Date Posted: 2012-06-11 09:40:30
Site Posted: Myproperty.ph
To anyone renting an apartment, one of the peeves that are hard to get used to is noise. You can always talk a loud neighbor into lowering his radio (or his voice) a couple of notches, but more often than not, he’d forget or some other aural disturbance will take its place. It’s not unusual, therefore, for people to find moving out to be their only option.
If you’re out looking for another apartment for rent, you don’t want to experience the same problem that drove you out in the first place. Of course, it’s impossible to find an apartment that’s totally silent, but you can opt for one that has more tolerable noise conditions. Here’s what you should do:
· Check out if the apartment is located in places close to airports, trains, supermarkets and other places where there’s nothing you can do about the noise level.
· If you usually go apartment-hunting during the day, the silence can be deceiving since people tend to be at work during those hours. Try visiting apartments during hours when people are actually at home, and see how much noise they can make, particularly those that are directly above, below or adjacent to the available unit.
· Ask how soundproof the shared walls are. Also, find out if the doors are hollow (which will let in more noise), and if the windows are thick and sealed enough to keep traffic noise out.
· If the noise is coming from inside the apartment building itself, ask if there is an available unit away from common areas like stairwells and elevators.
· Talk to the neighbors and ask about the noise levels they hear throughout the day. While you’re at it, stealthily find out if your neighbors have babies or kids, if any of them work nights (and are awake when you’re asleep), or is a rock band “about to hit it big”.
The next time you look at apartments for rent, don’t just use your eyes; your ears can do a good job of telling you if you’ll enjoy living there, too.
Jillian Cariola, Writer
(cover image by phaewilk)
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