Floor Sound Insulation: A Step Toward Quieter Floors
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Unless you live alone you are probably well aware that the noise
from one family member can easily be heard beyond the walls of
the room they are in. Even worse is hearing loud stereo systems,
the washing machine and dryer or children who don't want to
settle down for bed seeping through your flooring and into the
rooms below. There is a solution to noise overflow within your
home and one of the best preventative measures is floor sound
insulation. Where To Install Floor Insulation It may seem
obvious that floor insulation should be installed in the floor.
It's not rocket science, right? Well, there is a little more to
it than that. Ideally, floor insulation should be installed
during the construction phase of a home to be the most
effective. Your choices in materials include regular fibreglass
insulations that have been used on your exterior walls, ceilings
and in the attic. You can also install corking or rubber based
floor insulations at this point.
Floor sound insulation installed during construction allows the
materials to be placed between the flooring layers. The joists
between floors support
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and plywood base and then additional
sub-flooring. By adding insulation here, you are able to add
thicker materials that may offer better sound proofing.
You can still improve the noise level in an existing home. The
best time to install it is if you are replacing the carpet or
other flooring or need to repair the flooring in a specific
room. Many home improvement projects will wield better results
if some updating in what is not seen is done at the same time as
the cosmetic updates. Floor sound insulation addition is one
such example.
When old floor coverings have been removed, new floor insulation
can be added directly to the top of the sub-flooring. This can
be placed under, carpet, vinyl floors, wood, or ceramic tile. It
doesn't matter what type of flooring is going on top. What does
matter is what type of insulation you use to sound proof.
The best, meaning the thinnest insulation with the most noise
reduction capabilities is going to be some sort of self
contained material. Fibreglass insulation is that loose pink or
yellow fluff that has a paper backing. It is best for walls
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ceilings. For floors a rubber or cork insulation will provide
the most durable under lying material. It will also not raise
floors significantly and will allow such materials a vinyl to go
down smoothly. Why Go to the Trouble As a house ages, the
creaks and noises seem to increase - not too much differently
than an aging body! By adding floor sound insulation as part of
your next DIY project you are giving the floors more stability
that will not only reduce the amount of noise seeping from the
rooms above, but will help quiet squeaky floors that have had
their screws come a little loose over the years or whose boards
may have warped a bit.
Consider soundproofing an investment in your house. The value
will be increased as you improve the quality of noise control.
About the author:
Charles Mahoney writes frequently for http://www.soundproofing
-tips.com an web site for information. He is working on topics like floor sound insulation and noise protection.
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