Many people who live in apartments or other multi-unit housing are irritated by the noise from their neighbors. A man in his early 30s living in Toyama Prefecture (planning/marketing/management/administrative position/annual income 9 million yen) talked about the noise problems he experienced in the apartment he previously lived in. “It had been renovated and the interior was very nice, but it was an old apartment and had a lot of wear and tear.” Because of this, she said she was bothered by the noise from her neighbors. (Text: Kunii Ren) ■The impact was so strong that it shook the room. “It was hectic from about 6am until about 11pm.” The thing that bothered the man the most was “the sound of the front door and the sliding door opening and closing inside the room.” “When it closed, it closed with so much force that it shook the room.” If you close the door carefully, there’s no problem, but my neighbor didn’t seem to mind and slammed the door loudly every time he came in or out. The apartment also had “unusually thin walls.” As a result, we could hear every sound of daily life. “The footsteps of the children next door were echoing abnormally loudly. There was also a light switch in the hallway, and when our neighbor pressed it we could hear the “click” from our room. When the neighbors took a bath, we could hear every sound, and could even understand their entire conversation.” Children’s footsteps carry a lot even when they’re not making much noise, so it’s inevitable that household noises will get louder. However, the neighbor in question showed no sign of being considerate of those around him. “I could hear noise from my neighbors from around 6am, and they were busy until about 11pm at night, so I couldn’t sleep well and it started to make me feel unwell.” The insensitive noises eventually started to make me feel unwell. As a result, the man went to ask them directly, “Can they at least do something about the sound of the door opening and closing?” But the neighbors insisted that they were trying to keep quiet and nothing was said. Even though they contacted the management company and had them warn them, the behavior would quiet down for about a week, but then it would soon go back to normal, so they would have to contact them again…and it was an endless loop. “If you want to live a decent life, you have to spend a decent amount.” The man had reached his limit and was forced to move. Regarding the house he currently lives in, he seems satisfied, saying, “The rent has gone up a little, but I’m living very comfortably now.” “I decided on the apartment based solely on the layout and location, but it made me realize that if I want to live a decent life, I have to spend a decent amount of money.” One day, about a year after moving in, when he was passing by the apartment, he noticed that his neighbor had also moved. “I think maybe other people have complained too,” the man speculated. September 26, 2024 18:00 Career Connection News Image.
Not just apartments, but properties in housing developments are similar in that the sellers are idiots and don’t provide personal space…>>1 They say that sometimes you can hear the sound of the occupant flushing the toilet and even smell it…
The same thing happened to a 30-40 year old wooden apartment building lol. I learned my lesson that I’ll never live in a wooden or steel framed apartment building again.
In my previous apartment, I could hear the sound of Windows starting up in the next room. I didn’t rent from Leopalace, but I think it was built by them.
In old high-rise apartments for single people, there’s no need to inspect the interior to check how thin the walls are. The floors are thin, so you feel vibrations when the neighbors walk.
I’ve lived in a wooden one-room apartment before, and I could hear people talking, farting, snoring, and sneezing. But I never heard the washing machine or the toilet flushing. I couldn’t hear the outdoor unit at all. Now I live in a rundown apartment complex with reinforced concrete, and the thumping of the water hammer is terrible. The sliding doors are also terrible, and the toilet lid banging and the sound of the toilet flushing wake me up in the middle of the night and early in the morning. When the heating season comes around, the sound and vibration of the outdoor unit below drives me crazy. There are a lot of hardships that I didn’t experience in an apartment.
>>38 It’s the same for condominiums. RC is common up to the boundary line in low-rise luxury apartments. If it’s tall, it’s not allowed due to the weight.
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