Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Neighbors cover their ears to muffle noises coming through the thin walls of their home. While it’s fun to speculate on “if these ...

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My mother has a 50" LCD TV mounted to a common wall shared with another condo, and they've complained about the noise (though her TV volume is set at reasonable levels, and her hearing is good).

NEW YORK --Last year, when my wife and I had to beg permission from our co-op board in Jackson Heights, Queens, to swap our one-bedroom apartment for a two-bedroom unit, only one thing stood between ...

I searched the forum and found a few posts on party wall soundproofing, but I’m looking for more specific advice, and I would really like to hear from people who did this. After we moved into our ...

I just moved into a new apartment and recently noticed that the walls are incredibly thin. I mean, I think the walls may actually be hollow. So, an issue I'm having is that sound travels VERY easily.