Living Under a Heavy Walker
We just moved into an apt. that was vacant for 8 yrs and although the people above us are awesome they walk like a bunch of elephants. When we moved in they said if there is anything that is annoying our music, etc. let us know b/c the apt. below us has been vacant for…
We just moved into an apt. that was vacant for 8 yrs and although the people above us are awesome they walk like a bunch of elephants. When we moved in they said if there is anything that is annoying our music, etc. let us know b/c the apt. below us has been vacant for so long. Anyway, yesterday I was napping and thier walking woke me up! So, here’s the question… (and yes, I know we live in NYC but we are gonna live below these people a long time). Do we say something? If so, how? Again they are super nice people (with no kids if that matters). I’m just not sure how to bring it up… email, conversation or let it go?
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Ignore rob, in case that isn’t obvious.
bite me. my advice is just as legit as everyone elses.
*rob*
Ignore rob, in case that isn’t obvious.
Agree that you should discuss in a polite/non confrontational way.
It is probably better to bring it up sooner rather than later. If they are reasonable and understanding people, they should be willing to work things out. If they are defensive jerks, better to know sooner rather than later.
I had this situation many years ago. It was driving me crazy. Eventually I just talked to them nicely (we were friendly anyway) and asked them if they could try to walk little less heavily as the sound seems to travel through the ceiling very easily, it being an old house and all… . I was apologetic and said I didn’t want to be a pain in the a** or make them feel embarassed but that it was quite loud. They really made an effort after that and it was much much better.
if it is any consolation, after a month or two you will get used to it. It will be the sounds of home. If you can’t get used to it, then you should think of moving. I hear that there are certain apartments in the city that are really quiet but that may be an urban myth.
The people ablove, yes, that is such a horror.
It is a hard thing to do to tell someone they walk like an elephant, because they probably do. But in these old buildings with wood floors, (and thank HGTV that this is the rage now) no one really has wall to wall carpeting anymore. Besides, most renters do not invest any money in their apartments anyway….
I would just do a casual thing with them in talking, you do not want to create hard feelings.
My next door neighbor plays a loud TV, but I just try to focus on mine, she is nice to us, and if that’s the worse thing she can do, I am a happy camper.
it also just occurred to me that im like totally deaf in one ear so maybe it’s easier for me to deal with extraneous sounds.
*rob*
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I would say something, but maybe put it in terms of “wow, these old buildings don’t have much sound insulation, do they?”
no, DONT do that. people think it’s the polite way to bring something up, but in reality that is just being passive aggressive and people dont wanna deal with passive aggressive behavior. like i said, you WILL get used to it and not hear it anymore. other than getting used to it, honestly there is nothing you can do!
*rob*
I’m with Rob on this one – I had the same problem with my last place and after a while I just got used to it.
A friendly conversation couldn’t hurt though.
I would say something, but maybe put it in terms of “wow, these old buildings don’t have much sound insulation, do they?” If the conversation goes further, perhaps they would be willing to go 50/50 with you on some rugs with padding (although Pigeon and the old Indians are right — it probably won’t make a huge difference). Earplugs?