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Eliminating Noise Bleed From Your Common Walls

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Noise bleed between rooms sharing a common wall is a problem in millions of homes, because normal construction techniques seldom treat common walls with soundproofing materials. This article explains the noise bleed prevention methods of density and disconnection, and how you can use them in your own home.

Density noise bleed control uses soundproofing materials to seal an existing shared wall, and disconnection noise bleed control employs the construction of a new wall in front of the shared wall to create a dead space which can collapse the sound waves entering from the adjoining room. (more…)

Soundproofing A Room In A Few Easy Steps

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

There are many reasons why you might consider soundproofing a room in your house, such as creating a place where you can play an instrument or listen to music without disturbing other family members. Or you might think about soundproofing aroma to which you can escape when other family members are making too much noise. This article discusses a few simple steps to soundproofing a room. (more…)

Close Quarters: Bringing Noise Relief To Apartments, Townhomes, and Condos

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

If you live in an apartment or other multi-family dwelling, you know all about how unpleasant life can be thanks to thin walls and ceilings which allow noise to travel easily from unit to unit. Unless you own it, however, your options for adding permanent soundproofing to noise relief for your apartment, town home, or condo are slim, and none.

This article offers suggestions for measures you, as its owner, can take to bring noise relief to your apartment, town home, or condo, first by understanding the dynamics which allow sound to travel so freely in your building, and then in selecting the best materials to keep it from either entering or exiting your unit. (more…)

Understanding Sound Wave Transmission

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Understanding the science of sound wave transmission is essential for anyone who wants to reduce the level of noise in his or her environment. This article briefly reviews the differences which decibel and Hertz ratings mean for the loudness and pitch of different sound wave transmission. Home construction materials like drywall and wall studs are given STC, or Sound Transmission Coefficient ratings as an indication of how well they can lower the decibels, or loudness, of noise entering a home from the outside. The average STC for home construction materials is 38. (more…)