Why do we hear our upstairs neighbors but rarely downstairs neighbors?
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Direction of impact. When your upstairs neighbor walks around in their apartment their feet are striking downward. It’s directional. That force interacts with the flooring, ductwork, etc. that are hollow and radiate noise easily. The sound them comes through the floor, but also your vents, and you hear it. It’s harder to transfer sound upward, because what activities do we do that are directionally “up?” Not many at all, right?
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