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    Default Any suggestions on how to handle paper thin walls and incall locations?

    I rented and signed my lease for my new incall location from a different state and assumed it would have similar soundproofing as my last apartment (since it is the same company my last apartment I rented from is under). Now that I'm here, I learned how thin the walls are. I purposely rented an apartment on a floor that seemed high enough to be away from the leasing office or anything that would cause problems. Of course, one door down from me is the residential managers office and when you turn the corner, there is the leasing office. I know, I have the best of luck. I even purchased sound proofing which turned out to do absolutely nothing at all. I can literally hear every small footstep all the way down the hall with all of the soundproofing up and full blown conversations too. So I am now returning the sound proofing because it did jack shit to help. Is there anything other ladies use to keep their incall quiet or am I just stuck having loud sex with clients? I used to play music really loud but it turns into me shouting over the music and I can accidentally become the asshole of the building with noise complaints when I do that.

    I can't move again because I have pretty much spent all the cash I have for this gamble of a move. Any suggestions?
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    Default Re: Any suggestions on how to handle paper thin walls and incall locations?

    Could you try white noise? I think putting some fans by the doors and walls that adjoin to the managerial/leasing offices would drown out sex sounds without having the same annoying volume as loud music.

    What's the furthest point in your apartment from external walls? Would entertaining clients there make a difference, if you can?

    Also, is the rental company flexible enough to allow you to move within the complex? You could say something like, you work from home and the noise of people coming and going from the leasing office is very distracting, and that you didn't know that when you signed the lease.

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    Default Re: Any suggestions on how to handle paper thin walls and incall locations?

    It's a studio so the whole apartment is basically a bedroom set, one chair, bathroom, kitchen and an entrance way. You can literally hear people having conversations on the phone in their own apartments so I can only imagine how loud sex will sound like in the building. I can't really move to a different floor since I need the 1 balcony/studio apartment they have here (1 of my dogs has a weak bladder). Did you mean to move the bed away or against a wall? I can see a fan in the kitchen being a great idea to help muffle some noise!

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    Oooh, yeah, I can see a studio being tricky. Ugh, sorry, what an annoying thing to have to deal with!

    What kind of balcony is it? Could you diffuse the noise via the door? (Or would that raise privacy issues?) I once lived with roommates and had a bathroom that adjoined to both my room and the living room outside. The two doors in the bathroom made soundproofing my room really hard, I could ALWAYS hear my roommates pee and brush their teeth -- ugh it was so obnoxious. I had a balcony and I would open the sliding glass door so that the traffic/wind noises outside would muffle my roommate's noises.

    But yeah, move the bed as far away from the offices as you can and make sure you have a solid, non-squeaky frame!

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    I worked at brothel-type place with thin walls and what they did was have these little whirring machines connected in front and behind of the doors where girls saw clients. they were small, the sound wasn't grating, and didn't use a lot of energy and it seemed to work. they definitely weren't fans, i feel like you could find them at bed bath and beyond or amazon. they also had sound blankets on the walls, but not sure if that's what was helping. maybe play music during a session?

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    Quote Originally Posted by pranceprance View Post
    I worked at brothel-type place with thin walls and what they did was have these little whirring machines connected in front and behind of the doors where girls saw clients. they were small, the sound wasn't grating, and didn't use a lot of energy and it seemed to work. they definitely weren't fans, i feel like you could find them at bed bath and beyond or amazon. they also had sound blankets on the walls, but not sure if that's what was helping. maybe play music during a session?
    hmmm do you know the name of the machines they bought? What I typically used in the past was turning a tv on low and music but then guys would turn the tv off because it was distracting and then ask for the music to be turned down since it was so loud. Lol, little did they know I was playing both of these to drown my noise out! But I also learned that I would unintentionally get louder to hear myself over the music so I would get noise complaints. I still play music but its not too loud. I bought sound proofing foam for the walls and sound blankets but apparently they do absolutely nothing to keep sound coming in or out of a room and is used to keep sound more crisp and reduce vibrations in the room (I read this online). I even bought fiber glass panels that did nothing ! The only sound proofing that works is sheet rock, heavy insulation, and sealant I think but it has to be installed in the walls (not something I am allowed to do lol.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by kaninchen View Post
    Oooh, yeah, I can see a studio being tricky. Ugh, sorry, what an annoying thing to have to deal with!

    What kind of balcony is it? Could you diffuse the noise via the door? (Or would that raise privacy issues?) I once lived with roommates and had a bathroom that adjoined to both my room and the living room outside. The two doors in the bathroom made soundproofing my room really hard, I could ALWAYS hear my roommates pee and brush their teeth -- ugh it was so obnoxious. I had a balcony and I would open the sliding glass door so that the traffic/wind noises outside would muffle my roommate's noises.

    But yeah, move the bed as far away from the offices as you can and make sure you have a solid, non-squeaky frame!
    Well they call it a terrace, but I call it a balcony lol. It's the only floor with a balcony type setting since it's the lowest floor of the building, which I didn't know (I always thought the 3rd floor of a building meant there was 2 floors below it! lol). I keep the door closed though because the stench of the dog potty grass patch will fill my apartment plus its a very quiet building with no noise. I usually attach foam and towels to the back of the bed to mask the noise.

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    Default Re: Any suggestions on how to handle paper thin walls and incall locations?

    ^ I like the idea of these sheets.

    Also you can buy Chinese screens and set them up to cover where the soundproofing is- it makes the space look better, & gives you somewhere to change clothing.

    You can also staple foam pads to the walls (indie musicians often soundproof studios this way) and then plaster over the staple marks when you move out. You can also get fabric from the fabric store and cover the foam padding so it looks cute and not like some garage band nightmare.

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    http://www.amazon.com/2x12x12-BURGUN.../dp/B00ATP5KF6
    I bought 5 sets of these and they did nothing for sound proofing or blocking noise. The foam pieces are for people who want a crisper sound less echo sound in their music studio. So foam doesn't work .

    Same with the sound blankets . I heard the same level of noise when the blankets were up. This is the one I bought with 0 results . ... http://www.amazon.com/Singer-Safety-.../dp/B009LPT9SO

    The reviews on them looked promising too.

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    Default Re: Any suggestions on how to handle paper thin walls and incall locations?

    One of the biggest sources of sound transmission is actual air leaks, as in holes in the wall. It may not be obvious, but if you hunt them down, it will definitely add up. Think about electrical outlets, wires going through the wall, pipes. What kind of heat/ac? The vents may be shared and provide huge sound holes to neighboring apartments. Weatherstripping your front door like it was an outside door will help with sound


    Once you get the air leaks out of the way, you may find your foam and blankets work better.

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    Default Re: Any suggestions on how to handle paper thin walls and incall locations?

    I have seen this style - not sure if it is the same brand - of white noise machines in office settings - I take my grandkids to counseling and they have these all over the place - the sound is not obtrusive and I have never heard any conversations while there - http://www.officeprivacy.com/dohm-ds.htm

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    Also- what you might be able to to do well is just sound proof your working area the best you can & remind clients to be as quiet as possible until you can reach the soundproofed area. Most guys really really don't want their sessions ruined & even the most blockheaded dude can take this direction for an hour or two.

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    The machines might have been the kind @nikki_fox just posted, they looked just like that. Small, not too loud, and didn't take up much space. Where I worked they had 1 right in the room where the client was and 1 outside of the room, so depending on how big your space is maybe 2 would be ideal. Best wishes <3

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