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