Noise reduction from neighboring properties - ideas?

But you are very, very sensitive. We also have Ytong and acoustically it's actually the lowest quality. We have a tiny plot, live on a relatively busy street, and our semi-detached neighbors have a small child. When the windows are closed, you occasionally hear a car, but then it really has to be quiet inside the house. We don't hear anything from our neighbors at all... We tested our music system at the beginning and even at a volume that is personally uncomfortable for me, you don't hear anything at the neighbor's. Outside, minimally. In the neighboring houses, absolutely nothing. Also all with Ytong.

Our plot was completely open after moving in, and especially during rush hour, the noise level on the terrace (other side of the street) was unpleasant. We built a shed along with fence elements and that already helped a lot. Next year we want to expand the inside of the shed a bit and install Styrofoam panels between the wooden beams. That should also help. There is no real solution for this. A hedge will help a little, but won’t work miracles.

sounds more like a standing wave. is it really that bad in every room at your place when he plays music?

Then you are very, very sensitive. We also have Ytong and acoustically it is basically the lowest tier. We have a tiny plot, live on a relatively busy street, and our semi-detached neighbors have a small child. When the windows are closed you occasionally hear a car, but then it really has to be quiet inside the house. We don’t hear anything from our neighbors at all... At the beginning, we tested our sound system and even at a volume that is personally uncomfortable for me, nothing can be heard by the neighbors. Outside, minimally. In the neighboring houses absolutely nothing. All also with Ytong. Our plot was completely open after moving in and especially during rush hour it was an unpleasant noise level on the terrace (other side of the street). We built a shed with fence elements and that already helped quite a bit. Next year we want to expand the shed a bit inside and install styrofoam boards between the woods. That is supposed to help as well. There is no real solution. A hedge will help a little but won’t work miracles.

. Yes, you couldn’t hear your sound system inside the neighbor’s house ... but you will hear your loud sound system inside your garden outside... Or exactly where does the neighbor of the OP have the bass on now? Inside his house and both houses have the windows closed?

Intelligence and taste deficiencies of neighbors unfortunately do not grow out over time. I thought you had moved "specifically" to Posemuckel in the Hunsrück or some other backwater where there are typically fewer Flodders than in the big city. My favorite are always diffusers of all kinds, unfortunately shrub and bush stuff takes a while to grow. But any kind of vegetation helps. If neighbors underestimate music volume, two things help (depending on the "type" of people, sometimes one method, sometimes the other): on the one hand a friendly conversation, and on the other hand making music yourself (that does not harmonize with their taste, so it is "perceived" as "louder"). Pachelbel (alternatively Bach), Khachaturian (alternatively Mussorgsky), Beefheart (alternatively Zappa), Fripp (alternatively Frampton) - you have to experiment a bit. If none of those help, then Stockhausen ;-) Or – though assuming more brains than Barth/houseplant – constantly slip the neighbors advertisements from hearing aid acousticians.

Unfortunately, it is only about 3 meters in a straight line from our office and children's room, it wakes my sleeping baby and personally really gets on my nerves. You can't recognize any songs, but you hear thumping bass lines through the wall/window for hours.

The music actually wasn't very loud, it was a Makita construction site radio.

I am very sensitive about this and it annoys me.

Can you somehow record it? I just can't imagine that this radio should produce such noise/bass that windows and masonry vibrate at a distance of 3 meters.

To me, from a distance, it might possibly sound like "high sensitivity," could that be the case?

Well, if it has a 32dB pane in the window, the neighbor does too, and he plays music
At 85dB, some of it still gets through...

But from my own experience, it’s still the case that you quickly fixate on this annoying noise and then pay more attention to it and become increasingly sensitive...

On the one hand, new development areas are often cold and empty outside, nothing there to reduce the noise. Only plants and waiting help...

On the other hand, new houses are usually very empty and there’s nothing for the sound to break on... carpets, curtains, and possibly an acoustic panel, then it gets better