Neighbors play norteño music really,
really loudly all day on many weekend days through the summer. The particular rhythms and thumping quality of the music make it very, very hard to ignore, so I can't read or do anything that requires concentration when it is playing. Asking them to turn it down is not an option. Even closing my windows does nothing, sadly. Are there any particular mechanical ways to cancel/mute very loud noises like this? I would pay almost any money not to go through this again this summer, especially since they seem to have a new sound system that is such that I can't even really sleep through the music, so it just kills my whole day unless I go out.
posted by Frowner
on Apr 28, 2013 -
37 answers
My neighbors moved in two days ago, and haven't stopped yelling since. And they're drug dealers. Can I nip this in the bud?
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posted by vathek
on Mar 5, 2012 -
18 answers
My neighbors complained to me (in a polite, reasonable way) about me walking too loudly. How can I fix it?
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posted by oranger
on Aug 23, 2011 -
38 answers
How can I make the best out of an upcoming meeting between myself, my landlord, and my noisy downstairs neighbors?
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posted by valkyryn
on Feb 4, 2011 -
41 answers
Loud, annoying neighbors: what to do? Our next door neighbor's (19ish? maybe 20?)-year-old spends all summer out in the Party Garage with ALL his friends, making noise til all hours of the night.
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posted by bitter-girl.com
on May 14, 2010 -
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It's always been a quiet apartment building, but now we have a new downstairs neighbor that makes noise until 5AM and makes the common-use hallway smell like marijuana and cigarettes.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 13, 2010 -
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Dealing with a neighbor's loud audio 'animal-repellent' that you can hear, even though you aren't supposed to be able to.
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posted by empath
on Nov 24, 2009 -
16 answers
I'm looking to buy a Manhattan apartment (most likely co-op, not condo). What should I be looking for (or avoiding) to minimize my chances of hearing a lot of noise from my neighbors?
posted by sunflower16
on Oct 13, 2009 -
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My fiance and I are in the midst of buying a condo. Offer accepted, inspection went great, still collecting all the documents related to the condo association. Yesterday, we got a three page document that is the "noise abatement policy." We are not happy. But should we suck it up and still buy the place?
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posted by bibbit
on Oct 13, 2009 -
37 answers
What kind of bird is making this annoying noise (mp3 file; alternate link
here) behind my Manhattan apartment building? And what can I do about it?
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posted by Tin Man
on Aug 7, 2009 -
24 answers
What can I do about young people in our condo/townhouse complex?
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posted by k8t
on Jun 7, 2009 -
63 answers
Advice on noisy neighbors. My family just moved. Our immediate neighbors are elderly and hard of hearing, and so the TV volume is quite blaring in the evening, grating for us, but hard on our 2 year old. They seem like nice people though cant understand why our 2 year old needs to go to bed at 8.
Wondering the best approach to this?
Buy them so wireless headsets? They might not like the gesture nor be able to adapt to the intrusion of this new device.
On our end we have tried white noise, but the windows need to stay open with the heat.
posted by dougiedd
on Jun 2, 2009 -
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There is little to no insulation between the ceiling of my apartment, and the floor of the apartment above me. I am looking for a way to drown out the noise from my upstairs neighbor. Can anyone, for the sake of my sanity, recommend something that generates enough noise to drown her out?
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posted by helios410
on Sep 28, 2008 -
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I've always been annoyed by people who make a racket in the neighborhood. I'm likely to be one of those people next year. How can I soundproof a room, pacify neighbors, and avoid police?
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posted by tmcw
on Mar 20, 2007 -
25 answers
What's the best way to get the young Asian couple next door to quiet down their arguments?
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posted by wfrgms
on Jan 2, 2007 -
31 answers
How can I prevent the vibrations and noise from my Juki DDL-8700 sewing machine from bothering my downstairs neighbors?
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posted by pantufla
on Jun 25, 2006 -
7 answers
I'm considering trying Dance Dance Revolution as a way of tricking myself into exercising more. I have two specific questions that I am having difficulty finding answers to:
1) Can you play it in a second floor apartment without being a bad upstairs neighbor? If yes, any specific techniques or tips?
2) Assuming yes to 1, anything I should know about using a pad on top of carpet? I've seen recommendations to duct tape it down, etc., but this sounds a little extreme (not to mention ugly).
posted by PinkStainlessTail
on Jun 17, 2004 -
27 answers
