| Unless you live alone you are probably well | | | | what is not seen is done at the same time as |
| aware that the noise from one family member | | | | the cosmetic updates. Floor sound insulation |
| can easily be heard beyond the walls of the | | | | addition is one such example. |
| room they are in. Even worse is hearing loud | | | | |
| stereo systems, the washing machine and dryer | | | | When old floor coverings have been removed, |
| or children who don't want to settle down for | | | | new floor insulation can be added directly to |
| bed seeping through your flooring and into | | | | the top of the sub-flooring. This can be |
| the rooms below. There is a solution to noise | | | | placed under, carpet, vinyl floors, wood, or |
| overflow within your home and one of the best | | | | ceramic tile. It doesn't matter what type of |
| preventative measures is floor sound | | | | flooring is going on top. What does matter is |
| insulation. | | | | what type of insulation you use to sound |
| | | | proof. |
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| | | | The best, meaning the thinnest insulation |
| Where To Install Floor Insulation | | | | with the most noise reduction capabilities is |
| | | | going to be some sort of self contained |
| | | | material. Fibreglass insulation is that loose |
| | | | pink or yellow fluff that has a paper |
| It may seem obvious that floor insulation | | | | backing. It is best for walls and ceilings. |
| should be installed in the floor. It's not | | | | For floors a rubber or cork insulation will |
| rocket science, right? Well, there is a | | | | provide the most durable under lying |
| little more to it than that. Ideally, floor | | | | material. It will also not raise floors |
| insulation should be installed during the | | | | significantly and will allow such materials a |
| construction phase of a home to be the most | | | | vinyl to go down smoothly. |
| effective. Your choices in materials include | | | | |
| regular fibreglass insulations that have been | | | | |
| used on your exterior walls, ceilings and in | | | | |
| the attic. You can also install corking or | | | | Why Go to the Trouble |
| rubber based floor insulations at this point. | | | | |
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| Floor sound insulation installed during | | | | |
| construction allows the materials to be | | | | As a house ages, the creaks and noises seem |
| placed between the flooring layers. The | | | | to increase - not too much differently than |
| joists between floors support and plywood | | | | an aging body! By adding floor sound |
| base and then additional sub-flooring. By | | | | insulation as part of your next DIY project |
| adding insulation here, you are able to add | | | | you are giving the floors more stability that |
| thicker materials that may offer better sound | | | | will not only reduce the amount of noise |
| proofing. | | | | seeping from the rooms above, but will help |
| | | | quiet squeaky floors that have had their |
| You can still improve the noise level in an | | | | screws come a little loose over the years or |
| existing home. The best time to install it is | | | | whose boards may have warped a bit. |
| if you are replacing the carpet or other | | | | |
| flooring or need to repair the flooring in a | | | | Consider soundproofing an investment in your |
| specific room. Many home improvement projects | | | | house. The value will be increased as you |
| will wield better results if some updating in | | | | improve the quality of noise control. |