I am often contacted by people who have no experience in soundproofing, other than what they have ‘looked up’ on the internet, and to my astonishment, they often have some interesting stories about soundproofing advice they have received from family and friends. Let me tell you now – Sticking egg boxes to your walls will not soundproof your walls. They will however constitute a fire hazard!

Flo-chip polystyrene, bubble wrap and rolled-up newspapers (you may be surprised) also do not work either!

Noise is unwanted sound and sound waves are vibrations in the air that can pass through solids, liquids and gasses. Soundproofing is all about creating ‘Barriers’ so that the vibrations drastically lose energy and therefore aren’t transmitted. We create those barriers by increasing mass and by separation.

We have proven soundproofing solutions that will significantly reduce and block unwanted noise from traveling from your neighbours home into yours. Contact us now for your free quotation.

‘Soundproofing is not just a skill, it’s a science.’

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.

Energy prices are forever increasing – Think insulation and feel the benefits.

Insulating your home is the most cost effective way of improving the energy efficiency rating of your home. Not only will it make your home warmer, quieter and more comfortable but it will also make it a more attractive investment for a prospective buyer. As a result of the Government’s drive to reduce CO2 emissions, every household in the UK is entitled to subsidised insulation. Some homes may be eligible to receive it FREE.

If you live in a home with solid walls or ’tiles’ hanging’ on the walls, approximately 45% of your heat is escaping through, which is costing you money. Insulating the walls will dramatically prevent heat loss in the winter and you can expect an an annual saving of around £450 per year.

North East Soundproofing are ‘Approved’ Installers of Knauf Thermoshell Internal Wall Insulation (IWI) Designed for solid walls and hard to treat properties.

ThermoShell Internal Wall Insulation insulates your “hard to treat” or solid external walls from the inside of the property, meaning you can improve the thermal performance without affecting its appearance.

For more information on how we can help improve the energy efficiency of your home contact us now.

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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

Mobile phones could soon be charged by simply speaking into the handset.

For mobile phone users, a flat battery or a lost charger is among the frustrations of modern life.  New research promises a way to recharge phones using nothing but the power of the human voice.

Electrical engineers have developed a new technique for turning sound waves into electricity, allowing a mobile to be powered up while its user holds a conversation. The technology would also be able to harness background noise and even music to charge a phone whilst it is not in use.

In this day of ‘renewable energy’ scientists are continually exploring a number of approaches for scavenging energy from the environment. Noise that exists in our everyday life has been regularly overlooked as a source. Sound energy from speech, music or noise could be turned into electrical power.

‘Sound power’ could be used for a variety of applications. A television or radio could generate enough electricity to power itself by the sound that was being transmitted from it. An MP3 player could be powered by the owners’ heartbeat. Sound absorbing walls near motorways could generate electricity from the noise of passing vehicles. This would also have the additional benefit of reducing noise levels near residential areas by absorbing the noise created by traffic.

The possibilities are endless…. Sound Power = Sound Energy = an end to electricity bills!