Home Improvement Stack Exchange
Home Improvement Stack Exchange

Questions tagged [sound-proofing]

For questions generally relating to the prevention of transmission of sound from one enclosed area into another or between interior and exterior spaces.

278 questions
8
votes
8 answers

Would covering walls with a sound absorbing foam reduce the transmission of medium-high frequency fan noise?

I have recently purchased a server-grade computer, which works great, however, it is now audible even through a closed door. It is in a separate room, so I am thinking what are the best ways of sound-proofing it. Does covering the walls with a…
petr
  • 295
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
7
votes
2 answers

How can I soundproof an interior door?

I'm looking to soundproof some interior doors. My plan was to drill a 1/2" hole at the top and fill it up with foam, but I'm not sure what type of foam to get. I've used tiny foam cans before, but I'm not sure they'd be up for the task. My fear…
Michael
  • 3,776
  • 4
  • 27
  • 28
5
votes
3 answers

How can I temporarily soundproof my apartment ceiling?

Currently I'm living in an apartment that has poor soundproofing. My upstairs neighbors get up at 4:30 am to go to work. They have two dogs. So there's a lot of noise between 4:30 am and 5 am. Like any sane person, I don't want to wake up at 4:30…
jcollum
  • 153
  • 1
  • 1
  • 7
4
votes
2 answers

How can I insulate the floor to prevent sound from travelling through it?

I live in a top floor flat (apartment), and have a real problem with sound travelling from the flat beneath me. The worst sound is either bass from a TV, or voices. I paid a company a few years ago to install 'sound insulation', which they applied…
Rich S
  • 181
  • 1
  • 5
3
votes
1 answer

How can I isolate my bedroom from refrigerator noise?

I want to close out noise from my fridge/freezer. The walls are very thick, but I have a a free passage which needs isolating. I'm thinking some isolating material perhaps that I can hang in direct contact with the wall, that entirely covers the…
user6670
2
votes
2 answers

Soundproofing a room from outside traffic noise and vibrations

I need to soundproof a room to prevent traffic noise (not honks, but engines etc). How can I approach this?
John Demetriou
  • 360
  • 4
  • 16
2
votes
1 answer

Soundproofing my bedroom door

What are the ways that I can use to soundproof my door so as whenever it closes it gives the maximum possible sound reduction (depending on the door, I know walls etc play a big part as-well but currently I cannot do anything about those). What I…
John Demetriou
  • 360
  • 4
  • 16
2
votes
2 answers

Reducing sound through a vent

There is a vent above our shower that we keep closed all the time. Despite being closed, we can hear everything in a neighbor's kitchen, and they can hear everything in our bathroom. I'd like to dampen the sound through this vent. Since there's…
Ken - Enough about Monica
  • 177
  • 1
  • 1
  • 8
2
votes
2 answers

What does "24 on center" mean

I'm viewing a tutorial on soundproofing, and it shows the diagram below, with the red rectangle area being the noisy space to soundproof from, and the blue rectangle being the quiet space being protected. Then he says instead of 16 inch on center…
zghqh
  • 275
  • 1
  • 2
  • 10
2
votes
1 answer

is this guy talking about the performance of green glue for soundproofing?

It sounds like the tutorial is saying But this green stuff gives you another sound rating, believe it or not, above five, Five, just for the caulking ... What does five here mean? some kind of measurement for soundproofing?
zghqh
  • 275
  • 1
  • 2
  • 10
2
votes
1 answer

How can I deaden the vibration noise of a box fan?

I have a closed box fan motor above an insulated false ceiling. I asked the builders to put acoustic absorbing material around the motor to absorb its sound but am not happy with the deep resonant sound which still existed. Today I investigated…
mark
  • 285
  • 2
  • 12
2
votes
2 answers

How can I determine whether a home with common walls has good soundproofing?

I'm looking to buy a new house in England. It's not likely to be detached. I like a quiet life and would like to choose one where neighbour noise isn't an issue. I have read that during the 1980s, the building regulations were quite good on this but…
SteveH
  • 21
  • 1
2
votes
0 answers

How to sound-proof a loud room

Possible Duplicate: How can I temporarily soundproof my apartment ceiling? I often hold parties with music at my house and would like to do a courtesy to the neighbors by soundproofing my walls. Their house is about 100' away. Is there a way I…
James
  • 121
  • 1
2
votes
2 answers

Sound deadening in a small (~5x6) room with a glass wall

I have a small phone room at the back of the office. It's around 5x6, has a ~10' ceiling, a large window, and a full-height glass wall and door on one side. The walls are brick on two of the other walls (exterior) and dry wall on one. Now to get to…
Gavin
  • 227
  • 1
  • 2
  • 9
1
vote
1 answer

How to sound-proof a room with minimal budget

In my house, I have a room upstairs in which I frequently do videocalls. The problem is that when I talk my family can hear everything downstairs, which is very annoying for them. So I would like to try to make it so my voice isn't hearable outside…
cabralpinto
  • 151
  • 1
  • 1
  • 4
1
2 3 4