NEW YORK --Last year, when my wife and I had to beg permission from our co-op board in Jackson Heights, Queens, to swap our one-bedroom apartment for a two-bedroom unit, only one thing stood between ...

When sharing cookies and reconciliatory discussions don't resolve the problem, soundproofing your apartment may be the only ...

As great as apartment living is, one of the main downfalls has got to be the (sometimes near-incessant) noise. From rumbling trucks at 2 a.m., to noisy neighbors clacking their heels at the crack of ...

Neighbors cover their ears to muffle noises coming through the thin walls of their home. While it’s fun to speculate on “if these walls could talk,” when it literally becomes the case, it’s an ...

Twenty-nine years ago, I carried my wife across the threshold of our first apartment. It was a cozy two-bedroom apartment in a four-unit building. Fortunately, it was in a quiet residential section of ...

A Wired News writer married to a drummer runs down how they soundproofed their apartment to appease the neighbors. Thick carpets, solid doors, drop ceilings and a caulk-like soundproofing compound ...

When most websites discuss homes, they mean single-family houses and rarely talk about apartment living. (Although looking down the list of TreeHugger posts on the subject, I was surprised at how well ...