Soundproofing a Room

Soundproofing a room might seem to be an expensive and daunting task. However, unless you are soundproofing a recording studio, it is possible to soundproof a room without breaking the bank.  Note that in soundproofing, the walls are not the greatest concern. No matter how expensive and high-tech your wall soundproofing is, unless you apply soundproofing to the windows and doors, you might as well throw your money out the window.

1. Basic Soundproofing Principles: Just how can you stop noise? There are only three things that could deter noise and they are space, mass and dampers.  The more space there is between you and source of noise, the fewer sound waves will travel. The thicker and heavier the wall, the better it is.  By using layers of materials, it is possible to dampen noise. (www.soundproofing101.com)
2. How to Soundproof a Room: For regular DIY-er, building a dropped ceiling or double wall is a no-nonsense way to soundproof a room.  This website educates its readers on the nature of sound waves and the different ways you can do to minimize sound travel within a room. (www.tlc.howstuffworks.com)
3. How to Soundproof a Wall – Soundproofing Walls: Presented on this website are ways to soundproof a room. There are five DIY projects choices with all of them requiring the addition of drywall and other soundproofing materials. The most effective solution in this case is the addition of resilient chips, channel, green glue and drywall, in that order. (www.soundproofingcompany.com)
4. Soundproofing: There are plenty of effective and affordable materials for soundproofing.  These soundproofing materials were designed for easy installation.  There are soundproofing products for the walls, floors, doors and ceilings. Though the materials are easy enough for DIY-ers to handle, it is best to secure the services of a qualified installer. (www.soundprooffoam.com)
5. How to Soundproof Interior Walls (video): This video presents a variety of options on how to effectively soundproof an interior room.  Though the video does not necessarily presents a step-by-step procedure on how to do each soundproofing application, it will nevertheless give you an idea on how to soundproof your walls. (www.youtube.com)
6. Soundproofing Materials: Soundproofing and acoustical treatment of a room is almost synonymous. Soundproofing is basically making a room free from the absorption of outside noise while acoustically treating a room means decreasing the reverb, echo, sound diffusion and distortion in a room. Featured in this website are the varied materials used in soundproofing and acoustic treatment of an area. (www.soundproofingsales.com)
7. How to Soundproof a Ceiling – Soundproofing a Ceiling: Noise coming in through the ceiling is a soundproofing nightmare! Sound coming in above the ceiling is “flanked” on the walls below the ceiling making the noise more noticeable. The light outlets on the ceiling also allow sound to come in. In this articles are methods on how to effectively, easily and inexpensively soundproof your walls. Options #4 and 5 are the most effective if a bit more expensive. (www.soundproofingcompany.com)
8. Soundproofing Your Walls: There are different types of flooring materials and each one presents a challenge for soundproofing. The easiest method of soundproofing a room is by the addition of a carpet but this is not always practical for some people.  For a glued-down (floating) wooden floor, an option for soundproofing is to roll out an underlay before nailing the wooden floor. This will greatly reduce sound transmission.(www.soundisolationcompany.com)
9. How to Soundproof Window: The easy route to soundproof window is to replace it with a new soundproofed one. But for most homeowners, this option is not feasible as it is costly. An option is to do a DIY window soundproofing. There are various methods to soundproof windows. Featured in this website is a step-by-step procedure on how to install soundproofing foam on your window. (www.doityourself.com)
10. Soundproofing Doors: The noise from outside the room comes in through the gaps on the door. Though the gap between the door and the doorframe cannot readily be sealed without affecting the door’s performance, the best thing is to seal the largest gap between the floor and the bottom of the door by using door bottom gap sealers. (www.soundproofing.com)