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Comment on Discussion Thread 27 March 2025

SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ 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.

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Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ 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.

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stevied71@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ 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).

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- imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Um… shouldn’t there be a fire wall in between two apartments? .eek
  
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