thats a punchable offense. Or at least a stern word the next morning. are your switchboards on the outside of your appartments?
Comment on Discussion Thread 27 March 2025
stevied71@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Blurgh, another apartment had their washing machine going on spin cycle at 3:40am. Made our apartment hum and rattle. Then furball decided she wanted food at 6:40am.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
stevied71@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Haha, if I could work out the offending apartment I’d certainly be letting them know. Would pay someone to walk past at random hours and call their apartment.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
This is my hesitation about ever living in an apartment. I’m a light sleeper and neighbours being noisy through paper thin walls would be a nightmare. I think there’s a desperate need for legislation to set minimum sound proofing standards for apartments. It would make them much more desirable.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Damn straight.
Apartments are really difficult to live in at times. Unless you’re lucky enough to live in an older place that’s well sound proofed.
stevied71@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
A couple of weeks ago I took the plasterboard off a party wall in one of our bedrooms, only to find no sound proofing material in the cavity at all.
The wall was constructed as follows: One layer of 16mm plasterboard (my bedroom wall), then the cavity, then another layer of 16mm plasterboard (their kitchen wall).
I put Earthwool soundshield batts in the cavity and sealed it all back up.
I haven’t heard anything from next door since.
I’m going to glue a layer of 6mm cork over that.
I guess I’m “lucky” that I’m an owner occupier and can do work like that.
But I have no idea on how to deal with the washing machine, it’s coming from somewhere else but I couldn’t identify the apartment (could be from anywhere).
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Um… shouldn’t there be a fire wall in between two apartments? .eek