I rent a room in an apartment in Moscow, it's nice, but there' a problem. The apartment next door is occupied by some middle eastern family, and we basically share a balcony. There' no wall separating our balconies, only a flimsy plastic sheet, and there's even a gap between it and the window. I can hear EVERYTHING when those fuckers go for a smoke, I smell their cooking, I hear the awful music they play on the radio, and they do all this shit late in the night as well. And sometimes they fucking party, and that's when they get REALLY loud. They reluctantly react to my complains, but I don't want to wake at 2 AM to complain to get them to shut the fuck up.
What's the cheapest and easiest way to soundproof my balcony?
Not sure how things work in Moscow, but just call in a bomb threat.
Kayden Reed
Not sure how it works in your country, but in Moscow I get to sit on a champagne bottle until it fits half it's length in my asshole if I call in a false bomb threat.
Grayson Hughes
i dont know how balconies work in moscow but surely even if you sealed off that side of the balcony (green) the sound and smell (red) would just go around it? and a better solution would be to shut the door (blue) ?
>and a better solution would be to shut the door (blue) ?
I wouldn't mind if that solved the problem. The door is plastic and just muffles the sound. I can even smell cigarette smoke occasionally through the shut door.
>if you sealed off that side of the balcony (green) the sound and smell (red) would just go around it?
Balconies have windows. Basically, In Russia balconies tend to be something of a small room, pic related. My problem is, it's kind of shared for two apartments with no proper separation.
>sometimes they fucking party stop being such a bitch and start partying with them. middle easterners can make some kickass food and be the best hosts if they like you
Bentley Williams
Fuck off. Their food smell awful when they cook it, I'm not into some pastry cooked in ridiculous amounts of oil. And by "partying" I mean they get drunk and start yelling at each other in broken Russian. On time I heard them arguing about who's "the REAL man" or some shit, and their guest got angry and broke the door in their balcony. When I told them to stop with all the fucking noise, it took them 5 minutes to realize that "Russian voices" they heard was me. At first they tried to dismiss me, but I told that I'm calling the police, and that instant they became apologetic and quiet.
FUCK those Asian niggers.
Nolan Reed
nice pic, makes sense that the balcony is enclosed given how cold it must get over there. if you can smell things through the door it cant be sealed and in my experience 50% of sound can get through 1% of space, actually sealing it off makes a huge difference, i tend to use foam tape around my doors and regular duct tape over the cracks (once you tug it open and shut a few times it stops sticking) to seal them properly. i would probably try using tape or whatever i had handy to seal the balcony sheet properly and then buy a second sheet and tape/attach that a couple of inches apart from the other one, air makes a decent insulator if it is sealed on both sides. i fucking hate other peoples noise and smells i feel your pain comrade
