Would like to put down some soundproofing tween my flat and the one below,how would one go about it please.?
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To be effective the soundproofing needs to be on the side that's making the noise. You can certainly try acoustic boards or even heavy rugs, but the best solution is maintaining a line of communication with your noisy neighbours and getting them to turn it down or have a turn off time so you can sleep. Other than that anything you do with your floor will be a limited solution.
lay loft insulation under your floorboards
Without going to the expense of buying a propriety soundproofing material a good underlay and thick carpet will make a lot of difference.
Well without spending a huge fortune on acoustical sheets, I'd say a couple of layers of underpadding under a thick carpet (although that is pricey too) would muffle it unless it's just coming up through the vents in which case I don't know what you could do short of blocking those off.
If you are trying to stop the bass...it is a losing battle.
Only Three Things Stop Noise
Space. The more space there is, the more noise reduction there is. As an exaggeration, if you are 10 miles away, you will not hear it, except under strange circumstances.
Mass. A six foot thick concrete wall works great!! If it is heavy, it will work well. Remember, if it does not weigh much it will not stop much.
Dampening. This requires a little explanation. Like a wine glass, when you make it ring... but you can keep it quiet by holding it. You have dampened the noise by retarding the vibrations. This can be achieved in several ways.
Lead is heavy and soft; the softness makes it also dampen the noise and lead is an excellent noise stopper. Making noise transfer through different layers of material with different densities also helps dampen noise. Improperly done it can make things worse, like string holding chimes help them ring by isolating the vibration instead of dampening it.
Noise Reduction vs. Noise Absorption - Sound Proofing Principle
This is a very important principle to understand about soundproofing. There are two types of noise reduction and they are almost always confused with each other. All noise reduction and soundproofing are not alike. Noise absorption is not noise reduction.
Noise Reduction
Noise Reduction is achieved by stopping it, killing it, not letting the noise get through the wall or window. Stop the noise before it gets to you, or into the room you are in. For this you use mass and space. You can build heavy walls with large air spaces and you maximize dampening as best you can.
Noise Absorption
Noise absorption is achieved by changing the characteristic of the noise. Stop it from echoing. Stop the reverberation. Stop the noise reflections. All this involves handling the noise that is within the room. It seldom involves noise from outside the room. You have likely heard of a room as being a “live” room or a “dead” room. For this type of noise reduction or soundproofing you will use carpets, upholstered furniture, acoustical ceiling tile, soundboard or interior walls.
What works for noise absorption does not ever work for noise reduction. Yes, you heard me correctly: soundboard is useless at stopping noise. When put up with the sheetrock it is useless unless it is the outside layer and it is being used for noise absorption sound control.
Why don't you stick empty egg boxes all over the floor!!
cover your floors in rugs... it will help with the noise pollution
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