Sound Proofing a Shared Wall

[Michael Craig]

Hi BP,

The front apartment shares one paper thin wall with the rear apartment - unfortunately this wall happens to be for the bedrooms. Previously I lived in the front apartment so I know just how thin the walls are. I was able to tolerate the noise that came from the rear unit because a quiet senior citizen lived in the rear unit. Now that two young recent college graduates are moving in the rear unit mid month, I can see this causing an issue for the existing tenant in the front unit.

Any recommendations? Does sound proofing walls work? What experience do you have with dealing with this type of issue?