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i had no idea these boards were here, just found them. thought only state forums. posted similar question on a state forum.
my 13yo son has cerebral palsy (kicks butt in a reverse kaye) and autism. he is so loud and also bothered by noise.
anyway, we are looking to move from NJ to CA, after being in a house for many years we recently bought a mobile home. love not sharing walls!
if we move we will have to rent, would love to buy another mobile but not sure if we will be able to.
is noise just part of apt. living? can you really soundproof your walls, do certain buildings have fire walls between units like townhouses would? do you hear your neighbors in townhouses?
Renting may be difficult, but you can look for apartments on the bottom floor so people won't hear him walking around if that is what makes the most noise. You also want to see about insulation though it may be hard to tell. Town homes might work better than apartments, but would probably cost more.
I do not have an answer for you but I have often said to my Wife that I would not rent to us.
We have a 22 year old with autism, and 2,4 and 6 year old foster kids. We have a 2 story home with basement, there is noware in the house that you can escape the noise. The walking (running) back and forth is the worst, then the noise bothers someone so they turn the TV up. The noise seems to get loader so the TV goes up again, just cannot win.
Look for something that stands alone, the last thing you need is complaints to add to your stress level.
Renting may be difficult, but you can look for apartments on the bottom floor so people won't hear him walking around if that is what makes the most noise. You also want to see about insulation though it may be hard to tell. Town homes might work better than apartments, but would probably cost more.
With a town house you wouldn't have neighbors directly below you so you wouldn't need to worry about noise as much. But a lot depends on how the town house is built. We have lived in a town house condo for 30 years and have never, even once, heard a sound from the various owners on the other side of the wall. One of our neighbors used to blast his stereo and we could easily hear the music when we were outside but never through the walls. These condos were built with a double wall between us with staggered studs (ie. they did not touch each other) and extra insulation. I don't know if that is standard.
Good luck to you.
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stand alone better for him also.
