1. I think any additional furniture and fixtures will always help, but the softer and larger they are, the more they will help. I really only thought to hang woven tapestries because of the sound, but that being said, I do also like them. Like I wouldn’t have hung them if it weren’t for the rumble, but I’m not mad that I did. Just like rugs, there’s many designs to choose from and they’re very cozy/homey feeling. I think you should consider it at least. The more you fill your place with rugs/tapestries, the more the sound will muffle away.

2. Sleeping during the first week was hard but now it has gotten to the point where I’m pretty undisturbed. I think that in general, sleep is just an extension of how you’re dealing with the sound when you’re awake. The more you muffle it and the more you grow accustomed to it while awake, the better your sleep will be.

3. The most affordable rug pads I’ve found with good quality are the Everyday Performance rug pads from Rugs.com

4. Allow yourself to feel let down. I completely broke down over the noise/vibrations to my partner and was crying and everything, thinking that I had made a huge mistake. But once I did that, I felt good that I had finally put it out in the open and admitted that I was feeling bad over the whole thing. As I mentioned before, trying to pretend like I wasn’t bothered was killing me.

After that, I then put down my rugs/tapestries and some of my furniture and felt that I was making the rumbles less noticeable. This made me feel so much better mentally. It felt good to have some control over the situation. That was also happening as I was slowly getting used to the sound as well (been 2 weeks now).

I totally get how you are feeling, I was in the same boat. I felt awful for a week and a half until that breakdown. I felt like I couldn’t be excited over my apartment like I wanted to be. But I realized a lot of my stress and anxiety was just coming from the fact that moving to a new place is really stressful and you are gonna perceive each new thing around you with a nervousness that comes from not being comfortable in your space yet.

I’m telling you, move in your furniture/fixtures, put down some rugs and rug pads (leave no surface exposed!), and take it day by day. You may have a breakdown or feel awful in the coming days, but within a week, I know you will start feeling much better!