Ugh, in a bad apartment/neighbor situation.

[JDub02]

I have new neighbors below me that enjoy loud rap music all through the night. A couple nights ago, I woke up around midnight and still heard the bass through the floor. Fortunately, the apartments are insulated enough that it's not too loud to sleep.

 

[isasir]

Originally posted by: jhbball
Yeah, unfortunately, I'm not sure rugs will do the job. This place is an old building that has been renovated, and the floors are really creaky. One catch in telling this guy to fuck off, is that it's pretty easy to get in my apartment, if you have access through the front door. The layout is as follows:

Sturdy front door with key access > mail area (all tenants of the building have access to this) > stairs > my apartment with a flimsy glass door. So, if he wanted to, he could basically push the door to my apartment hard and break in if he wanted to. I'm afraid if I piss him off too much, we might risk seeing some retaliation of some kind.

Lastly, I contacted my lanlord and told him about everything. He's on my side, but I'm not liking the way this might turn out.

Two things that I don't think were already said:
1. Get renter's insurance to help address the above
2. It is possible that some of the creaking may be due to loose nails that you can hammer back in. This likely won't fix the problem completely, but, from what little I know, could help.

 

[uberman]

You need to work out so your neighbor doesn't mess with you.

Get a large set of free weights and start working out.

And make sure to drop your barbells and dumbells on a small piece of carpet to protect the floor and deaden the sound.

 

[nerp]

Originally posted by: isasir
2. It is possible that some of the creaking may be due to loose nails that you can hammer back in.

HEhee. Hammers do make for good solutions.