Unfortunately, apartments in multi-story buildings have a very low level of noise insulation. This is especially true of buildings built of reinforced concrete panels. Not only do the wall interior panels themselves have a very small thickness, but their structure does not contribute to the absorption of sound, and some of their components are even its conductor, for example, fittings. Therefore, insulation of the floor in the apartment has become an urgent need for many.
Yet not so long ago, it is very difficult, and at times – it was almost impossible to buy materials for sound insulation, an apartment or flat owners came up with different ways to protect their home from the thundering music, footsteps, or conversations of neighbours. Old carpets, remnants of foam packaging and even egg trays were used.
Today there is a huge selection of various soundproofing materials available, and expert flooring fitters offer numerous ways to set up a noise insulation system. To choose the option that is more suitable for a particular room, you need to consider the characteristics of some of them, and how they are arranged on the floor. Soundproofing your floor can be a brilliant way to reduce the amount of noise coming into your home. It is very useful if you are in an apartment or flat and have noisy neighbours above.
Soundproofing flooring
Laminate flooring has become increasingly popular in the past few years due to it being very affordable. Modern products are looking better than ever, and you can effortlessly get a wooden effect or a tile effect. However, this becomes questionable when it comes to soundproofing. Therefore, with laminate flooring, you would have to put down rubber mats to make the flooring soundproofing. These go underneath the laminate flooring and can be very easily installed. There is also something similar available for carpet this also underlies but this comes in separate pieces and interlocks with the other pieces. This is installed underneath the carpet and also makes the floor/carpet when its all laid more spongey and comfortable to walk on.
Soundproofing your apartment is no small task but is worth your time and effort if you have those noisy neighbours or would prefer a little bit more privacy and not as much sound to leak out as it does at present.
Reduce the amount of sound travel
To decrease the total noise travel in your flat or apartment attempt to make sure that there are no breaks among your soundproof flooring and the wall. If you would like to be extra safe you can even have your carpet or underlayment come up your wall a little bit so that will make the soundproofing even more intense.
That concludes our blog we hope that you found this informative and will help you when considering soundproof flooring. If you have any questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to give us a call 01908 378270 or visit our website.
