Concrete Soundproofing Between Floors

Reduce unwanted airborne and impact noise between floors by improving the sound insulation between floors whilst highlighting the best soundproofing materials for soundproofing timber or concrete floors.

Concrete soundproofing between floors.

Add some additional soft materials in the apartment. How to soundproof floors from noisy neighbours with the soundproofing store s range of floor soundproofing products. Bonus tips on soundproofing between floors. The famous green glue noiseproofing compound which is also known as a sound dampening compound is suitable for reducing noise from either side of the floor.

See the definitions of stc and iic below. So try below things in addition to the ceiling and floor soundproofing. The large mass weight provides for a great deal of sound isolation from vibrations entering or leaving the room. Concrete floors carry a lot of mass so are extremely good on their own at soundproofing against airborne noise.

Acoustic underlayment special materials that lay over a concrete or plywood subfloor cushioning the flooring and reducing the effects of airborne and impact noise. Case study on how to successfully soundproof a floor to achieve a high level of airborne noise soundproofing and impact noise soundproofing on a timber floor. It can be directly applied to the existing subfloor or between two hard surfaces. That is it can be used between the floorboard and the underlayment.

A concrete slab is generally an asset for airborne sound isolation. However they do transmit impact noise quite well if you ve ever lived under a concrete floor you may be familiar with the thud of your neighbour getting out of bed in the morning vibrating through the floor. Tests have shown that porous surfaces with interconnected pores like ceiling tiles from the surface to the interior work well for sound absorption. Sound deadening vinyl also known as mass loaded vinyl this is a thin but heavy vinyl sheet that excels at dampening noise especially in floors machinery and vehicles.

This is done is by removing the ceiling drywall and inserting anything from r 13 to r 20 fiberglass insulation in the joist space. This system will surpass building regulations for sound and it will only reduce room height by 15mm. But a slab does have an airborne sound weakness at its coincidence point frequency. Short of that placing a sound barrier in the open joist spaces between the floors is an effective way homeowners to slow the transmission of noise.

It is common that no matter what changes you do with ceiling or flooring you will not see a 100 reduction of the noise and if noise enters the apartment then obviously reflection.