thin walls
Neighbors hear everything
Thin walls are walls that don't provide adequate sound insulation, allowing conversations, music, or other noises to pass between rooms or apartments.
The phrase usually appears as a complaint or warning about lack of privacy: The thin walls meant we heard everything our neighbors did.
By extension, thin walls can describe any situation where privacy is compromised: Be careful what you say—this office has thin walls.
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
- next doorIn the adjacent building
- privacyFreedom from observation
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- Apartment Noisenoise, loud neighbors, traffic noise, barking dogs, footsteps
- neighbor disputesfence disputes, property lines, noise complaints, barking dogs, loud music
- boarding houseslodging houses, guesthouses, rooming houses, boarders, furnished rooms
- lightweight materialslightweight, balsa, ultralight, featherweight, carbon fiber
- shared wallsduplex, condo, townhouse, rowhouse, apartment
thin wallssoundproofing
Preventing noise transmission
sound insulation · thick walls · soundproof · sound barriers · acoustic insulation
thin wallsthick walls
Dense structural barriers
reinforced walls · stone walls · fortress walls · castle walls · brick walls
thin wallsisolation
Complete separation from others
walled off · fortress of solitude · sanctuary · buffer zones
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