"Interior walls are not insulated when building new today"???

[mats_lindqvist]

I am in the process of moving into a rental apartment in a brand-new building. When I gently knock on the interior walls that are framed/drywalled, it echoes hollowly. I try playing something on my phone, put it down, leave the room, close the door, and observe that the soundproofing is nonexistent.

I email a representative of the landlord (whom I assume is the client for the brand-new building) and point this out, and the person responds that "interior walls are not insulated when building new today."

Is this true?

Best regards

 

[davveno1]

They do if you pay for it.

 

[mats_lindqvist]

They do if you pay for it.

That was something I replied to her, that you can indeed insulate interior walls if the client requests it. Floors, ceilings, and walls towards other apartments are concrete, so there's good sound insulation there. But the son won't be able to sit and do homework if someone is watching TV in the adjacent room.

 

[tensiden]

Sad situation, but buying good headphones for either the son or the one watching TV is the cheapest solution.

 

[sjoelund]

But the son won't be able to sit and do homework if someone is watching TV in the next room.

Wireless headphones can be connected to the TV. But one could assume that you'd get a good apartment for what I assume is a hefty rent...

 

[RoTe]

Wireless headphones can be connected to the TV. But you might assume that you'd get a good apartment for what I assume is a hefty rent...

Quick but wrong is the way today, at full or premium price.

 

[mats_lindqvist]

Wireless headphones can be connected to the TV. But one could assume that you would get a nice apartment for what I assume is a hefty rent...

13.5 k per month for a 4a.

 

[Josth]

I know that even in the 60s, they didn't insulate interior walls in newly built houses unless it was ordered extra. Just chipboard and wooden studs.

 

[Claes Sörmland]

I can tell you that there were empty plaster walls even in a 70s apartment I lived in. So it's an old thing.

 

[sjoelund]

13.5 k per month for a 4-bedroom.

That's not so bad. But they might have cut corners elsewhere.

I know that even in the 60s, they didn't insulate interior walls in newly built houses unless it was ordered extra. Just particle boards and wooden studs.

Just drywall and studs in my house from the 90s...

 

[lisaskywalker]

I've been involved in four apartment building projects and have never experienced an interior wall being insulated. I don't think your new house sounds unusual at all. I can hear my neighbor sneeze in the 50s house I live in. That's apartment life ❤️

 

[Tomture61]

There is a big difference with 1 layer or 2 layers of gypsum on walls.

 

[witten]

There are no sound requirements between rooms in an apartment.

Some home builders offer insulation in the walls for an additional cost.

Many complain about increased (sound) requirements and costs in construction in Sweden, so from that perspective, I think it's sensible as it is.

 

[ZipLock]

Condominium built in 1969 - no insulation in the interior walls.
Rental apartment built in 1995 - no insulation in the interior walls.

My contribution to the statistics.

 

[Hallerudsbo]

Lived in housing cooperatives from both the 80s and 90s without insulation, so nothing new under the sun.