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Old 03-02-2017, 07:05 PM   #4
Travis Munroe
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Wood frame buildings have come a long way. Walk into any 30+year old wood frame building and you can hear the neighbors fridge ticking (exaggeration but you get the point).
The main advantage to concrete is your floor and ceiling as you will have very similar insulation between units on the same floor. There is a reason top floor units always demand a premium and it has to do with not hearing the person above you vacuum or drop things.
A floor plan with bedrooms on opposite ends can also help as the main area for entertaining now has an additional buffer between neighbors. Typically you can crank your music if you wish but as the person above mentioned, bass is the real killer. Music on low with bass will be a problem where music on high with no bass is undetected.

Some things I look at when I have a potential apartment buyer are:
- are you concerned about your noise level or other people
- shared wall locations
- age of construction
- read the meeting minutes in detail to look for noise complaints (just sold one where a owner is limited to level 22 on his stereo haha)
- where on the floor is the unit (by the elevator or at the end of the hall). Regardless of insulation, you will always hear people in the hallways.
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