Tigerlilly99 wrote:Hi, has anyone had any good experiences with soundproofing a ceiling or floor to stop footfall noise from neighbours?
Even a good builder who has experience with this?
Many thanks in advance!
The effectiveness of soundproofing is about edge detailing.
If you want to stop footfall noise the best way is to agree with the person above to use a very high density underlay. This is NOT standard carpet underlay but is very, very, very heavy material that is made from recycled car tyres.
http://www.trimacoustics.co.uk/floor-systems.html
However, if fitted correctly it is close to magical.
It is very difficult to stop sound radiating out of a structure once the sound/vibration has entered the structure.
So most robust approaches limit entry into the structure and then the reradiating of what does get through is also limited.
The other alternative is to put and independently suspended ceiling in which is going to be expensive and probably more disruptive.
Is the issue above bare boards? If so check the lease to see if there are restrictions on the flooring materials that can be used.
[quote="Tigerlilly99"]Hi, has anyone had any good experiences with soundproofing a ceiling or floor to stop footfall noise from neighbours?
Even a good builder who has experience with this?
Many thanks in advance![/quote]
The effectiveness of soundproofing is about edge detailing.
If you want to stop footfall noise the best way is to agree with the person above to use a very high density underlay. This is NOT standard carpet underlay but is very, very, very heavy material that is made from recycled car tyres.
http://www.trimacoustics.co.uk/floor-systems.html
However, if fitted correctly it is close to magical.
It is very difficult to stop sound radiating out of a structure once the sound/vibration has entered the structure.
So most robust approaches limit entry into the structure and then the reradiating of what does get through is also limited.
The other alternative is to put and independently suspended ceiling in which is going to be expensive and probably more disruptive.
Is the issue above bare boards? If so check the lease to see if there are restrictions on the flooring materials that can be used.