Lynn Nguyen
Rooftop AC condenser vibrates master bedroom, new construction community
Hi BP Community,I'm a first time homebuyer and I closed on my first home in Nov. The house is a 3 story single family home and the condenser is on the roof above the master bedroom. I've noticed that when it kicks on,...
Erin Weiss
Odd Question - What is this noise in my new rental house wall?
This is an odd question but maybe someone can help. I just bought a new rental house and found out there is a very loud vibration noise coming from the wall. It will vibrate really loud in the house and I ca...
Hyeongyu Jo
Tenant refuse to pay rent
I have trouble with my househacking property. I am in 1 unit and rent out the other unit.And My occupied unit I rent out to the roommates. and one of roommates make so much complaint about 2 month.She just move in 12/...
Jerry N.
Old building - Resilient channel/sounfproofing questions
We are doing a project in an old (typical Chicago) 1890s MF building. Upper apartments will have finished hardwood floors. Pre-reno sound transmission through the floors was really bad and we are looking to improve ...
Kate B.
Distance Between Appliances
I have a newbie question and it's about my own place on the ground floor of a three family building I own, built in 1890 in urban Northeast USA.The space has a good sized pantry off a large kitchen. At the time the ...
Leland S.
Retrofit sound insulation between levels
I'm looking to reduce the sound between two levels of a townhome, as I rent them separately, but they were built with standard drywall on the ceiling. The second story is supported by 1.5" open joists. After some rese...
Cody C.
New neighbor constructing next to me...
Hello. We have a townhouse property in NY and next it to there's an empty lot. A new neighbor wants to develop another townhouse in the empty lot and needs an agreement from all the neighbors his townhouse will be ...
Nick M.
Sleep apnea and the case of the loud TV
Hi all,I have a first floor resident who has his TV automatically turn on at 4am to wake him up. It's set to a loud volume because he claims he has sleep apnea (sleeping disorder) and can show a doctor's letter to pr...
Jack Korbutov
SpaceX - Brownsville
I'm very interested in the prospect of Brownsville being an attraction for the future of SpaceX. I can only read so much online and view so many videos. Do any locals to the area have any input as to how big this may ...
Jacob LeFebvre
Soundproofing between above/below suites
Hello everyone,We have renovated two units to have a basement suite in them and noise is always a bit of a problem. Wondering if anyone had found a soundproofing solution that really works. I have asked many contracto...