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Residential Noise Problems & Neighbor Noise

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Elephant above...

electric guitar player below
I live in a building where there was a bad fire about 50 years ago. The insulation between the walls of the the back apartments was never replaced.
I'm in litigation with my condo developer about construction defects
Want to discuss preconstruction abatement for a Park Avenue apartment build-out.
The building has requested an analysis of the design by an acoustical consultant.
Upstairs is a family with a small child who runs, jumps off furniture, and occasionally bounces a ball.
Our landlord did not disclose that our apt is right over the subway.
I am having a problem with an upstairs neighbor that stomps for hours each night
I put up sound board but still hear their music and TV.
The building has an 80% carpet rule but my neighbor refuses to comply.
Hello. I am looking for ways to soundproof my house, which is close to a busy road.
I am living in a nightmare!!!
We are renovating.
Now seems like a good time to tackle our noise problems too.
I have upstair new neighbours whose kids keep playing till late
I have called 311 to file a quality of life complaint. But how do you prove a person is stomping ,dragging furniture, and following you from room to room?
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I'm dealing with a noisy neighbor who has exercise machines
We experience every single foot step which reverberates like they'e stomping the floor in cement boots
I hear the the high heel shoes "clacking" on the marble floor in the hallway.
I have 2 dogs who bark.
What is the best possible solution for soundproofing a bedroom from a noisy neighbor?
Extreme noise from neigbor above after their apartment was reconstructed. Children allowed to play football & basketball, hear ball bouncing, ceiling vibrating. Their violent jumping has caused ceiling plaster to fall.
We have been instructed by our landlords to record the noise our upstairs neighbors cause on tape.
I live in a condo. I have a longstanding noise problem with the renters in the adjacent unit. They are uncooperative to the extent that I suspect their intent is harassment.
We let them know that we can hear everything upstairs from footsteps to home improvements
I have a co op loft in Tribeca in an old building with wood floor joists. My downstairs neighbor has never put in a ceiling.
My neighbor has heavy footsteps disturbing our sleep.
I could hear them shouting at each other.
My door is seemingly paper thin
The neighbor even told us that the floors are below standard. Is there a test to determine this?
I really need a pro assessment of sound proofing my apt. from outside noise
I can hear my neighbors' conversations even if they do not speak loudly. I believe that the building does not meet the STC standards at all.
I need some ambient reading of street noise because i am 100% going to have problems with these tenants.
A plot of land right outside has become a tackle football field and it sounds like the games are in my living room.



Long-Term Recording & Noise Monitoring

We can install a tamper-proof calibrated recording system at your location to document intermittent noise

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I am looking for a forensic sound engineer to track and document the noise coming from my upstairs neighbor's apartment.
I have called 311 to file a quality of life complaint. But how do you prove a person is stomping ,dragging furniture, and following you from room to room
I read that you are able to record the noise which is coming from another apartment. I am living in a high rise building and there is chronic disruptive noise at night coming from an apartment which is not to locate. Are you able to locate where the noise is coming from with your equipment?
How can we document an ongoing noise problem?

Pure Tone

A pure tone is a noise consisting mostly of a single frequency, like a machine hum.

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It is on a frequency which does not allow me to sleep.
I recently renovated my NYC apartment and am hearing noise through the return vent. There is a constant hum.
My neighbor has a heat pump that runs year around with a vibrating, pulsating sound,
There is a loud generator on the adjacent property, that makes a constant, low-pitched humming, vibrating noise.

HVAC Noise

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I am looking for an expert witness for a client - building installed roof equipment so that there is vibration and noise - building violations issued and work was done, but it is still awful.
Landlord has allowed restaurants to place exhaust ventilators above rooftop.
My condo wants me to get a decibel test for my air conditioner
Currently in litigation with my landlord over alleged sound and vibration nuisance caused by our restaurant exhaust equipment.
We are interested in sound proofing a wall in one of our offices that is adjacent to a large air conditioning unit.
The a/c unit for public part of building sits on roof of apt.
Now that I have moved in, there's a roof exhaust that I suspect was turned off during my visit!

Mechanical

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I would like you to perform an acoustical decibel/vibration test a.s.a.p. - the noise is horrendous, debilitating and unbearable.
I have mechanical vibrations coming into my apartment via the boiler room pump/machine - it is suspended at the ceiling but is connected to all the pipes that run behind my unit.
The two Penthouse apartments hear the cycling of the boilers going on and off
The heat pump below my apartment generates an excessive amount of noise.
I would like to dicuss your thoughts on elevator noise, and maybe have you do an inspection. There is a constant clicking noise,
We have been experiencing excessive and unreasonable noise from a malfunctioning boiler.
I am desperate to find out about any device which might be able to mask the high pitch of the elevator.
When the elevator stops on his floor, the bell sounds so loudly that he hears it ring,
My coop apartment shares the wall with the water pump room.
I recently renovated my NYC apartment and am hearing noise through the return vent. There is a constant hum.
My neighbor has a heat pump that runs year around with a vibrating, pulsating sound,
There is a loud generator on the adjacent property, that makes a constant, low-pitched humming, vibrating noise.
The mechanical room is right next to our apartment.

Bars, Restaurants, Clubs

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I have a small 2 story club and i want to play different music on each floor, can i place one or more electronic sound screens generationg white noise in the stairs in between to block one sound from another?
We just moved in to an old loft building in Tribeca. There is a restaurant below us. 80% of the time we don't even know it's there. But the other 20% of the time they have live music.
We have a nightclub in los Angeles. Although we installed a sound isolation ceiling during construction we have received many complaints from tenants
I've been talking to my lawyer about possibly suing a Queens nightclub that makes enough noise that I can hear it in my condo.
I am interested in a consultation regarding potential noise issues made by our customers in the outside portions of our bar.
I have two restaurants. Both a very loud when full and I am trying to find an economical solution to make them quieter.
Loud restaurant. Trying to muffle noise.
I own XYZXYZ Sports Bar in NY and am considering moving it into a residential building.
I rent an apartment above a noisy restaurant and I believe the sound is above the legal limits

Music: Services for Musicians, Studios, Producers, etc.

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I am planning to build a recording studio in NYC at a commercial building
Control room / demo room in our video game development studio.
My wife is a pianist and vocal coach
We conduct music classes in a classroom in a rented facility.
I would like to get a price on room tuning
My intention is to build about 9 small drum studios
I am an opera singer and sing in my apartment.
We are looking at designing a versatile production facility/ performance space
I need to build a vocal booth
I'm looking to build a room within a room.
I am looking for someone to tune my control room.
I'm building a recording studio in my loft
I want to build a soundproof room in my Garage (a new room in the garege) for a rock 'n' roll band
Our grand piano is in the living room and we have received a complaint for our upstairs neighbor.
I live under drummers and an electric guitarist.Is there a time they MUST stop the "music"? How can I legally complain?
I am currently looking for space in NYC to run a rehearsal business.
Our piano sits on 3/4" plywood on top of a 1-1/2" karate mat.

Internal Acoustics

Have recently rennovated our apartment and have found we must have changed the acoustics dramatically as we have echoing of noise throughout the apartment from outdoors.
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Office

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The scope of work is to isolate the AC Room and provide sound insulation for the Conference Room.
Our office (picture a large, indoor racquetball court) has a tremendous amount of echo and needs some treatment to make it tolerable.
I need soundproofing for my psychotherapy office.
I would like a sound eval. done of one of my office's conf. rooms.
Although we did our office build out with soundproofing, something was not done properly.

Other

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I am interested in a sound study for our hotel.
We are looking for a professional analysis of the sound in our school lunchroom.
I own a German Shepherd Dog Kennel.
Does the blow in paper cellulose work?
We have karate studio interested in second floor space
I need environmental acoustic measurements.My client was killed by a tractor-trailer backing up to a loading dock. He never heard the rig coming
Love to speak with someone about our beautiful pilates studio
Please provide 42-20 Noise and vibration testing
I am an attorney looking for an expert who can calculate the noise level emitted by the use of specific construction equipment in a parking garage.