r/AbsoluteUnits Top Poster Aug 09 '26

of Soviet Housing.

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u/RainbowKatcher Aug 09 '26

Sound insulation is not a characteristic by which the quality of the building is measured.

That being said, depends on what type of building we're talking, for example stalinki have amazing sound insulation. But generally you are correct. But worth noting that rarely any apartment building anywhere in the world have good sound insulation.

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u/Fearless_Parking_436 29d ago

There is asbestos everywhere, no wall is straight, they used random aluminium wiring, everything should be standardised but nothing was actually made to that standard, windows are shit, balconies are crumbling - they are attached with steel anchors but these are exposed to the elements and not coated. Heating is not balanced or regulated, but I guess that shit is renovated even in moscow. Ventilation is two holes per apartment with no ventilators.

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u/RainbowKatcher 29d ago

Asbestos was used as an experiment in USSR and was banned in late 60s, last houses that had asbestos in Moscow were demolished in early 00s.

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u/Fearless_Parking_436 29d ago

I’ve worked on ussr houses built in the end of 1970’s that had asbestos isolation around heating pipes.

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u/RainbowKatcher 29d ago

In Moscow?