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1. endobiont (Member)

   HI,
   I pathetically live above a busy bar. I get reduced rent for living here because, a) the apartment (an ubercool loft) is situated above a bar b) the last tenant killed herself. The live DJ starts his gig at 10pm and lasts until 2am or sometimes later, Thursday through Saturday. They just installed a new sound system, with the amps and speakers (they added 13 new speakers) are attached directly to the 4" concrete beams we both share. The City Ordinance over here dictates I cannot complain unless the sound is above 80db within 50ft of the source. The problem is, a) the door is always open, making it louder b) they have drunk people all over the place yelling all night, right in front of my balcony c) bass travels differently than sound travels, correct? What can I do to soften the bass from within my apartment? My flooring is all hardwood, and my walls are concrete covered in drywall. Any suggestions? (and for the record, I have a year-long contract -- they have already tried to move me within the complex, but I do not want to pay more money for a lesser-quality apartment -- i.e. no loft, no hardwoods, etc) PLEASE HELP!

   Posted 2 months ago #

2. samoya22 (Jonathan)

   How do you get rid of bass? That's a new one. I guess I've had to deal with this problem before, but I didn't live above a bar. Honestly, you're going to have to move. There's nothing you can do to stop the bass. Bass is just another descriptive term for sound. They are one in the same, and they both travel in the same way. It's repetitive bursts of pressure traveling through the air. You could try sound proofing your apartment, but because the bass you're dealing with is so intense, it's probably vibrating not just your walls but the beams you spoke of and everything else in your apartment.

   I might be wrong, but I think you're going to have to move in order to get away from the noise.

   Posted 1 month ago #

3. sausageball54 (Member)

   Exposure to loud noise is very stressful and actually spikes
   blood pressure. Unless you are willing to get a third shift
   job, it really isn't worth it. You need to move. You could
   try adding some area rugs to the floor, maybe thick curtains
   in the bedroom, wearing ear plugs always. (Use your cell phone
   on vibrate as an alarm clock.) The best person to
   live there is a customer of the bar who can go home drunk
   without driving or the bar's DJ! I honestly think this is a
   physical and mental health issue. If they exceed the decibels
   report them. I suppose you could try to plead with them to
   turn down just the bass a little. I know how it can reverberate.

   Posted 1 month ago #

4. Maggierose (Member)

   I found something for you, but the way you describe your place, you may not be interested. I was looking for roof repair, since I need to have mine fixed and I found that Lowes Hardware carries "Sound Panels". They are supposed to deaden noise. Then I searched dogpile.com for sound panels and found there are alot of different kinds of noise reducing panels.

   Some of them don't look that bad, but I am not sure if it is for your place or for below you to install. My guy is a contractor and since we have to have 8" outside walls here, when he designs duplexes, 4-P or apartments, he makes the interior walls 8" as well and fills them with insulation. I guess in his business they are refered to as party walls to keep from hearing your neighbors conversations during a loud party.

   Might help you!

   Posted 3 weeks ago #

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