Soundproofing

[Aescott]

Wife and I have bought a small flat on the Clyde coast. It's an upper conversion and the entire house was recently renovated before being sold.

Our downstairs neighbours are very pleasant and are not particularly noisy - but we can be aware of noise from their TV, or doors closing. Like I said, they are not noisy, but ordinary living does cause noise. I'm sure they'll be able to hear us in the flat. Problem is compounded by the fact that our main home is a detached sandstone house where it is hard to hear anything further away than the next room.

We are wondering about whether it would be worth lifting the floors and upgrading the standard sound-proofing that is there. I suppose total silence is not a realistic option, but I'd appreciate any advice that others could perhaps give.

 

[Drago]

Thick carpet with a meaty underlay?

 

[Electric_Andy]

Might be worth doing some more research, maybe a DIY forum? It could be that the sound reverberates through the walls as well, so doing the floor might be only half of it. The two options I can think of are specialist sound insulation under the boards, and/or carpet underlay. But I'd hate to do all that and find the floor is only half the issue

 

[Electric_Andy]

Just had a look on DIY forum. Apparently 100mm Rock wool is what you want under the boards. And a good/dedicated carpet underlay

 

[Animo]

Cover the floor in a load of old egg boxes. Only problem is you won't then be able to walk on it.

 

[markemark]

Cover the floor in a load of old egg boxes. Only problem is you won't then be able to walk on it.

And if you left the eggs in you'd find yourself too hesitant to say anything because you’d be walking on, you know…..

 

[raleighnut]

The Answer

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• raleighnut
• 21 Jan 2016
• 3

Nice big pair of speakers and you'll never hear them again,