These are those subwoofer systems. They both play these EXTREMELY loud movies with explosions. Movies like Independence Day or Saving Private Ryan. Every night. It sounds exactly like the volume of a movie theater. It goes through the wall like the wall was made of paper. I already nicely asked one of the neighbors to keep it down. It stopped for 2 weeks and now it is right back up to the same level. I could swear it is even louder now. It goes on pretty late too. What can I do about neighbors who just don't care. My apartment complex is notorious for doing nothing about noise complaints. That is actually one of the reasons why we moved to a new unit. They wouldn't do anything about out previous noisy neighbors. The cops here won't do anything unless they can hear the noise from outside and 100 feet away. The OUTSIDE walls are pure concrete. Therefore, they didn't do anything. I feel STUCK and defenseless! What can I do???!!!
2007-07-25 08:17:43 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Just to give you an idea of how loud it is... we live in Florida and we can't tell whether it is a loud thunderstorm sometimes or our neighbors. As loud as thunder!!!
2007-07-25 08:21:32 · update #1
bang on the wall back at them. bang your pots and pans together right after they turn off the tv so they can hear it and keep doing it for as long as you can stand it. they will either stop or come over and complain to you. If they do that then tell them that you were just trying to block out the sound of their tv. And keep doing it. Thats the key.
2007-07-25 08:27:53 · answer #1 · answered by j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, you can beat the walls with a broom, yell at them in the hallways, and blast your own sound system... For all the good it will do. Most likely they will just turn the volume up to "get back" at you for being a jerk... and eventually some fights might errupt. Real effective... Your neighbors have their lifestyles, which involve loud movies. You have yours. The only way to change someone else's lifestyle is to become a part of it. You could try buddying up with the neighbors and seeing their movies, or maybe sharing some sappy, less explosive movies that they might start watching more often. Sure, you could, but that's not going to really happen, is it? If the managers won't do anything, ask them about thickening the walls up. You'll be surprises what another layer of drywall can do to cut down the sound. If the managers are really careless, you might be able to slip these in without telling them, and do it yourself. In most areas It will be difficult to slip in several boards of dywall, new baseboards, drywall screws, a studfinder, a power screwdriver, drywall tape, stucco, and paint... but in some areas, you can charge the renovation to your landlord. The hard part is getting the drywall up in the right spot, and finding the studs to screw it in. After that all you do is tape, stucco, and paint, then for some strange reason, your appartment feels as quiet as a crypt. If that's a no go, consider decorating with thick quilt hangings, really thick picture frames, and lots of book cases full of thick books. These can all dampen the sound to some degree. The books do the best job. You can also stick cardboard or styrofoam board behind whatever furniture and pictures you already have against the walls. A canopy bed with thick velvet curtains can also help when you're sleeping, but those tend to get rather hot. You might also look into sound damping headphones, and a little soft music while you sleep if it gets too bad. That will involve a bit of a change in your routine of course.
2016-05-18 02:45:40 · answer #2 · answered by delia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hire a lawyer.
Call the police on the noisy neighbors. Keep calling until the management company is forced to confront the situation.
You knew that the management company wouldn't do any thing about noise when you moved in.
READ YOUR LEASE and find out if there's a noise clause.
Record your neighbors' loudness - from different rooms - use a camcorder so you have video and can prove you were in the living room etc.
Find a new place in a quieter neighborhood.
Sue the landlord for your deposit on the basis that they did nothing to quiet the neighbors down.
Move.
2007-07-25 08:32:32 · answer #3 · answered by Barbara B 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Opinion 1:
Do the same for a whole week.
No, do worse. Put on silly songs or movies and put the volume higher then they do.
Opinion 2:
Or, ask again... ask them to put the volume down. Again, again, again and again and again till they get bored of you knocking their door, with a smile and a few cookies telling them
"How are you doing? BIG SMILE. Here, I got you some cookies? Nasty BIG SMILE. Take care, oh and by the way.. would you mind keeping the sound system down, it's soooo annoying".
Opinion 3:
Would the apartment manager be upset if you left the building and moved somewhere else because of this issue? If that would upset him/her... he/she better do something about it.
2007-07-26 03:14:29 · answer #4 · answered by Serendipity 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG, I had the same problem. I would tell the landlord but she wouldn't do anything until I would knock on her door at all hours of the night or when they were playing their explosion movies very loud. She didn't like getting waken up so she finally asked them to move if they couldn't lower their entrainment center. Long story short, the guy ended up killing his girlfriend and he ran off. My new neighbors are great!!!
2007-07-25 11:44:39 · answer #5 · answered by Yvonne 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Keep talking to your neighbors. They may not realize that it travels. Go back no more than twice in one night, and if the noise still persists call the police. Report the noise disturbance to your landlord and if he does nothing, file a complaint with your local Better Business Bureau. No landlord wants that kind of negative advertisement.
2007-07-25 10:45:50 · answer #6 · answered by dolce 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep complaining. Call them up in the middle of the night and make them come to your place. Call them 10 times a night if you have to.
One method that worked for me, I beat on the walls, and then they turned it down.
Another method, get something loud, and if any of your walls face any of their bedroom walls, do the same thing while they are trying to sleep. When they complain to you, tell them that they know how you feel. Maybe they will get the hint.
2007-07-25 08:29:12 · answer #7 · answered by George P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask the apartment manager to move you to the quiet section of the complex.
Move to a new complex and specifically ask for a quiet section.
Buy a house.
2007-07-25 08:24:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Move out. It literally sounds like you're living in between a rock and a hard place. Good luck
2007-07-25 08:22:20 · answer #9 · answered by krzychk30 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a loud stereo, buy a CD of bagpipe music, turn volume up as high as it will go...
I used this remedy but usually it was me playing my pipes outside their door...
2007-07-25 08:38:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋