The Five Best Ways to Soundproof Your Home in 2020

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Soundproof Your Home

Whether you want to stop outside noises from intruding on your sense of peace within your home, or you would rather not keep the neighbors up all night with your budding addiction to the drums, soundproofing your home is a worthwhile investment.

Soundproofing is best done when you are building your home or undergoing an extensive remodel. When starting from scratch, you can use things such as insulation geared to reduce sound. Double brick is also another great way to minimize sounds for those living in a noisy location such as near a train track or a busy roadway. If you already live in your home and realize you need more noise reduction, you still have good options. “Below are the best ways to block sound in your home as recommended by Craftysoundproofing.com

Best ways to block sound in your home

1. European windows—The windows of your home let in and out, a great deal of sound. To reduce the noise, install European windows with triple-pane glass. European windows are known for their exceptional ability to seal, blocking noise, and the flow of air, from around the edges of windows. The triple-paned glass helps to reduce sound by a significant amount and has the added benefit of increasing the energy-efficiency of your home.
European windows
2. Flooring—Many popular flooring options can add significantly to the noise in your home. Flooring can contribute to the noise levels in your home by walk noise, created by the sound of footsteps echoing on the flooring. Flooring also has acoustic properties. Some types of flooring absorb sounds, while others boost the acoustics of a room.

Timber, laminate, and bamboo flooring are notorious for the walk sounds they produce if not installed correctly. They also contribute to the acoustics of a room, creating a hollow sound. Cork, concrete flooring, and carpeting all do a much better job of muffling walk noises and muffling other sounds in the home.

3. Doors—Gaps in and around doors, both exterior, and interior, can play a significant role in how sound drifts through your home. Sealing all gaps around the doors in your home will help mute the travel of sound.
Doors
Interior doors are often made with a hollow center, blocking little noise from room to room. You can look for solid interior doors, or doors with skins of six to eight millimeters to dampen the sounds from room to room in your home.

4. Appliances—Appliances, especially those close to living quarters in a home, can add to the overall noise level. You have numerous options when dealing with the noise from appliances. If the footprint of your home allows it, consider moving things like the washer and dryer to a location further away from the main living area of the house.

If moving the appliances is not an option, you can invest in appliance brands that have made considerable strides in making quieter appliances. Read reviews from different brands to find ones that reduce sound without sacrificing quality.

5. Use mass-loaded vinyl—This is a product made specifically for dampening sound. It comes in four foot wide rolls, and it is made to hang on the walls to dampen noise. For an attractive and effective means to block sound, install the mass-loaded vinyl behind sheetrock. Though this option was once used primarily in music rooms and home theaters, it is becoming a popular choice for dampening the travel of sound throughout the home.
Use mass-loaded vinyl
For other creative solutions to quieten your home, you need to understand what sound is and how it travels. Sounds start as nothing more than vibrations, and heavy, dense materials that deaden the vibrations will reduce the amount of noise pollution in your home. That means that heavy draperies will help dampen outside noise.

Sound waves travel best when uninterrupted, so even the placement of your furniture can affect how sound is conducted across the room. If you have ever toured an empty house or office, you know that the slightest sounds echo across the empty rooms. That is because furniture, other belongings, and curtains all act to stifle the travel of soundwaves.

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