Improve acoustic
Sound waves will travel the path of least resistance, which can make it difficult to find exactly where the sound originates. The noise keeping you up at night might be sound bouncing around an air vent, or entering the room through an electrical outlet that hasn’t been properly sealed. Unwanted noise can sneak into a room under a door, through a window and anywhere there’s a small hole or space. Even hanging a picture on a wall can ruin the soundproofing quality of that wall.
Because sound can be hard to pinpoint, soundproofing experts advise the best time to consider soundproofing products is at the blueprint phase of a project.
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Options
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Option 1.1: Choose a Noise Reducing Drywall
Description
Noise redusing drywall consists of two dense gypsum cores separated by a layer of viscoelastic polymer, making a drywall perfect for reducing interior noise.
Benefits
- Great for use in offices, bedrooms, TV rooms and anywhere people want to block distractions.
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Challenges
- the best time to consider soundproofing products is at the blueprint phase of a project, it may costs more if everything has been decided.
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impact level scale, it mainly shows how much impact of this option to the daylight factor
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- G.Work behind the walls
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Renovation Phase
A. Make a plan
B. Set a budget
C. Hire a contractor
D. Talk to your insurance company
E. Secure permits and order materials
F. Start demolition
G.Work behind the walls
H. Paint and install flooring
I. Install cabinetry
J. Add finishing touches
Option 1.2: Insulate Interior Walls
Description
To soundproof, you need to stop vibrations, and the proper insulation can act as a muffler against unwanted noise. Fill the wall cavity completely with a sustainable insulation. To stop noise transfer between rooms use it in both interior and exterior walls.
Benefits
- Insulation fills the gaps between walls and the spaces between studs, absorbing noise and breaking the path of sound.
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Challenges
- same as option 1
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- G.Work behind the walls
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Option 2.1: Float the Floors
Description
Floating floors are not nailed into the subfloor like typical flooring. Instead, they are installed using special adhesive. There are several ways to achieve a “floating floor,” most involve using a vibration absorbing material sandwiched between pieces of flooring.
Joist Tape - If squeaking floors are ruining an otherwise perfect room, joist tape can fix the problem and reduces noise traveling through the floor.
Noise between floors can also be buffered by laying insulation between the floor joists. Similiar to when insulating to hinder sound transfer between rooms, make sure the cavity is filled completely.
Benefits
- Without the use of nails in a floor joist, floating floors can eliminate creaks and will help prevent sound from traveling between levels of your house.
Challenges
- like most sound reduction products it’s best to use this before installing the walls and flooring, or else you will have to remove part of the wall/floor to use the tape.
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- H. Paint and install flooring
Option 2.2: Soften the Surfaces
Description
Sound loves to bounce off and through hard, flat objects such as glass, hardwood floor and tile. Adding carpet, plush furniture, window trimmings and even plants can turn a hard, flat room into a softer, quieter area.
Benefits
- it reqiures to add some peace and quiet to your life without having the luxury of renovating a room
Challenges
- Inconvenient for daily care
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- J. Add finishing touches
Option 2.3: Seal it Up
Description
Gaps under and around doors can turn into welcome mats for unwanted noise. Electrical outlets and vents are also big problem areas that homeowner may not consider. Basically, anywhere air can enter a room, sound can follow. Properly sealing a room is a great way to keep the room quiet.
Benefits
- it's quite easy to seal a room through DIY
Challenges
- unbenefit for natural ventilation
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- J. Add finishing touches
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Option 3.1: Adopt double-glazed windows
Description
When a sound wave hits a double glazed window, it has to pass through multiple different chambers before it can get inside. This makes the noise much quieter when it finally reaches people's ears.
Benefits
- Better Insulation, ensures the warmer winters and cooler summers.
- Noise Reduction, double glaze windows provide better insulation for noise compared to single glazing
- Increased Security, double glazed windows are much harder to break compared to single glazed windows. It is also very difficult to force them to open from the outside.
- Reduced Energy Bills, double glazing allows your house to retain or avoid most of the heat it gains from the sun during the winter or summer, which means less usage of heat or air conditioner and save energy.
Challenges
- Can’t be repaired. The space between the two panes of glass traps air, forming a layer of insulation. If the seal isn’t airtight, condensation will appear between the panes. Once sealed, the panes can’t be pulled apart and repaired. The window will have to be replaced.
- Not a good match for older homes. Double glazed windows are modern looking, so they can clash with older styles. And if a homeowner decides not to replace every windows with double glazed windows, the overall appearance of the home will look mismatched.
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- G. Work behind the walls
Option 3.2: Adopt double-layer curtain
Description
The general rule for double layer curtain is sheer + opaque. The sheers allow light in while providing privacy during the day and the opaque layer blocks light for blissful sleep, warding off harmful UV and dampening noise.
Benefits
- double layer curtain is thick enough comparing with general one and block noise from outside.
- the sheers allow light in while providing privacy
- the opaque layer blocks light for blissful sleep, warding off harmful UV and dampening noise
Challenges
- may affect natural ventilation
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- J. Add finishing touches
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Option 4.1: Addition of mass (high density materials) Added to the ceiling to block airborne noise.
Description
This can be achieved by the addition of materials such as Acoustic plasterboard with Tecsound SY100 . Different types of mass block different sound frequencies better than others, so using a combination of differing high mass materials will give a better result then adding more of the same.
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- I. Install cabinetry
Option 4.2: Vibration Dampening (high performing vibration isolation system) Used to dampen the vibration and helping to stop it from travelling through the structure from above.
Description
This can be achieved by the addition of materials such as Acoustic plasterboard with Tecsound SY100 . Different types of mass block different sound frequencies better than others, so using a combination of differing high mass materials will give a better result then adding more of the same.
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- I. Install cabinetry
Option 4.3: Sound Absorption (reduction of sound echo / reverberation) To stop sound echoing and amplifying in any sealed chambers such as between timber joists. This is also known as the drum effect.
Description
This can be achieved by the addition of materials such as Acoustic plasterboard with Tecsound SY100 . Different types of mass block different sound frequencies better than others, so using a combination of differing high mass materials will give a better result then adding more of the same.
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Key design phase
- I. Install cabinetry