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Is it possible that a new wood floor can be installed in a way, an improper way, such that the new floor transmits sound, or rather the THUMPS of foot steps much more than it should? My new upstairs neighbor in my PSlope “brownstone” has begun driving me crazy with the thumps of his floor/my ceiling; I am trying to figure out why this would have not occurred with the prior upstairs tenant who was, actually, a larger person. Additional fact: I live on the third floor; Thumper is upstairs on the 4th floor, which was added decades after this 1980′s building was built.

The followup question is how likely are carpet/rugs to reduce the thumping?

Thanks!