Noise insulation

Nasnowt · 15 March 2005 at 4:50PM

Hi, I hope this is the right place for this. Apologies if not.

I have major noise problems in my home, both noisy neighbours above, below and to one side, fortunately not usually all at the same time. Also traffic noise day and night, including lots and lots of sirens.

I'm renovating my flat at the mo and have been thinking about ways to introduce noise insulation. Carpets and double (or more) glazing are the obvious things, but has anyone any experience of using tongue and groove on the walls to reduce noise?

I have a modernish (aka not that well built) and light flat so the look would probably be OK but I'm worried about how much it will reduce the room size, is it a fire hazard? Should I put something between the originalwall and the T&G to increase the insulation?

Anyone got any observations? I'd appreciate hearing them.

robby-01 · 15 March 2005 at 7:20PM

I had similar problem in my house.I used insulated plasterboard stuck over original finished wall with board adhesive.Down side is that they take about an inch and a half off each wall.It is basically a sheet of plaster board which comes with dense foam insulation on the back.It worked in our bedroom but wasn't cheap .

shrek101 · 15 March 2005 at 7:51PM

I have similar problems and I know exactly how you feel. I have upgraded my double glazing, boarded the loft out to reduce noise from the roof, and the only way I can now sleep is to use ear plugs. The noise I get is from traffic only. I wish the Police would clamp down on excessive noisy exhaust systems. I wish you luck with the improvements.

Nasnowt · 15 March 2005 at 8:10PM

Thanks Robby-01 and shrek101, sounds like the sacrifice in room proportions might be worth the benefit.

shrek101 · 15 March 2005 at 9:04PM

This site provides materials for sound proofing. I bookmarked them months ago in caes it became useful got the link from channel 4 home improvements.

http://www.soundreduction.co.uk/

Nasnowt · 15 March 2005 at 10:15PM

That does look useful. many thanks. Hope the traffic is not to bad tonight.

shrek101 · 16 March 2005 at 12:00AM

Thanks Nasnowt, hope you get sorted too. You cant beat a good nights sleep and sane of mind

As I am sure you know noise can cause so much stress and anger

mitcho_uk · 17 March 2005 at 10:44AM

Hi,

I sympathise with your problems as i was forced to move out of my property with my young family due to noisy neighbours and the reluctance of my housing association to do anything about it. I contacted a company in Leicester who came and quoted for fitting this insulation to three walls in my house and it came to £2500 which was alot cheaper than previous quotes. You dont mention wether you own or rent your home, but it may be a cheaper option to look for another property. I hope you sort this problem soon.

I have ameeting with the directors of the housing association in april so im hoping i can claim some of my move money back

Good luck

mp7125 · 17 March 2005 at 2:45PM

Hi,

mitcho_uk which company in Leicester was it? I also live in Leicester and despite extensive research I could not find a local company. Ta.

Nasnowt · 17 March 2005 at 3:04PM

Hi, I own it, a purpose built flat. It is a bit unusual because it is a reasonably priced property in a much more expensive area in central London. Also I like living here on the whole, it is just that noise levels have increased a lot in recent years.

From a practical point of view this is not a good time to sell, some local development could really increase the values of local properties over the next few years. So it is possible that soundproofing may be a viable investment.

If you don't mind my asking what sort of insulation did you have installed mitcho_uk? Was it something like the Maxiboard mentioned in shrek101's link?

mitcho_uk · 18 March 2005 at 3:31PM

Sorry for any confusion but i didnt actually have the insulation installed as i lived in a housing association property and couldnt afford it, I will dig out the comoany details over the weekend and post it here. There customer service and explanation of their product was second to none.

Noise insulation

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