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Even though most apartments are not built to withstand a screaming child in the neighboring unit, it's not actually that hard to do and it is relatively cheap.
by aeternum 4y ago
Even though most apartments are not built to withstand a screaming child in the neighboring unit, it's not actually that hard to do and it is relatively cheap. Just needs double-drywall and a little caulk.
- klyrs 4y agoI'm now picturing moving into an apartment and surreptitiously installing an extra layer of drywall. Will the landlord notice the rooms are all 2" smaller?
- bombcar 4y agoYou could probably get away with it - and in many cases, if you're a renter and offer to make a capital improvement to the property, the landlord will go along with it. The bigger the landlord is, the harder it could be, but for single family homes, if you're renting and want to add a deck and are willing to pay, talk to your landlord. There are risks (landlord evicts you right after you build it, etc) but those can be mitigated.
- danaris 4y agoRight—the problem is not that building apartments that actually support people's needs (beyond the bare minimum) is impossible, it's that it costs more money than the bare minimum to do so. And if there are no sound-dampening apartments available in a particular area and price range, then the apartments you're trying to rent out not having them isn't a competitive disadvantage, so why bother?