When you live near other people, especially in a block of apartments, you'll likely be conscious of how much noise you make. Of course, this doesn't mean that you can't let your hair down occasionally with a party with pals and music, but if you were consistently playing loud music, it'd likely irk those around you.
One person was left at the end of their tether thanks to their inconsiderate neighbour, who they described as "consistently playing loud music" that is so loud, "vibrations shake things" in their apartment - and it also gives them "headaches".
They wanted to take action, but didn't know how best to proceed with the issue.
They took to Reddit's 'Neighbours From Hell' forum to explain the situation, and to ask others for advice.
They wrote: "I live in an apartment above a neighbour that is consistently playing loud music which has been going on for months and up to hours at a time. So loud that the vibrations will shake things in my apartment and it's causing me headaches.
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"In the past, I've tried politely talking to them in person and that went nowhere, and the apartment management doesn't seem to want to do much without evidence. The thing is, when I try to capture evidence, my phone recordings do not pick up the vibrations.
"What can I do to pressure management to take real action? What would you do?"
In the comments, people were quick to give the fed-up tenant some advice.
One wrote: "I've seen people record a glass of water on the floor or table. The vibrations will be seen in the water."
Another said: "Real talk plug in some headphones and crank the volume on your phone. Picked up vibrations like mad. Sent the videos to management. They're gone end of the month for the noise and a plethora of other issues. Good luck."
The original poster responded to the above comment by saying: "Thank you for this tip! I was actually able to get a good bit of sample and have already emailed management", with others hailing it as "genius."
A Redditor commented: "I would start a log of each incident, and also record some video on your phone to back the claims up. You should probably get at least one indoor camera for your protection."
What would you do in this situation? Let us know in the comments.
