We moved into our dream apartment and stayed awake the first night listening to the neighbours. We were thinking what have we done. We quickly soundproofed the bedroom and haven’t looked back. Thanks a million.
I didn’t have a noise problem but I wanted to build a music room to play my drums. Your information was just what I was looking for.
I was so stressed by the barking dog next door. I thought I would have to move but I put in those double windows and what a difference. I am amazed that none of the other soundproofing websites talk about them.
We could hear every step. The lady in the flat above liked to wear high heal shoes on her wooden floor. It was driving us to despair. Thanks so much for your help.
We’ve moved now but we used to live near an airport and for years we had very bad sleep. When we moved we used every single piece of information you gave us to make sure we could enjoy peace and quite. To think people spend so much time and money researching other reliable information and then try to make up their own home soundproofing.
We wanted a play room for the kids but couldn’t work out how to let them make noise without creating a nightmare for the “grownups”. Your soundproofing advice made perfect sense.
Is it possible to do something about those neighbours, the barking dogs, planes, trucks, leaf blowers, boom cars, crying babies . . . and so the list goes on.
The trouble is every time you search the Internet for soundproofing information you encounter all sorts of products and recommendations. It seems there is no simple, clear, unbiased and practical step-by-step advice which will guarantee good soundproofing results on a sensible budget!
It took me almost two years and many thousands of dollars to research and test a collection of sensible low cost do-it-your-self soundproofing options that actually work.
Perhaps you have already discovered that everyone seems to have views on soundproofing. The trouble is they are usually theoretical views. Often they don’t work in a real world setting and sometimes they are just wrong. You wouldn’t believe the number of people who write to me with stories about so called experts who have suggested this or that and charged big prices – only for the problem to still be there at the end. I actually applied all of the soundproofing techniques in my ebook to my own home, tested everything and dumped anything which was suspect, not cost effective or not suitable for the DIYer. My home is now so quiet that I sometimes think I’m living in the country rather than in a busy city suburb. Ok I’m a little obsessive about noise, I’ll admit it – but I believe everyone deserves a bit of peace and quiet in their own home!
If you want to see first hand some soundproofing traps, try typing “egg carton soundproofing” into Google. This is the one that everyone has heard about! You’ll get literally dozens of articles full of advice. Tragically though, egg cartons are a complete waste of time (unless you want to store eggs), they absolutely don’t stop noise. Other examples of poor soundproofing advice are plastic membranes for windows and a number of spray on soundproofing products for walls and ceilings.
“Soundproofing is not like any other do-it-yourself project. you just can’t make it up and hope for the best.”
I’ve selected the easiest, most common and cost effective techniques and materials for many home or apartment acoustical challenges. The materials and techniques are presented with very clear descriptions, diagrams and real life pictures. I believe it is by far the best guide to home soundproofing that you will find anywhere.
“You’ll be able to deal with your home acoustical project step by step – recipe style.”
I’ve exposed all of the tricks and traps for you. Please don’t go through a long and expensive learning process and still be stuck with the problem at the end.
Absolutely critical considerations for do-it-yourself low cost room soundproofing. Create peace and quiet on a budget. You control the results without expensive or unreliable acoustical contractors.
Advice on which sound proofing materials to use. Don’t get trapped into buying expensive acoustical materials that you don’t need or which don’t work.
No secret product endorsements. Only the most cost effective noise solutions are presented, you won’t be blinded by science and jargon or secret endorsements.
A focus on the problem areas of windows, doors, walls, ceilings and floors. These are the special areas which need to be considered first for best room soundproofing.
Noise solutions which are suitable for homes and apartments, studios, garages, bedrooms, basements, home theatres and other living areas. Sound proofing options for people who are restricted by what they can do because they are leasing; as well as more permanent quietening options for people who own their own home.
Clear, easy to follow color diagrams, pictures and instructions. Avoid the frustrations caused by most soundproofing guides which are confusing, biased, assume you are an expert or present only part of the information in complex diagrams and charts.
Acoustical myths and traps exposed. Avoid spending time, money and energy on popular techniques which simply do not work – like egg cartons and window membranes and some mats, panels, ceiling tiles, paint, curtains and so forth.
Ten quick ways to make a soundproofing difference in an afternoon with very little effort or money. Get immediate noise control by doing some amazingly easy things using cheap common acoustical materials. You might even find this does the trick and nothing more is required.
Retrofitting soundproofing vs planning ahead. Insights into how to design a new quiet home vs how to make an existing home or apartment more peaceful. Or how to avoid moving into a noisy home or residential area in the first place. Read more…
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