Noise isolation of apartments

Everyone wants to feel comfortable and cozy in their home. Especially when it comes to extra noise. Agree, coming after a hard day's work, the loud sounds of neighbors or the hum of cars outside the window are the last things you would like to hear.

Wits versus technology

It happens that the price that you have to pay when soundproofing the walls is high. And here various folk tricks can help. For example, noise can pass through electrical appliance boxes, various communication elements.

In this case, the sound insulation of the walls can be performed, as they say, with improvised means. For this, it is quite enough to process the joints with sealants, as well as to process the walls of the boxes with cement, or other material. In any other cases, only technologies can solve the problem, for example, using acoustic islands and clouds .

Use of expensive and cheap materials

Any soundproofing , even walls , has its cost. It's worth starting with the use of flooring. Even budget flooring, the price of which does not exceed the minimum, can successfully compete with the fact that soundproofing walls may not be needed.

You can also use acoustic islands and clouds, especially if the ceiling height allows. A more expensive option is soundproofing the ceiling, as well as using floating floor technology. However, this technology is very expensive and installation is complicated.

With soundproofing and soundproofing materials made of wood, everything looks a little more complicated. To achieve high results, you will have to spend a lot of money and time. The joints of wood materials should be as tight as possible, which will create additional problems.

The nature of the noise

Before you buy soundproofing and soundproofing materials, you need to understand the nature of the noise, because it can be different. For example, some of the noises are generated during conversations, the operation of household appliances, and the like.

Percussion - is the result of impact by mechanical means.

Structural noise is a combination of sounds that are able to penetrate apartments with the help of various utility structures. Any of such noise should not be present in the apartment, or be at a level acceptable to a person. For these measures, soundproofing of the premises is provided.