Tips For Dealing With Noisy Neighbors

1.OUT NOISE THEM

Some early morning construction going on downstairs? Let them know that two can play that game, hammer and drill stuff, listen to death metal or rap with lots of bass, whatever it takes to annoy the annoyers.

2.WEAR NOISE-CANCELING HEADPHONES FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

Part of the terror when it comes to noisy neighbors is the unpredictability. Lazy Sunday nap? Nope, as soon as you close your eyes it’s hammer time. To avoid the startling effect of this, simply wear high quality, noise cancelling headphones whenever you’re at home. Forever.

3. CUT THE POWER

We would never advise illegal activities, but WE’RE JUST SAYING, it would be

technically possible to find a way to cut the power to a noisy neighbor. That should put an end, or a least a temporary stop, to some of the power drilling.

4. MAKE THEIR LIFE DIFFICULT

Again, we’re not suggesting any nefarious or illegal activity, but WE’RE JUST SAYING, AGAIN there are some possibilities here. You could jam a key into their door lock and snap it off and put superglue all over it. You could stack boxes in front of their door. Or you could do the classic frat prank of filling their hallway with cups of water.

5. CALL THE COPS

Just call the 5-0, when they show up be like “hey, these guys are loud as fuck can you arrest them or something?” The cops probably won’t arrest them, but at least the enemy will know you mean business.

6. ASK THEM POLITELY TO STOP MAKING YOUR LIFE A LIVING HELL

Here’s a suggestion that almost certainly won’t work, but would be the best: just explain to them your schedule and ask them to adjust their power tool party times in a way that won’t make you want to jump off the roof of your building. Worse case scenario: they say no, in which case you can consult numbers 1-5 on this list.

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