If you want to block sounds going in or out of your room, soundproofing is the ultimate solution. Instead of being annoyed all the time or annoying others, use these affordable and effective methods to soundproof your room correctly. How to soundproof a room? Add thick and dense material to doors and windows. Primarily noise…
Noise pollution refers to undesirable sounds that cause annoyance and discomfort. Besides being annoying, being in an noise polluted environment for long periods of time has a detrimental effects on health. Some include an increase in asthma symptoms and heart attacks due to an obvious increase in stress levels. Noise pollution is common in areas…
Having noisy neighbors is the worst thing that can happen to any person. Well, maybe that’s a slight exaggeration, but still, it’s a big problem. They will ruin your sleep, your peaceful time reading the latest great American novel, wake up your baby and make you angrier than you deserve to be. Since this is…
Is your door knob too loud? For example, when you visit the bathroom at night, you always worry about waking up others as you open and close the door? Or perhaps you’re wrecking the nerves of your office coworkers? To make your doors close quietly lube up the door latch with a lubricant like WD-40….
Soundproofing a terraced house might seem difficult and expensive. But it really depends on how loud the noise you’re trying to block is. Is it just someone playing loud music in the house next door? Or are they having comprehensive home renovations and the whole place is buzzing and vibrating? In the case of regular…
You’ve probably noticed your sliding barn door is leaking sound left and right. I had the same situation in my old house, as my bedroom door was this exact type. Since I worked night shifts, I couldn’t get any sleep during the day because of the noise. However, it’s not all gloom and doom. To…
Living next to a busy street with a lot of traffic noise can be stressful. I mentioned before how I stopped noise from my neighbors backyard by actually confronting him about it. But that’s not possible with traffic noise. The main thing you can do is set up a functional noise barrier. A well-placed fence…
Cat Stevens once asked: “Where do the children play?” Well, they could be playing in the den! If it had better sound insulation of course. A den is a small room in your home where you can do many activities. But if the walls, doors and windows are thin and leaking sound your options might…
Soundproofing train noise is something most people living near railroad crossings would like to do. But many have no idea how. In this article I’ll share the best ways to do it on your own, without having to hire any professionals. Some things that work well include: adding mass to the walls and insulating doors…
Plan on having a party in your house or apartment? It’s hard to imagine a party without some loud music playing in the background. It would be… awkward. But if you play the music, then you have to worry about the noise disturbing the neighbors, especially if the party is happening in the evening or…
