I live in apartment and my upstairs neighbors are sooooooo loud. I know living in apartment comes with some noise.. but this is seriously ridiculous! There are two ladies above me, both very very very heavy, and they stomp around the apartment at all hours of the day. I have a infant who needs to sleep, and these huge women have woke her up on many occasions. I'm not really sure how to resolve this issue due to the fact the reason they are so loud is because the are so heavy, but I'm sick of headahes the give me and that my child hardly gets a full nap when they are home. What should I do?
2007-07-20 07:48:34 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Introduce yourself to them and talk for a couple minutes to build some quick rapport. Then remind them you have an infant who needs sleep. You don't mean to inconvenience them, but could they please try to be conscious of noise level at such and such a time? Something like that. They should respond well to your kindness. Finish the conversation by reminding them if they ever need anything, to not hesitate to ask, you're right downstairs!
2007-07-20 07:56:17 · answer #1 · answered by John 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
First, politely ask them to please quiet down for the sake of your baby. Expect non-compliance.
Second, get ready to help them break a bad habit. I have found that an anonymous broomstick rapping on the ceiling does wonders for the heavy-footed neighbors; especially in the middle of the night and all through the night.
You have to train your upstairs neighbors, just like you train a dog. When they get noisy and stomping, grab the broom and start poking the ceiling all over the room with the noise. Be careful not to punch through the sheet rock. Listen for their movements; when they start settling down for bedtime, start rapping with the broom. After a few weeks of you disturbing them, they will be more conscious of their loud and disturbing movements.
Being Indian, I am continually amazed at the noise non-Indians make in their daily lives. As a child, I was raised to walk softly. I am a large woman, but I defy anyone to hear my steps on any floor.
As for babies, they will become accoustomed to the everyday noises in their enviornment. However, you might want to try some background noise for baby's naptime. They have little machines that have things like rain, ocean waves, wind in the trees, etc. You can raise the volume of these ambient sounds so that the racket upstairs will be filtered out. Good luck!
2007-07-20 08:09:37 · answer #2 · answered by tsalagi_star 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ask your landlord about it. Otherwise, I'm not sure what else you can do. I know this doesn't really help but I'm sure they aren't doing it on purpose, do they know you have a baby?
Maybe get to know these ladies better, show off the baby a little, and explain in a cheerful way that you're sooo tired with the baby, she only sleeps a short time every day during ____time period, and any little noise wakes her up. They may get the hint.
I can sympathize, we live in a house but my youngest was never a good sleeper and our neighbors had dogs that barked constantly around the clock. I tried talking to them but they were completely rude and unconcerned about the baby. We basically just toughed it out.
Best wishes to you, I hope it works out.
2007-07-20 08:02:59 · answer #3 · answered by mom of 2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This may be a bit far fetched, but is there any way you could talk to your neighbors and landlord about switching apartments? It may be a concern for their safety if they are larger ladies and they may be grateful to be a floor down. That would also make it easier for you as you'd be the upstairs neighbor.
2007-07-20 08:21:50 · answer #4 · answered by dolce 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can gripe to the landlord..but I would just move...this is one of those cant do much about it times...Ive been there..look for a small house for rent with no neighbors..they are more out there than people think, I live in a small house now for nine years and dont have to deal with walls filled with neighbors...it helps...
2007-07-20 08:24:54 · answer #5 · answered by rowdysunsetart 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Move, talk to them nicely and politely in a non-insulting way, or put some rat poison in their donuts.
But seriously, this usually ends up with you having to move.
Try talking to them--you have nothing to lose. Suggestion: maybe figure out when you would like them to be more quiet, instead of just asking them to be quiet all of the time.
2007-07-20 07:53:14 · answer #6 · answered by I 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Speak with the manager about the apartment's noise limits and invite him/her to hear what you deal with on a regular basis.
And look for a new place to live.
2007-07-20 07:53:33 · answer #7 · answered by Barbara B 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Talk to the landlord and tell them the problem.Maybe they should have a ground floor for safety reasons.Do they stomp when they walk?I would get upset if my children were suffering with that too.
2007-07-20 07:54:57 · answer #8 · answered by Maw-Maw 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
express your concerns to your management company, they will send them a letter. or as i used to do is i would have abroom stick and bakck it on the ceiling when they were unbelievably loud. but tell ur management company they will express ur concerns and help eliviate the noise. or you could alwasy write a polite letter stating u have an infant and u would like to remain friendly with them if they could try to walk quieter. u never know! good luck!
2007-07-20 07:55:52 · answer #9 · answered by spadezgurl22 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I would talk to the manager to see if anything can be done. If they get too loud bang your broom on your ceiling they will get the point.
2007-07-20 08:30:21 · answer #10 · answered by tnbadbunny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋