Soundproofing Tips

Enough! You have finally had it with your water pump making so much noise that it might be better to let the plants die than to use the thing. There is really no need to … Read more

Now that you have decided to soundproof your home theater, you need to understand mass, damping, decoupling, and absorption–and what they do. We will give you that information. And some suggestions you can use to … Read more

Technically, it might be virtually impossible to stop a door from slamming shut, or open, occasionally. What we are going to deal with in this article is ‘How to Stop a Door From Slamming Loudly’. … Read more

Now you’ve done it. Asked that question. Well, the answer you will find from the majority of your Google searches is: ‘roughly between $1,000 and $2,500 with an average cost of $1,750 per room’. Or … Read more

If you have a drummer in the family–you know noise. Drums have the advantage (???) of creating both Airborne Noise and Impact Noise. Depending on the location of the drums; one, or both could very … Read more

 I love pocket doors because each one will save you the 10 square feet of floor space needed to open a swing door. (Maybe more if you have to get your belly out of the … Read more

As with most things soundproofing, using blankets to soundproof your windows is quite often not a simple choice. What are you trying to accomplish? Are you trying to keep the sound in? Or keep the … Read more

Strange, and rude, noises have been known to come from your bathroom. Some are acceptable in polite company; others not so much. Some of the noise passes through uninsulated walls, floors, and ceilings, and resonate … Read more

The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines ‘shed’ as ‘a one-story structure, usually of wood, for storage, or shelter for animals, etc. or as a workshop.’ A lot of us think of it as that old rotting, … Read more