Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Neighbors cover their ears to muffle noises coming through the thin walls of their home. While it’s fun to speculate on “if these ...

Q: Our house walls need more insulation and they should be more soundproof. We are also planning to add on a bedroom. Will insulation make the existing rooms quieter and the new room more soundproof?

Living next to or above or below a neighbor who is clunking, clanking, yelling, or racing their toy fire truck across the floor at six in the morning is among the most maddening of New York City ...

We've recently moved from a rural area to a large city for my new job. The house we've bought is semi-detached and on a fairly busy road. There are also lots of neighbours nearby which we're not used ...