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Floor Soundproofing- Grants/funds?
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Underlay will do a fairly good job for impact noise (footsteps etc). Between ceilings and joists is more to do with airborne noise (music, tv, shouting, etc).Ksw3 said:Would underlay do anything? I'd have thought you would need to put something in the ceiling below or between the joists. When we lived in flats it was unfortunately just something you learn to live with and eventually ignore. Are downstairs neighbours new?1 -
You can also put a layer of 9mm plyboard underneath the underlay and carpet (presuming it’s pine floorboards on top of joists underneath that). You’ll need a joiner to cut it to size and screw it in place and the room will need to be cleared, but it’s not massively expensive.
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