Ceiling Fan Rattling

May 13, 2010 | Posted by admin

ceiling fan rattling
How do I reduce vibrations from my apartment floor?

I have a strange problem…I just moved into an apartment that is directly above an exercise room, and in this room there are ceiling fans that vibrate when they run. Since they are essentially attached to my floor, they make my floor vibrate! I asked management to take these fans down, and they will most likely take one of them down, but there are also air conditioners and other appliances down there that rattle the floor a bit, and I won’t be able to convince management to get rid of all of that stuff.

For the most part, it’s not too bothersome, but when I sit in my furniture, I can definitely feel it. What can I put under my furniture to reduce these vibrations from the floor?

Putting pads down in your apartment isn’t going to solve the problem. The problem has to be solved in the room below your apartment. Sounds as if the floor joists need to be beefed up but the landlord could try rubber insulators between his fans and the ceiling.

52″ Heritage Alexis Ceiling Fan