't hesitate to contact their employer about it as a last resort.

Hope this helps.

Laura x

 

[Jody R]

Stick a sign up saying "Please close the door but DON'T slam it".

Try to chat to the woman or even the lady that she visits.

Let the maintenance people know there is a problem with the door either not latching properly when it's closed normally or slamming so loud it's causing damage and stress and asking them for a better lock system. If you are in a flat then you must have someone responsible for the leasehold who can deal with this.

 

[MaybeMomSarah]

Thanks ladies. I've put up the sign. Let's see if that does any good.

If not, I'll speak with the visitor myself, since the neighbour isn't the most healthy to start with and I don't want to ask her to correct the visitor's behaviour.

 

[MaybeMomSarah]

Grrr....someone just did it again. I'm hoping it was the visitor coming, and I won't get a repeat performance once she leaves and sees the sign.

 

[Red Rose]

I would definately go for the sign option.

My neighbour had a word with the OH the other month about us slamming our bathroom door. TBH, we didn't realise what impact it was having on him. The door was broke and it meant you had to slam it several times to get it shut. After that, we were aware of it and OH fixed the door (was the prompt he needed, lol).

If they are decent neighbours, they will be embarrassed by it like we were and will stop doing it.

Hope you get this sorted hun. You need as less disruptions as possible for when LO arrives x

 

[Mrschoochoo]

I would get in touch with someone about the door not latching, its a security risk to your building.