I can hear my neighbors especially when they are cleaning anything or taking a shower. I was in bed with earplugs and a fan on and I heard continious bangs from 7:00 until 9:30 this morning. And I am thinking, "Damn, how many showers are they taking? How much stuff can they possibly clean?" Then I heard some more continious bangs about 30 minutes ago. Had to get the hell out of there for a while. What should I do? Any suggestions on techniques to block out the noise? I never really wished that I was a deaf man before but...
2006-12-20 03:48:50 · 19 answers · asked by cannonball 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
well you can put up a peace of 3 inch foam board on the wall that will muffle the sound or hang a large rug or tapestry on the wall
2006-12-20 03:52:51 · answer #1 · answered by Chuck & Christy N 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Try asking them not to knock around so much when taking showers, etc. If possible, put your bed in a different room. Someone suggested cork board or hanging a heavy rug/tapestry on the wall... that might work as well. If all else fails, strike back and make just as much noise as they do... bounce a basketball off the wall, stomp around some. They may take the hint and tone it down a little.
2006-12-20 11:58:53 · answer #2 · answered by redrancherogirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have the problem too and my noises are more frequent and long term. One neighbor has a giant plasma tv and my wall vibrates from the bass in the volumn which he refuses to turn down although I have complained to the landlords 6 times! It gives me headaches. I also use my headphones and music to filter the commotion. I can't move because there's no other place where the rent is $350 a month. But, you have that alternative of course. I would question the landlord about the problem too and maybe they have a more practical solution.
2006-12-20 11:57:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My friend hung blankets on her walls so she wouldn't hear her neighbors. It helped a lot but didn't eliminate all noise. I think hearing your neighbors is expected when living in an apartment. How about writing an anonymous note and put it under the door. Don't threaten them, just ask them to keep it down.
2006-12-20 11:58:09 · answer #4 · answered by ☆skyblue 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If life gives you cardboard walls, make a kung-fu movie!
I used to have a pair of the earphones that wrap around your ears (rather than sit on top or inside) they kept the sound out pretty well when i was listening to music, they weren't even sound canceling. also talk to the landlord, see if he can quiet things down.
2006-12-20 14:05:13 · answer #5 · answered by go2bermuda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to the land lord about sound proofing. If they won't do anything then put up foam or cork and maybe some fabric. Also, talk to the neighbors about keeping it down.
2006-12-20 12:51:58 · answer #6 · answered by Think.for.your.self 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cover the wall near your headboard with cork tiles. Cork is a natural sound isolator.
2006-12-20 11:56:55 · answer #7 · answered by morganna_f 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well egg-cartons are like sound proofing... what I did once in my apartment bedroom was lined the walls with egg cartons (cardboard not styrafoam) and tacked up a sheet over them to make like a wallpaper look.... it kept the sound down about 80% other than that move
2006-12-20 12:05:37 · answer #8 · answered by jillifly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can put cork tile on the wall. It filters sound pretty good. They often us it in recording studios. I think it's like $3/ sq ft though
2006-12-20 11:55:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i know what your going through i have the same problem. some times i take a pain pill just so it puts me to sleep, plus a fan running. then i lay there and wish i could afford to move till i finally go to sleep.
2006-12-20 11:54:21 · answer #10 · answered by nobody 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋