Again it s the opposite living on the bottom floor compared to the top floor.
A artment top floor walking noise.
They wake me up with their walking i call it elephant walking even when i have earplugs on.
Noise issues often arise when a downstairs owner complains about noise coming from the unit above.
November 29 2006 at 10 40 pm guest said.
Check the impact noise from cabinets especially in the kitchen.
Embarrassed i quickly turned down the volume and began investigating ways to reduce noise from traveling through the floor my search landed me on a site specializing in noise isolation solutions.
Check the plumbing noise particularly in the bathrooms.
It s almost a vibration noise.
This noise could be coming from neighboring apartments from pets or even from the street.
You ll have to deal with neighbors living above you as well as any noise out on the street.
The typical dispute has a common set of facts.
The most frequent source of loud noises involves floor coverings or the lack of them.
Residing on an upper floor can provide a bit more privacy and safety but also comes with a cost.
Noise complaints are an issue many landlords have to deal with regularly.
Some apartment dwellers also point to ear plugs as helpful while others discuss acoustic panels to deaden the noise.
Furthermore at the required volume people in other apartments seem not to find the noise coming from the pa speaker disturbing.
Check entry doors for sound seals and or automatic bottom.
And closing your windows isn t always a cure all those sounds can trickle in.
Have a friend impact on the floor above.
Check any window noises from highway or local traffic.
Check the relationship of your unit to any elevators or garbage chutes.
They remove carpeting and install hardwood or tile in its place.
I live in a downstairs apartment with two teenagers and a recently divorced mom above me whose out partying it up til all hours nothing i put on the ceilings walls or floor will help keep the noise level down next to commiting murder on all three of them while i am sure this is useful information for most tennants it will do little in my case.
An upstairs unit owner decides to remodel.
You can use any of these machines a fan or the sound masking devices above to help mask or decrease irritating noise in your apartment.
I live on a top floor apartment in a concrete building and can always hear the next door neighbours walking around.
Living on the bottom floor makes your apartment a much easier target and therefore you ll have to take extra precautions.
Somewhat surprisingly noise masking with a big speaker and shaped brown noise dark brown noise does work against the walking sounds my upstairs neighbor makes.
Experiment with different levels of machine noise and see which one best works for you.
It is important to get this problem under control because tenants who are unhappy with their current living conditions are likely to move leaving you with a vacancy.