Three Unspoken Rules About The Adjoining Wall In Townhomes
Posted on: 9 August 2016
If you live in a nice townhome community, chances are that you share a wall with at least one other household. When you are in close quarters with others, it is important to make sure that you respect others rights to peace and quiet, while still enjoying your own home. Here are three unspoken rules about adjoining walls that will keep the peace with all of your neighbors from the day that you move in.
Move furniture several inches from the wall
Furniture, especially furniture that you use for sitting such as couches, should be kept several inches from the wall. The reason for this is that you do not want your neighbor to hear banging every time you sit on or use the furniture. This especially goes for the dining room table since people often pull out chairs that can easily hit the wall. Be sure to position furniture so that it will not cause any disturbance when used. If you have wood floors, place rugs under any furniture that is used often, to make it quieter when moved.
Mount speakers to an unshared wall
If you have speakers, a sound bar, or a loud television, this should ideally be mounted to an unshared wall. You can also place the television at the center of the room on a television stand to ensure that no neighbor is getting the full blast of volume from your television and movies. If there is no unshared wall that is big enough to host your television, consider a wall mount that swivels and moves outward from the wall. Keep speakers away from the shared walls and instead, mount them to the ceiling if there is no other space inside of the home.
Keep beds on the opposite sides
Beds are some of the biggest sources of sounds in the home. Creaking from certain types of beds, plus the headboard hitting against the wall at times can annoy neighbors on the other side of the wall. If possible, move your bed to one of the unshared walls so that you do not disrupt anyone else. If your room set up requires that your bed be against a shared wall, consider mounting a padded headboard that remains stationary against the wall. This means that the headboard will not move even when you are inside of the bed. A padded headboard also means that you won't make noise if your head or arms hit up against the headboard.
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