Soundproof and hurricane windows can be an excellent upgrade If you have the luxury of building your home from scratch, they provide a reasonable amount of peace and quiet from outside street noise, loud neighbors, barking dogs and the like. But what about those of us who are renting, or have purchased an older existing […]
There are few sounds that can be as annoying, or disruptive, as a laundry room in an apartment or home. Whether it’s the clicking over from the wash cycle, the dryer rumbling at low frequencies, or the finishing buzzer, laundry room noise can wake you from a sleep, keep you from falling asleep and even prevent […]
Why Use Soundproof Blankets? Renters and homeowners can use soundproof blankets to shield their homes from annoying outside noises such as traffic and loud neighbors. People can also use soundproof blankets to reduce noise within the home by preventing a lot of sounds from coming into one room from another room. These are a temporary […]
There are few places in the world you anticipate rest and peace like in your own home. But apartment renters across the country all too often experience the same issue – coming home to noise complaints and acoustic issues. Sometimes it’s the noisy neighbor talking too loudly through the paper-thin walls. Just as often it […]
Offices tend to be built with tile floors, plaster walls and plaster ceilings. These hard surfaces allow for sound from things like fax machines and printers to bounce around and echo which creates bothersome noise and distracts employees. By installing sound-absorbing wall panels, suspended sound-absorbing ceiling panels and static dissipative carpeting, noise is greatly reduced […]
The first noise you hear when someone enters your home is usually from the door slamming behind them. That is the alarm that someone is home, but what if that frightening noise never happened. What if there was silence that was followed by silence? Keep reading to learn how you can soundproof a door in […]
How to Soundproof Your House from Train Noise If you live anywhere near a set of train tracks, chances are you’re all too familiar with the screaming blare of a train’s whistle. Reducing train noise may be difficult, unless you plan on moving, soundproofing your house is the best option to reduce the noise disturbance. […]
Soundproof Curtains, Do They Work to Block Noises and Sounds? There is a lot of speculation on the web that curtains are not a viable solution to loud sounds. Whether draped over leaky doors or windows, people wonder if they are an effective solution for blocking noises and sounds. Soundproof curtains and window coverings have […]
When moving into a dorm, a new apartment, or a new house everything is as happy as can be. Only, when you have lived there for a few days you begin to notice that the neighbor’s dog is barking, the mockingbird is constantly exercising its vocal cords outside your window, the laundry room is singing its […]
While soundproof curtains are used on an array of various applications – such as industrial soundproofing of loud machines, as well as blocking outside noise in residential homes and apartments – the effectiveness of the soundproof curtains is highly dependent on the level of outside noise. Learn when soundproof curtains are the most effective option […]
