A fuming dad says he decided to take matters into his own hands after his new neighbours' noisy bedroom antics left his children in tears.
According to this infuriated father-of-six, his next-door neighbours moved in four months back, and have been annoying him with their nighttime noises ever since.
Although he's able to sleep through well enough, it's a different story for his children, whose rooms, unfortunately, share a thin wall with the bedroom of the loud neighbours.
Until recently, he's tried to ignore the sounds coming from the adjoining house, explaining that he isn't usually a particularly "confrontational" person. Things took a turn however when his five-year-old daughter came into his room crying at 2 am crying, telling him that the neighbours were "fighting each other and that they were screaming".
Retelling the story via Reddit, the enraged dad wrote: "Of course, l was concerned and told my daughter to stay in my room. I went into hers and lo and behold they were screaming, but not from fighting.
"At this point, I was irritated. If they want to do it every day, that's their choice but if they're waking my children up at 2 am, I think I have the right to say something."
He continued: "The next day, I went over to their house and basically told the husband that 'if he's that horny he can get a hotel or s*** in the basement.
"He got mad and embarrassed. He told me it was none of my business what they did in bed and then slammed the door in my face. I feel like I may have been in the wrong but they're also doing it, six feet away from six sleeping children with only a thin wall in between."
Although he's since apologised to his neighbours for snapping at them, he still feels they've disrespected him and his family, and has reached out to fellow Reddit users for advice.
Not everybody was on his side, however, and even those who understood where he was coming from felt he should have handled the awkward situation "with more tact".
One person commented: "I get it's annoying but you don't get to dictate what consenting adults do in their own home and you definitely don't tell them to go spend money on a motel/hotel/Holiday Inn instead of enjoying their own home."
Another remarked: "This situation sucks but you have no right to go over there and ask them to stop, that's completely inappropriate. This is just one of the problems living in close proximately to other people, and unless you are willing to move to a more secluded area, is something you will just have to deal with.
"Do your six kids ever fight, scream, yell? I am sure your neighbours hear you too. In the meantime, invest in some noise machines to help mitigate the sounds. You can also look into soundproofing the rooms, they sell heavy curtains and things to help reduce sound."
Taking a different view, a third said: "Yes these people are free to have sex in their home, no argument. What they are not allowed to do is be so loud it disturbs neighbors, especially after 10 to 11 pm where many places have ordinances on noise. Do they rent or own? If renting start complaining to the landlord."
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