sound proofing house

pingu123

Hi all,I live in a semi detached house and the sound proofing between the two houses is dreadful.We are being kept awake at night by loud voices,people running up and down the stairs etc. and are at our wits end.We are now considering sound proofing our house as we don't want to move.I believe the walls are made from wimpey no fines and the house is an ex council house built in the 1950's.As anyone had experience of re sound proofing their house and how effective it is?
Thanks for your advice in advance.
Pingu123

alexlyne

We get bleedthrough from our neighbour, mostly creaking floorboards when she walks around. It's a bit unnerving sometimes when you're lying awake at night wondering if it's someone sneaking around downstairs. I'd love to deaden this noise somehow but as it's coming through the joists (probably) I wouldn't know where to start. As for just normal voices/telly etc, I would guess that creating a foam partition on the appropriate walls would make a difference (and can be experimented with before making anything permanent)

11mee

hie i am also looking to sound proof a room and know nothing about it. Check out this website: soundstop.co.uk. Hope it helps

dfgmavis

I've had a couple of quotes & am going to get an independent ceiling put in to my main bedroom in my 1950's ex-council concrete built flat. Will let you know what its like!

jc808

Perhaps build a 4x2" stud frame against the party wall infilled with wickes 3 for 1 200mm loft roll, then plasterboarded and skimmed/painted

Wont kill everything but should kill a lot

dickydonkin

jc808 wrote: »

Perhaps build a 4x2" stud frame against the party wall infilled with wickes 3 for 1 200mm loft roll, then plasterboarded and skimmed/painted

Wont kill everything but should kill a lot

It is very important to understand how sound 'works'.

Impact noises are difficult to eradicate however, airborne noises can be reduced.

It is VERY important to ensure that any new stud walls that are constructed DOES NOT have contact with existing walls - very important as sound will just resonate through the new construction with no significant reduction being the result.

My lounge wall is paper thin and my neighbour and I respect each others peace and quiet - most of the time!

Perhaps the cheapest option is to discuss this with your neighbour as soundproofing can be expensive and will result in a reduction of your living space as well.