Acoustic Doorsets for Domestic Installation

Noise through lightweight internal doors is often a problem and budget is sometimes too restricted to exchange for a bespoke acoustic doorset.  The answer is to fit one of our Acoustic Doorseal Kits if a bespoke Acoustic Doorset is beyond budget.  Although not as efficient as an acoustic doorset the lighter weight door can still be upgraded to give more soundproofing.  With lightweight doors noise can easily penetrate through them and also leak around the edges with most noise going underneath where a larger gap can often be found.  The Acoustic Doorseal Kits include self-adhesive acoustic batwing seals that can be fitted to the sides and top of the frame and will seal the doorleaf when closed and also a two part seal for the all important threshold at the bottom.  This comprises a rubber seal that is fixed to the floor and a metal strip screwed to the bottom of the door.  When the door is closed, the metal strip seals against the rubber thus making a more efficient acoustically treated door that will leak a lot less noise when closed.  To address the low density of the door, the kit also includes a 2mm thick heavy soundproofing mat that can be fixed to one side of the doorleaf.  When a thin panel of wood is fixed on top the soundproofing mat is hidden from view and you now have a door that previously had a soundproofing value of less than 20 dB that has been upgraded to about 30dB.  For more information and help on all of our soundproofing products for domestic applications go to  www.keepitquiet.co.uk

SoundBlocker Membrane Sound Barrier Mat

A client in Cumbria was so impressed with the performance of our SoundBlocker Membrane sound barrier mat that he has ordered 18 more rolls to upgrade the soundproofing of the ceilings in the rest of his property.  At only 1mm thick, SoundBlocker Membrane is designed to be sandwiched between two layers of high density Acoustic Plasterboard to break up and decouple the mass of the plasterboard with a product with a much higher mass.  This sandwich of unequal layers will perform far better acoustically and will be more efficient at stopping noise penetration from above and below.  Because SoundBlocker Membrane is so thin, it can be difficult to fix to the ceiling so we advise that it is glued to the second layer of plasterboard using our Sta-Stuk aerosol contact adhesive then screw the treated sheet of acoustic plasterboard up as one but you will need help because the panel will be so much heavier.

For more information on selecting the right materials for your soundproofing project, go to our web site www.keepitquiet.co.uk

QuietFloor Plus Acoustic Underlay for Carpets and floors

QuietFloor Plus acoustic underlay has again been used by a homeowner to upgrade the soundproofing of a floor by installing a floating floor in his flat in London.  Normal floating floor insulation is designed for impact noise reduction only and by decoupling the floor with resilient insulation such as our R10 recycled rubber.  However, when additional airborne noise reduction is required then more mass has is required because the greater the mass in a construction, the more efficient the soundproofing becomes.  This is why QuietFloor Plus is often used because it is heavy with a mass in excess of 15kg/².  This makes it one of the heaviest acoustic underlays available and because it is made up with a resilient recycled foam layer sandwiched in the middle, will also help to absorb impact noise from footsteps and moving chairs.  QuietFloor Plus can also be used as an acoustic underlay beneath carpets instead of normal underlay when more reduction of noise through a floor is required on a carpeted floor.  

Thin Wall Soundproofing System

The M20AD system of soundproofing a party wall has been ordered for use to upgrade the soundproofing of more party walls in Braintree.  The popular Thin Wall soundproofing system is preferred because it takes up minimal space at only 45 to 50mm overall thickness depending on the thickness of Acoustic Plasterboard and yet can help reduce normal noise levels from neighbours that you would not normally expect to hear..  Provided there are no flanking noise issues where sound can flank around the wall the M20AD solution will be in excess of the minimum Building Regulation requirements of 43dB for any existing wall that is being upgraded.  M20AD when tested on a single skin masonry brick wall returned an airborne soundproofing value of 48dB.  M20AD is produced using recycled vehicle tyres and to our knowledge, is the most effective soundproofing treatment at minimum thickness.  For more information on M20AD go to the domestic section of our web site www.keepitquiet.co.uk

Acoustic Plasterboard

When upgrading the soundproofing of a wall or soundproofing a ceiling, you will almost certainly require plasterboard and the best plasterboard to use is high density Acoustic Plasterboard.  This is because it has a higher mass then normal plasterboard and double thickness of this is required on ceilings and stud partitions alike.  A double thickness is also required in our Thin Wall Soundproofing system that replaces the thicker stud partitions.  For more information on these products, go to www.keepitquiet.co.uk

Acoustic Underlay

Our 4.2mm Acoustic Laminate Underlay has again been the preferred choice for one of our customers in London combined with our 2mm SBM5 soundproofing mat.  When used as the acoustic underlay beneath laminate floors it will help reduce the inevitable impact noise resulting from walking on a hard surface and also airborne noise due to the additional reverberation that is caused when noise bounces off all the hard surfaces within the room where the laminate flooring is installed.  This acoustic underlay system is easy to install and can be conducted by any person that is used to DIY.  First the Soundproofing Mat is laid over the floor to seal up the joints in the original floorboards and can be tacked down with staples or felt nails.  Then the Acoustic Laminate Underlay is installed on top without fixing and finally, the laminate flooring installed on top according to the suppliers instructions.  For more information on this system, go to our web page Acoustic Laminate Underlay.

Gold Carpet Acoustic Underlay System

A customer from Glossop had a problem with noise from the lounge below being heard through his bedroom floor at times when he wanted to sleep.  He did not want the upheaval of taking the floorboards up or work on the ceiling below that would have disturbed his ornate coving so we advised him to use our Gold Carpet Acoustic Underlay System to replace the normal underlay beneath his carpets.  Although this meant there would be a slight increase in the carpet height, it was an easy to install method of soundproofing the floor with minimum disruption.  The Gold Carpet Underlay System of soundproofing is one of the most popular methods of soundproofing a floor due to its ease of installation.  

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