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Sound Barrier for Dummies? RachelShayna 02-03-2008
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Posted by on February 3, 2008, 8:13 pm
Hi All,

I live in an apartment and my bedroom wall is shared by my neighbor.
He rightfully plays his music, video games, watches his television.
Unfortunately, all of this audio is right on the other side of my wall
and the wall is so thin I can make out every sound. Now, I have done
some research and know that I can hang up vinyl and then do some dry-
walling, but you are dealing with a 29 year old chick who lives solo
and had a hard enough time installing a new doorknob. So, I really
can't take this on the way Bob Villa would easily do. Does anyone out
there have any suggestions of easy solutions that I can handle on my
own? Or maybe someone knows of some pretty amazing ear plugs?

Thanks for any help! Oh, and just a little note, we're not talking
about a crazy volume here, but bad enough that it interrupts sleep.
Again, thanks for any help you can offer!

Posted by Bubba on February 3, 2008, 9:05 pm
On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 17:13:57 -0800 (PST), RachelShayna@gmail.com wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>I live in an apartment and my bedroom wall is shared by my neighbor.
>He rightfully plays his music, video games, watches his television.
>Unfortunately, all of this audio is right on the other side of my wall
>and the wall is so thin I can make out every sound. Now, I have done
>some research and know that I can hang up vinyl and then do some dry-
>walling, but you are dealing with a 29 year old chick who lives solo
>and had a hard enough time installing a new doorknob. So, I really
>can't take this on the way Bob Villa would easily do. Does anyone out
>there have any suggestions of easy solutions that I can handle on my
>own? Or maybe someone knows of some pretty amazing ear plugs?
>
>Thanks for any help! Oh, and just a little note, we're not talking
>about a crazy volume here, but bad enough that it interrupts sleep.
>Again, thanks for any help you can offer!

1) Move
2) Talk to your neighbor. Maybe he thinks you are a "hottie" and will
do anything you ask? Maybe even invite him in while his music is
playing and show him how loud it is.
3) Buy a bigger stereo than his, find out his sleeping habits and
drown him with all the noise you can.
4) Invite him over, drug him and throw him in the apartment pool.
It'll just look like a late night partier that drowned in the pool.
Bubba

Posted by on February 3, 2008, 9:17 pm
> On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 17:13:57 -0800 (PST), RachelSha...@gmail.com wrote:
> >Hi All,
>
> >I live in an apartment and my bedroom wall is shared by my neighbor.
> >He rightfully plays his music, video games, watches his television.
> >Unfortunately, all of this audio is right on the other side of my wall
> >and the wall is so thin I can make out every sound. =A0Now, I have done
> >some research and know that I can hang up vinyl and then do some dry-
> >walling, but you are dealing with a 29 year old chick who lives solo
> >and had a hard enough time installing a new doorknob. =A0So, I really
> >can't take this on the way Bob Villa would easily do. =A0Does anyone out
> >there have any suggestions of easy solutions that I can handle on my
> >own? =A0Or maybe someone knows of some pretty amazing ear plugs?
>
> >Thanks for any help! =A0Oh, and just a little note, we're not talking
> >about a crazy volume here, but bad enough that it interrupts sleep.
> >Again, thanks for any help you can offer!
>
> 1) Move
> 2) Talk to your neighbor. Maybe he thinks you are a "hottie" and will
> do anything you ask? Maybe even invite him in while his music is
> playing and show him how loud it is.
> 3) Buy a bigger stereo than his, find out his sleeping habits and
> drown him with all the noise you can.
> 4) Invite him over, drug him and throw him in the apartment pool.
> It'll just look like a late night partier that drowned in the pool.
> Bubba- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

that is absolutely hysterical. But I tried #4.......unfortunately,
there isn't a pool. Anyone that has some real solutions for me??!!
Even though that rocked, Bubba, thank you.

Posted by hallerb@aol.com on February 3, 2008, 10:08 pm
On Feb 3, 9:17=EF=BF=BDpm, RachelSha...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 17:13:57 -0800 (PST), RachelSha...@gmail.com wrote:
> > >Hi All,
>
> > >I live in an apartment and my bedroom wall is shared by my neighbor.
> > >He rightfully plays his music, video games, watches his television.
> > >Unfortunately, all of this audio is right on the other side of my wall
> > >and the wall is so thin I can make out every sound. =EF=BF=BDNow, I hav=
e done
> > >some research and know that I can hang up vinyl and then do some dry-
> > >walling, but you are dealing with a 29 year old chick who lives solo
> > >and had a hard enough time installing a new doorknob. =EF=BF=BDSo, I re=
ally
> > >can't take this on the way Bob Villa would easily do. =EF=BF=BDDoes any=
one out
> > >there have any suggestions of easy solutions that I can handle on my
> > >own? =EF=BF=BDOr maybe someone knows of some pretty amazing ear plugs?
>
> > >Thanks for any help! =EF=BF=BDOh, and just a little note, we're not tal=
king
> > >about a crazy volume here, but bad enough that it interrupts sleep.
> > >Again, thanks for any help you can offer!
>
> > 1) Move
> > 2) Talk to your neighbor. Maybe he thinks you are a "hottie" and will
> > do anything you ask? Maybe even invite him in while his music is
> > playing and show him how loud it is.
> > 3) Buy a bigger stereo than his, find out his sleeping habits and
> > drown him with all the noise you can.
> > 4) Invite him over, drug him and throw him in the apartment pool.
> > It'll just look like a late night partier that drowned in the pool.
> > Bubba- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> that is absolutely hysterical. =EF=BF=BDBut I tried #4.......unfortunately=
,
> there isn't a pool. =EF=BF=BDAnyone that has some real solutions for me??!=
!
> Even though that rocked, Bubba, thank you.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

the cheapest easiest solution is probably a white noise generator that
will mask the music by a louder soothing sound, like rain or other
noise.

any other solution will turn into a big construction project with
unreliable results

Posted by HeyBub on February 3, 2008, 10:10 pm
RachelShayna@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I live in an apartment and my bedroom wall is shared by my neighbor.
> He rightfully plays his music, video games, watches his television.
> Unfortunately, all of this audio is right on the other side of my wall
> and the wall is so thin I can make out every sound. Now, I have done
> some research and know that I can hang up vinyl and then do some dry-
> walling, but you are dealing with a 29 year old chick who lives solo
> and had a hard enough time installing a new doorknob. So, I really
> can't take this on the way Bob Villa would easily do. Does anyone out
> there have any suggestions of easy solutions that I can handle on my
> own? Or maybe someone knows of some pretty amazing ear plugs?
>
> Thanks for any help! Oh, and just a little note, we're not talking
> about a crazy volume here, but bad enough that it interrupts sleep.
> Again, thanks for any help you can offer!

Earplugs. Fifty cents. Problem solved.



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