Is your noisy fridge becoming a real nuisance? Keeping you up at night, ruining your conversations with grandma and just being a big ol’ bully? Just like dishwashers, refrigerators can vibrate on the floor, parts can become loose and your fridge might prefer living in a different location too. I’ll tell you all about it….
We all have that neighbor who makes WAY too much noise for our liking. He’s either: playing Wagner’s Valkyrie full blast while eating lunch an insomniac bouncing a basketball in the middle of the night washing his dishes and laundry at 4 A.M. he’s a cry baby (or an actual baby) a scrubby teenager learning…
I’m sitting here in my room and remembering the awful drum noise I made during my teen years. My dad bought me my first drum set, but he lived to regret that decision. When he wanted to relax in the afternoon, I’d practice for hours on end, trying to reach Cozy Powell levels of coolness….
Does your living room have a standard fire place with a chimney? If you answered yes, you probably suffer from wind noise, popping noise and occasional rattling noise as well. These are all common chimney noises, and there are simple ways to end them once and for all. Here are 7 easy and affordable ways…
A standard ceiling fan should be quiet while it’s blowing streams of cool air across the room. But it can become noisy for a variety of reasons. The fan motor uses ball bearings to enable the blades to rotate. Due to prolonged use, the bearings may start to wear down and the lubrication used to…
Do you have a noisy garage door that squeaks, rattles and shrieks whenever you open or close it? Some people even claim that they can hear the garage door opening or closing in every corner of the house. Usually, noisy garage doors are caused by loose hardware, rollers, and parts that require more lubrication. The…
Noisy boilers are a problem that is as old as the first boiler. But suffering from this horrible racket is no longer necessary. With just a few simple upgrades, you can soundproof your boiler room so that the noise doesn’t spread to its surroundings. The areas to focus on are: walls doors ceiling (optional windows…
Servers can be a major pain in the buttocks. Or ears, to be more precise. Why do servers cause so much noise? It’s mainly because of the dozens of loud fans that are attached to them. Without these fans, the servers would get hot, break down and leave this planet for good. The second reason…
Wall soundproofing is the most common DIY soundproofing project. And yet, it’s the one that leaves people with more question marks than any other. That’s because there are two completely different ways to soundproof walls. One requires adding soundproof material INSIDE the wall. The other requires applying soundproof material (usually acoustic panels) on the outside…
Does your dog bark a lot in the crate and upset the neighbors or wake you up at night? I’ve had this problem with my beagle, especially the first few months while he was a cute, but noisy puppy. Being my first dog, and I had no idea how to deal with the noise. Can…