Ear plugs... or…..

Install a false ceiling then fill it up with sound-proofing material or foam... but it depends on your unit height coz if the ceiling is too low a false ceiling will lower it even more.



If you have the space and budget for cornice and lighting a false ceiling can also enhance th look of your apartment.

This post has been edited by aaronpang: Oct 8 2008, 04:53 PM

Nope mine is just plaster ceiling and cornice... just to took the photo as example of a false ceiling installation.

Wished I could show the pic of my friends place instead coz his is a studio apartment with different colored mood lighting hidden into the ceilings

So ganas...

People probably don't mean to sound like a herd of elephants; they just don't know it's a problem. Talk to them... or if paiseh leave them a polite note on their door (minus red paint)

The noise is part and parcel of living in condos and other high-rises, your ceiling is somebody's floor.

Options available:-

Aggressive Approach

1) Tell them and they keep it down...

2) Gather evidence (recordings of the noise, neighbor testimony, etc) and get the police involved. Preferable when they have a party or function it's sure to be noisy and will bolster your case (diabolical muahahahaha) Nothing like having the cops bust up a function

Pacifist Approach

3) They ignore your complains and you soundproof your ceiling... problem solved

4) You move out and buy a landed house...

It's an inherent property of the structure...

I'd like to point out that noise travels or bounces off the hard surfaces like cement, glass and metal. The building materials have a poor sound dampening quality.

IMHO most of the people who complain about noise in high-rise dwellings are probably first timers experiencing a different environment.

Most are unaccustomed to living in close quarters and they’re bound to pick up personal noises like people walking/talking don't expect silence.

The management office is powerless to do anything unless the neighbors are jerk’s screaming at the top of their voice, drilling at night or set the TV/Radio volume too loud.

This post has been edited by aaronpang: Oct 15 2008, 12:13 PM

Put subwoofer on high and place the speaker right against the wall... the neighbour probably can't hear it but can certainly feel the powah....

Call they cops if they sing karaoke and gamble mahjong... esp since CNY is around the corner... muahaha

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