Hi,
I have been living in my current building for under a year and have been having a rough time with noise coming from the place above. I have lived in apartment and condo buildings all my life and have never had a problem like this before. And considering my previous places were in much less expensive buildings, the lack of soundproofing in my current place troubles me. In a nutshell, if the person above me is at home and awake, I can hear and feel the pounding vibrations of his movements. I hear footfall and impact sounds countless times each day. I hear heavy objects being dropped onto or dragged along his floor. If he has some people over and their voices are raised above music, I can hear those voices travel down to my place. I don't know if it's attributable solely to inconsiderate behavior on my neighbor's part, or if the matter is largely due to soundproofing problems. While the noise is such that I was convinced that hardwood flooring with potentially insufficient sound insulation must have been put in the apartment above mine, I have been told that it is the original carpet and underpad up there. I have talked to others in the building and few people have any such complaints, either because they aren't as attentive to this matter or because they genuinely don't have this problem.
Is there a chance that my neighbor's carpet and underpadding are worn out from 15 years of living and thus no longer doing the job from where I sit ?
Or could the problem be with my ceiling since the previous owner got rid of the original popcorn ceiling a few years ago for the now more fashionable smooth look. Most everyone else in the building still has the old popcorn ceiling and every other place I have lived in also had the popcorn.
Could this play a role in the problem since I have read that the textured or popcorn ceiling is considered an acoustic ceiling that dampens sound ? Could the problem be my ceiling and not my upstair's neighbor's floor or conduct ?
While I do think the person upstairs is pounding on the floor with undue force most of the time, I am wondering if it sounds even worse than would be the case if I lived in an apartment that still had the original textured ceiling.
What do you think ? Any ideas on how I can remedy this problem short of moving ?
Thanks
I have been living in my current building for under a year and have been having a rough time with noise coming from the place above. I have lived in apartment and condo buildings all my life and have never had a problem like this before. And considering my previous places were in much less expensive buildings, the lack of soundproofing in my current place troubles me. In a nutshell, if the person above me is at home and awake, I can hear and feel the pounding vibrations of his movements. I hear footfall and impact sounds countless times each day. I hear heavy objects being dropped onto or dragged along his floor. If he has some people over and their voices are raised above music, I can hear those voices travel down to my place. I don't know if it's attributable solely to inconsiderate behavior on my neighbor's part, or if the matter is largely due to soundproofing problems. While the noise is such that I was convinced that hardwood flooring with potentially insufficient sound insulation must have been put in the apartment above mine, I have been told that it is the original carpet and underpad up there. I have talked to others in the building and few people have any such complaints, either because they aren't as attentive to this matter or because they genuinely don't have this problem.
Is there a chance that my neighbor's carpet and underpadding are worn out from 15 years of living and thus no longer doing the job from where I sit ?
Or could the problem be with my ceiling since the previous owner got rid of the original popcorn ceiling a few years ago for the now more fashionable smooth look. Most everyone else in the building still has the old popcorn ceiling and every other place I have lived in also had the popcorn.
Could this play a role in the problem since I have read that the textured or popcorn ceiling is considered an acoustic ceiling that dampens sound ? Could the problem be my ceiling and not my upstair's neighbor's floor or conduct ?
While I do think the person upstairs is pounding on the floor with undue force most of the time, I am wondering if it sounds even worse than would be the case if I lived in an apartment that still had the original textured ceiling.
What do you think ? Any ideas on how I can remedy this problem short of moving ?
Thanks