Happy daylight savings! You may be feeling inspired to have a BBQ out in the backyard with some friends this weekend, but maybe it’s loud because your backyard fence backs up to the road. Or, you want to play some music but don’t want to disturb your next door neighbors, so how can you possibly…
Need a simple and direct source for soundproofing products? Look no further. Soundproof Direct is organized to provide contractors with direct access to sound-blocking or sound-absorbing products. These are priced by the square foot, roll, or sheet. Soundproof Direct is the ultimate one-stop shop for soundproofing for contractors. In order to hit your required soundproofing…
Nearly every household reaches a breaking point when it comes to dealing with so many annoying sounds. Perhaps a neighbor is simply being too noisy, to the point of becoming a nuisance and making it impossible to sleep, or it’s you who doesn’t want to be the noisy neighbor. In other cases, it could be…
When to Use Acoustic Ceiling Clouds vs Other Acoustic Ceiling Panels Acoustic Ceiling clouds are just like acoustic wall panels because they’re made from the same materials, but they’re mounted in different ways. Ceiling clouds are hung down from the ceiling using airline wire, while wall panels are hung with either impaling clips or z-clips.…
We’ve all dealt with noisy neighbors at some point in our lives. Whether you can hear them through walls, windows or even the fence in your backyard, it can be hard to find a solution. In this article, we’ll be focusing on stopping that noise from your neighbor’s backyard from getting in the way of…
If you’ve ever worked with mass loaded vinyl in a wall soundproofing project, you’ve probably noticed that it’s a pretty heavy material. As the name states, mass loaded vinyl is used to add mass to walls and improve the amount of sound they can block, which is measured by the wall’s STC rating. Multiple layers…
The STC rating, or Sound Transmission Classification rating, of a material correlates to the amount of sound that a material is able to block. Some low STC rated products include glass windows and hollow-core doors, while some high STC rated products include mass loaded vinyl and solid-core doors. While there are a lot of materials…
For those of us who work in open office environments it can be hard to concentrate on our work when constantly hearing background conversation. Even in closed offices, noise can leak through walls, doors and even the ceiling grid if walls between offices do not go to deck. While also being able to overhear others,…
Do you constantly hear footsteps and talking above your head? If you live in any multi-story home or apartment building, you’re probably no stranger to being bothered by noise from the floor above. Soundproofing a floor actually isn’t too complex as long as you have the right materials. It also help to have access to…
Installing mass loaded vinyl is a very labor-intensive job, but if you have the right help and tools, it’s not hard to do it correctly. However, we all make mistakes, even when we have clear instructions available, whether you miss a step or simply mess up a step by moving too fast, it happens to…