Guest guest Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 > I was wondering if anyone here had any ideas on how to soundproof an > apartment from noisy neighbors who slam doors. I have a loud fan and > I use earplugs, but sometimes that isn't enough. So I was hoping > maybe other people have ideas, maybe other people here also have the > auditory issues I have. Or maybe there might be some ideas on how to > make my ears not so sensitive? Auditory stimiulation bothers me much > more than any other kind of stimulation. complain to them. complain to the management. we recently got a notice about people slamming doors and not to do it, as well as not running up and down the stairs. oddly, they didn't say anything about jumping up and down on the floor. i don't think it's possible to soundproof your apartment from that. i feel the doors slam more than i hear them. -dave -- (intp) 55.22682% - Extreme Geek 21 of 158: Because it is inherent to have a purpose in life and ask where we came from. Religion is widely popular because you don't have to think about this. You can just accept a theory that is given to you and not worry about it any more. - Lyra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 reinsulate? soundproofing I was wondering if anyone here had any ideas on how to soundproof an apartment from noisy neighbors who slam doors. I have a loud fan and I use earplugs, but sometimes that isn't enough. So I was hoping maybe other people have ideas, maybe other people here also have the auditory issues I have. Or maybe there might be some ideas on how to make my ears not so sensitive? Auditory stimiulation bothers me much more than any other kind of stimulation. -- the Dreamer http://www.visi. com/~unique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 yeah i was being fascetious or however you spell it. the noise from the hall is really difficult to stop. it comes in through the door. you could try a foam strip that's supposed to be used to block the breeze in the winter... jo Re: soundproofing > I was wondering if anyone here had any ideas on how to soundproof an > apartment from noisy neighbors who slam doors. I have a loud fan and > I use earplugs, but sometimes that isn't enough. So I was hoping > maybe other people have ideas, maybe other people here also have the > auditory issues I have. Or maybe there might be some ideas on how to > make my ears not so sensitive? Auditory stimiulation bothers me much > more than any other kind of stimulation. complain to them. complain to the management. we recently got a notice about people slamming doors and not to do it, as well as not running up and down the stairs. oddly, they didn't say anything about jumping up and down on the floor. i don't think it's possible to soundproof your apartment from that. i feel the doors slam more than i hear them. -dave -- (intp) 55.22682% - Extreme Geek 21 of 158: Because it is inherent to have a purpose in life and ask where we came from. Religion is widely popular because you don't have to think about this. You can just accept a theory that is given to you and not worry about it any more. - Lyra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Auditory sensitivity is my NUMBER ONE issue. Before i knew i was autistic (i knew i was oversensitive, depressed and angry and preferred to be alone with my hobbies) i knew there was something weird about my ears. I was constantly being hearing-tested as a child and was thought to be deaf. I couldn't articulate to l them that everything was too loud and scrambled, i was in elementary school ! i can hear a flea fart but can't pick out a conversation if there is any other noise going on. In my 20's i was underemployed and could only afford cheap rooms in old houses that had been divided up into flats. Neighbor noise and ciggie smoke seeping through the walls caused me enough sensory-overload rage attacks that i was asked to leave because I was yelling and screaming ('like a crazy street person', they said) inside my own home. I cannot STAND other people's noises, especially slams, thumps, hums, music, dogs, kids, revving engines, etc.... This can be an ongoing issue that saps your strength insidiously even if you aren't conscoiusly aware. Even NT society is getting hip to the ugliness and productivity drains of noise pollution. The best long-term solution is to move to a detached house the farther from civilization the better. I'm still severely underemployed in my 40's but i share a very remote location with 6 other autistics where there is little human noise to contend with. This makes my quality of life better than any other thing could, i can put up with a lot if i can have an auditory environment that is pleasing. I am lucky to live out west where there is a lot of space, even though the shared house is a total shack and i live in a vintage trailer, it's mine and it's quiet. My partner says if we do have to move to a louder place, (choose to be urban again for awhile?) we will pick a basement living space (quieter to start with) and then superinsulate. He's a remodeler and has built two recording studios, the technique for ultraquiet there is to build a room inside a room, packin gthe interior cavitiy between the wall with more insulation and having no framing members of one wall touch the other to isolate vibration as well. if you say you " can't afford " to move... can you afford a greatly diminished quality of life? somethings have to be priorities, only you know for sure. Hanging thick blankets (puffy cheap comforters are good) on every wall, thick rugs, and putting up several layers of acoustic tile on the ceiling helps a lot in a rental where you cant do any heavy work. little rubber feet on the inside corners of doorframes keeps them from slamming together, weatherstripping fills the rest of the airgap created. I wear earplugs AND industrial earmuffs nowadays when i go to town. Sometimes people look at me funny. i look at them funny right back. The quietest places in the world: deep caves, bank vaults and recording studios. ----- trk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 trk wrote: >... I cannot STAND other >people's noises, especially slams, thumps, hums, music, dogs, kids, >revving engines, etc.... This can be an ongoing issue that saps your >strength insidiously even if you aren't conscoiusly aware. I'm a pacifist, but sometimes I want to grab and shake a person who happens to be walking in a line that coincides with mine and is dragging xyr flip-flops along the pavement with each step. Drives me bonkers! Some other shoes (on some peoples' feet) cause similar auditory problems, but flip-flops seem to be the worst/most consistent offenders. Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 > I'm a pacifist, but sometimes I want to grab and shake a person who > happens to be walking in a line that coincides with mine and is > dragging xyr flip-flops along the pavement with each step. Drives me > bonkers! 'xyr'? unless that's a typo, this gender-neutral pronoun crap is going to far and driving me bonkers! -dave -- (intp) 55.22682% - Extreme Geek 18 of 158: Without cause and effect you can't be sure of anything. Problem is, you can never be sure of cause and effect. - Ool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 If I can identify the noise, I find its impact is less on me. When my apartment shakes to a high-pitched scrapping noise, I tell myself it's the neighbor's front door. Their bedroom thrumps on the other side of my bedroom wall wakes me up (I sleep during the day). When I tell myself they're doing something in the closet, I am able to return to sleep. Before I created this explanation, I couldn't go back to sleep. The loud, metallic noise the neighbor on the other side makes before slamming his door, makes me jump; then I take time to calm my central nervous system--every time. Twice when he leaves, and twice when he returns. You're in a tough situation. If you could manage living space that is not connected to another unit it would help. But traffic and people noise is everywhere. My apartment has traffic noises that I prefer to my friend's that has people noise. Every place is noisey. I used to live in the country. Electric motor sounds of people cutting grass and wood would travel for miles. Sometimes a loud noise would shatter the quiet causing me to go into sensory overload. It's the price of living in civilization. ~Bonnie =================== > I was wondering if anyone here had any ideas on > how to soundproof an > apartment from noisy neighbors who slam doors. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 wrote: >I don't know how to talk to the neighbors to get them to stop. They >just deny it and keep making more noise. If you decide you want to try to make a case that they are too noisy, you'll probably have to keep a diary for a few weeks. Note down every time they make noise that bothers you, the time it happens, the type of noise, and the loudness. (I'm not sure how you could rate the loudness. Maybe comparing it to noises everyone is familiar with, like sirens, truck back-up beeps, motorcycles, or something like that.) Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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