Noise between units
(by Troy T [ON, Canada])
January 4, 2002 19:07:18 
RE: Noise between units
(by Landlordan [NY ])
January 4, 2002 21:07:34
RE: Noise between units
(by Kathi [OH])
January 5, 2002 05:42:37
RE: Noise between units
(by June [Pa])
January 5, 2002 12:13:26
RE: Noise between units
(by June [Pa])
January 5, 2002 12:14:05
RE: Noise between units
(by [])
January 5, 2002 17:13:01
RE: Noise between units
(by New York Landlord [NYC])
January 5, 2002 23:29:15
RE: Noise between units
(by Carrie [CT])
January 6, 2002 07:56:13
RE: Noise between units
(by nieghbor next door [Texas])
January 8, 2002 14:38:16 
Click Here to send this discussion to a friend| We have a new duplex and the tenant downstairs moved out because he can hear everything the tenant upstairs says and where they are walking. We've considered getting underpadding for the carpet upstairs (which is absent right now) and putting rugs in the hallway over the hardwood. Any other ideas how to minimize such noise and put our lower unit tenants at ease? 142.154.68.198 |
| An even cheaper fix is installing acoustical drop ceiling in the first floor apt. 152.163.206.197 |
| I REMOVE acoustical drop ceilings. They are UGLY and limmit the amount that I can get for the unit. Whenever I have to remove a ceiling (because of cracks or water damage, for example) I usually insulate the space between the ceiling and the floor above. Good luck! 152.163.197.203 |
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We built 2 duplexes back in the '60's, and insulated between floors. When husband was halfway through, he went upstairs and stomped across the floor. Sure enough, when he got to the part without insulation, the noise increased. But it's not a perfect solution. Which is why we require tenant to have area carpets covering major portion of hardwood floors. 152.163.205.71 |
| .....and we tell prospective tenants that if they have the stereo from hell, they should have their own four walls. 152.163.205.71 |
| I live in a two-story house. My hearing might not be the best, but the only thing I hear from upstairs is when someone flushes the stool. There are 6 kids up there right now, including 2 teenagers. My home is 100 yrs. old and your units are new. I wonder if this is a tenant your are lucky to be rid of. Hard to believe he can hear someone talking from upstairs. As far as perfect quiet, isn,t there always a dog barking somewhere in the neigborhood? I would test the noise level myself. Bet your next tenant never says a thing without you doing a thing to the unit. 199.240.150.78 |
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Lets face it, a wood frame house is going to have some noise between floors. But tenant sensitivity (of the downstairs tenant to the noise, and of the upstairs tenant in being careful not to stomp) can make a big difference. Insulation between floors and/or thick padding under the carpets upstairs sound like the best solutions. 64.12.102.169 |
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It is VERY common to be able to hear noise from unit to unit, especially if there are hardwood/softwood floors involved. Because they did not insulate between floors in the "olden days" there is no sound barrier, and therefore everything can be heard. When we were tenants, even on the second floor we could hear full conversations from the first floor tenants, and just about everything else they did. As landlords now owner occupying the first floor, we hear quite a bit of what the second floor is doing (mainly due to the fact that there is very thing carpeting and probably very little, if any, padding--which we hope to remedy shortly). Put the thickest padding you can under the carpet. And I agree with the other advice; if you find yourself having to replace a ceiling, insulate. The accoustical drop ceiling, despite good intentions, is a sure way to reduce the rent you can collect on the apartment. They are rather unsightly and leave people wondering just why did you have to do a drop ceiling anyway... 64.252.221.187 |
| I have an issue with the neighbor next door. The duplex is side by side and there is a crawl space under the house with hardware floors. One side is willing to put carpet (the quite side) the other side has 2 big dogs and will not put carpet. Granted if the noisey neighbor would sleep between the hours of 12am and 7 am some problems would be solved. Please help with any solutions you might have for stopping the next door neighbor's noise from traveling to the sleeping neighbors apartment. 129.250.40.248 |
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