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Re:Dear Architects: Sound Matters by hackbinary on Tuesday December 29, 2015 @05:50PM (#10809586)
>> I now base what apartment I live in by the thickness and sound isolation of the walls and ceilings/floors.

>> I have to take the people above me a bottle of wine and ask them kindly to try and not make as much noise ...

I just live on the top floor.

Re:Dear Architects: Sound Matters by MBCook on Tuesday December 29, 2015 @10:41PM (#10810567)
When I was apartment hunting I refuse to live on any floor but the top for this exact reason. My heating and cooling bills are terrible because there's not much insulation, but there's no one walking around above my head.