Soundproofing in hard economic times

It appears to be the ideal time for such a post. It is hard to make a decision to soundproof your home when the prices of home are dropping and you might not be able to collect scanty dollars.

Personally, I feel that home values will soon be on the surge again and that makes soundproofing a prudent investment.

In many scenarios, bad economic times have made the soundproofing business what it is today. Fifteen or twenty years ago, most people have a nice single family home in the country or in the suburbs, but these days with housing cost, people are now living in condos, where noise problems are a common issue. No matter it is football noise of the people upstairs or a noisy next door neighbour, soundproofing can provide you solitude and peace and will make you feel that you are just living there.

Soundproofing doesn’t have to be hefty for your pocket. Estimate the areas in your home that are the most irritating ones and emphasize your soundproofing endeavours and dollars on those areas. For instance, if your main problem is the bedroom, then just soundproof the bedroom with soundproof foam. Moreover, try to pinpoint the precise source of noise. If the noise problems are just with the next door neighbour and not the neighbour upstairs, then emphasize your endeavours on that specific wall.

Many bigger cities are implementing laws, which need specific soundproofing standards be met before an apartment complex or condo can be approved for construction.

If you are a contractor who is supposed to meet these standards, where do you go for help? The internet has ample information regarding soundproofing, but if you have done any research at all, you will explore that there are many conflicting techniques out there for the installation of soundproofing materials like soundproof curtain. Several soundproofing companies increase the ratings of the materials that they deal with to make the sale, hence it is important to get a reputed company that carries proven soundproofing materials with realistic sound ratings. Keep in mind the old adage that if it sounds too good to be true, then it possibly is.

Another soundproofing option is the acoustic panels. These are my favourite soundproofing agents. They are generally applied on a drywall in the area that you are soundproofing. It can actually dampen the drywall and hence it is not able to resonate. This inability of the drywall to resonate or vibrate with the sound can actually stop the sound from passing through the drywall and will make the sound to palliate. It may turn into low quality heat energy.

If you want to learn more about soundproofing materials and office sound reduction, call the professionals at O’Neill Engineered Systems, your numero Uno soundproofing option available to you.

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