Rooms with high ceilings oftentimes have terrible acoustics. The echo from talking, walking, playing music or doing any regular activity can be horrendous. It’s like living in a church! And only God can tolerate this echo 24/7 without going bonkers. I’ve had a similar problem with the dining room in my parents house, which was…
Anyone who’s spent a few days in a yurt knows how noisy it can get. As a kid, I lived 2 years in Japan with my father when he worked as the Matsukawa camp adviser. We happened to live in a yurt that was rather lofty, but was made from thin cloth. While it was…
Do you have a thin door that doesn’t protect you from noise in any way? Not only is your privacy in danger, but you also have to hear everything that happens outside of your room or home. Unfortunately many doors are made from thin wood, and sometimes they’re even hollow on the inside. They’re both…
Want to sing the opera without disturbing your neighbors and frightening your cat? Well.. do you have a walk-in closet in your home? If the answer is yes, you’re on the right path. Because by soundproofing it you can sing or do whatever you want inside without anyone knowing about it. There are many soundproofing…
Hardwood floors can be an acoustic nightmare. Whether you’re recording a song, doing a podcast or simply having a conversation, a hardwood floor can make everything sound awkward. That’s because a hardwood floor reflects the sound waves. The sound waves bounce from one hard surface to another, producing echo. Echo reduction is one of the…
Noisy drain pipes can be really annoying. Many bathrooms are equipped with plastic drain pipes which aren’t very thick. Anything pouring through them will be heard and the sound even gets amplified as it swooshes down the pipes. Luckily, there are a few ways you can fix noisy drain pipes in a short period of…
French doors are often very elegant and classy. But one problem with them is the noise. Since they’re larger than regular doors and also thinner due to the glass, they pose a really easy entrance point for sound. For this reason, they often require some soundproofing to minimize noise and ensure greater privacy. How to…
Are you anxious that other people can hear your bathroom adventures? Trust me, you’re not the only one. There’s even a website called toiletanxiety.org who are currently studying this phenomena on a larger scale. While some think that it’s unnatural to worry about others listening in, millions of people including myself would rather increase our…
Whether you live next to a busy street, railroad tracks or an airport, you’ll definitely suffer from the noise coming through the windows. Millions of people have this problem, but they have no idea that there are very simple ways to fix it. Soundproofing the window is the cure, and it’s not as difficult as…
Soundproofing a gaming room is very similar to soundproofing any other room. Unless you’re playing your console or PC games in a spaceship, your gaming room has a door, ceiling, floor, regular walls and possibly a window and an air vent as well. So each of these areas of the room will have to be…
