For a long time I was searching for a new apartment and my biggest prerequisite was that it had to be super quiet. And I really think I did a great job with that (top floor, back of building overlooking quiet street, corner unit etc) however, upon actually moving in and spending a few nights there I have realized that I hear all of my neighbors TV’s and they are on ALL the time. I share a LR wall with my adjacent neighbor and her TV is right up against it. Also I hear the TV from the LR directly below me. This isn’t shoddy construction – it is a prewar elevator building. And their TV’s aren’t obnoxiously loud (I can’t hear them from the hallway) so I would feel a little out of line knocking on their door to complain. But they are both on ALL THE TIME and the low murmor of them is driving me crazy and making me feel like i made a bad apartment choice. <\/p>\n
To be fair, I am in the process of furnishing the new place: my living room has no sofa\/chair\/ bookshelves yet, but it does have area rugs w\/ pads and that is not helping at all. I am hoping the arrival of a sofa and big poofy chair will help absorb sound but does anyone have any other brilliant ideas? The woman next door seems to have the same daily routine as me which means the moment i wake up, she turns on her TV. ACKKKK!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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