Ronan blee owner and founder of quiet zone soundproofing nyc has been soundproofing apartments for 16 years and he works with architects landlords designers real estate managers and apartment owners to soundproof offices walls floors doors and ceilings.
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Our upstairs neighbors were three female legal professionals constantly walking abound in heeled shoes.
Some apartments like industrial lofts are more likely to carry sound through their open concept layout.
This was a big problem for us because we couldn t really complain about them walking that would be silly.
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While soundproofing a space mostly deals with the complete blocking of sound waves by adding mass to walls floors or ceilings acoustic treatment focuses on finding ways to absorb and deflect sound by adding materials that reduce echo.
This article will focus on soundproofing not only a condo ceiling or an apartment ceiling but also an office ceiling.
It works by reducing the ability of sound to travel between point a and point b and is realized by reduction and absorption of noise.
There are a lot of suggestions out there that don t work but when people are searching for solutions there are some ways to silence the sound from above.
Remember the type of apartment you rent matters when it comes to soundproofing an apartment.
Whatever the case is soundproofing a ceiling is somewhat complicated.
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Soundproofing has taken off in a big way in the city he notes.
These decorative sound proofing panels come in over 30 colors patterns and are large enough 12 x 12 to easily cover a full wall or ceiling.
Noticeable wall and ceiling soundproofing requires that you add massive materials to the structures and make them airtight.
Anything that will actually yield satisfactory results when soundproofing an apartment wall or ceiling will not be easy to slap up and tear down when you move out.
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For soundproofing a ceiling soundproofing experts recommend this insulation see it on home depot and this damping compound see it on amazon.
They can then have someone treat the subfloor with multiple layers of mass type x sheetrock and damping compound green glue taking care to caulk acoustical caulk the seams where the sheetrock meets the.
Owners can remove the existing ceiling to access the subfloor noise source said mason wyatt owner of city soundproofing.