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> And this is despite the building having solid concrete floors that appear to be over a foot thick. The noise is coming in through the holes made to put plumb
by Tade0 3y ago
> And this is despite the building having solid concrete floors that appear to be over a foot thick.
The noise is coming in through the holes made to put plumbing - especially district heating.
In my current apartment the owner wanted to conceal the piping, so he hid it behind an enclosure made out of plaster with a service hatch.
The whole thing is currently a resonance chamber that lets me follow my dowstairs neighbour's conversations.
- globular-toast 3y agoThis is my theory with respect to hearing voices from downstairs. It only takes the tiniest little air gap to make a huge difference and I can tell there is one somewhere. I'm not sure about the problem with direct contact with walls/ceilings, though. I suspect this is more down to the construction and the walls/ceiling being directly attached to the concrete shell, or something.