I am sticking with that Ice guy from DIY network.bozo.

There was some goofy looking dude leaning up against a car and looked like some Vanilla Ice wanna be (decked out all in baby blue sweats with some ridiculous looking beret.)

Off the record conversations are like the icing on top of the cake.

Appreciation is icing on the cake

We've used batts in that way to deaden sound from bathrooms and laundry rooms adjacent to living areas with good effect... even R13 would make a difference.Lowes sells sound insulating sheetrock that would help as well.Sound can also travel through the walls, so having insulated wall cavities would make a difference.On the very expensive end of things, consider using foam insulation (icynene, sp)... it'd cost a fortune, but that'd be as good as you're gonna get for sound dampening effect (It'd also make the space such that you could heat it with a birthday candle and cool it with an ice cube, but that's another story entirely.)A thought for further research would be to look this topic up on websites geared for musicians.

At the beginning of the call I talk about the condition of the house and why they are selling to break the ice and get them to chill out a bit.

Just seems to break the ice a tad and make the cold call a little warmer when you say "hi this in Kenyatta and I sent you a note about your house."

Having them say you seem like a nice guy could go a long way when the ice is finally broken.

I do like ice cream a lot, btw.

the whole city would burn down, you know.i have a buddy that was told by the inspector to fix the chip on his tub, but not a word was mentioned about the illegal saddle valve for the ice maker. they are idiots. that's why i dont pull permits for the stuff i do myself.