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Soundproofing Floors

March 22nd, 2013

Our High Performance Acoustic Flooring is designed as an acoustic overlay solution for application over an existing timber or concrete floor where a significant improvement in airborne and impact performance is required, with minimal floor build-up.

This soundproofing solution is ideal if you are looking to upgrade the sound insulation of your flat or apartment.

If you have a problem with noisy neighbours, or are simply concerned about the amount of noise you are making, then contact us now for your free quote.

Flat conversions – Soundproofing!

November 19th, 2012

 

We are often called upon to install soundproofing within flats. Generally there has been no attempt to install acoustic insulation when it should have been. Flats converted from large houses are often the case.

It’s good for us! As we get asked to put it right… But not good for home owners or tenants’ who have problems with noisy neighbours!  You don’t even have to have a noisy neighbour to have problems – as many flats are simply built poorly, and due to the original construction noise can easily travel throughout the building.

Part E of the current building Regulations state: Residential buildings, including houses and flats, must include some level of protection against the passage of sound from other parts of the same building as well as adjoining properties.

This will be achieved by constructing internal separating walls and floors which achieve the minimum standards as set out in the tables provided, in terms of the insulation against airborne and impact sound.

 

We have a project in Newcastle upon Tyne, where the property had no soundproofing installed when it was converted. The loft space had been changed into a residence, and noise was travelling between floors. We solved this problem by installing the correct type of acoustic insulation. The project is on-going as there are other parts of the building that require our attention.

Here’s a review from one of the tenants

North East Soundproofing Solutions recently worked on our flat which had been converted from an attic with very little in the way of sound insulation between our floor and our neighbour’s ceiling.

Ian and his team were extremely professional and worked hard to make sure the job was done efficiently and to a high standard.

We would not hesitate to recommend North East Soundproofing Solutions.

 

If noise invades your privacy then soundproofing is likely to offer a significant improvement to the quality of life in your home by reducing the amount of noise pollution you suffer. Whilst for some people it is generally raised voices and occasional loud music, for others it can be sound from television or radio.

Check out testimonials from our customers to see how their quality of life has been improved as a direct result of the sound insulation we installed. www.nesoundproofing.co.uk/testimonials

Neighbourhood Noise

March 30th, 2012

Results of recent national surveys of typical exposure to noise show that over 50% of the population are exposed to day-time noise levels that exceed the World Health Organisation (WHO) ratings for significant community annoyance. Other surveys report that around 50% of people find their home in some way unsatisfactory because of noise intrusion. These results include people living in new homes built to modern building codes which require certain standards of noise control.

Noisy Neighbours!

March 18th, 2012

In a recent MORI Poll around 1 million people moved home to escape noise from neighbours! #soundproofing

How Noise Travels

March 10th, 2012

Noise is created by sound waves, and is transmitted from a source (TV, music, conversation, etc.) to the surrounding air particles, which vibrate or collide. Sound waves travel through air in much the same way as water waves travel through water. Imagine dropping a pebble into a pool of water… Ripples appear, this is how sound travels.

Noise moves and transports energy from one place to another through a medium and the medium can be any series of interconnected and interactive particles – walls, ceilings, floors!

Soundproofing can significantly reduce the noise travelling through those mediums. We create barriers…. Those barriers in turn prevent the noise from getting through!

Soundproofing works by using materials that either reduce sound or absorb sound. While sound usually cannot be blocked 100%, a significant noise reduction is possible. At least 80% can be reduced by our proven soundproofing solutions.