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Ideas for better soundproofing bedrooms?
Posted on 12/16/23 at 6:38 am
Posted on 12/16/23 at 6:38 am
I purchased a fixer upper back in 2020, and I’m realizing that this old, creaky house is causing issues on mornings when people want to sleep in.
My wooden floors creak like crazy, and I figure reinforcing the subfloors is the best option.
But what can I do about sounds passing through walls and doors?
My assumption is to purchase thick, heavy doors for the bedrooms, but would that actually work?
I’ve read about some options for placing sound proofing barriers (like for a music studio) behind the drywall, but that sounds excessive.
Anyone here have any ideas or experience?
Thanks!
My wooden floors creak like crazy, and I figure reinforcing the subfloors is the best option.
But what can I do about sounds passing through walls and doors?
My assumption is to purchase thick, heavy doors for the bedrooms, but would that actually work?
I’ve read about some options for placing sound proofing barriers (like for a music studio) behind the drywall, but that sounds excessive.
Anyone here have any ideas or experience?
Thanks!
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Posted on 12/16/23 at 7:11 am to StringedInstruments
Insulation in the walls helps tremendously
Posted on 12/16/23 at 7:26 am to bbvdd
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Insulation in the walls helps tremendously
Can that be pumped in, or is it a “remove all drywall” kind of job?
Seems like that could get expensive quickly.
Posted on 12/16/23 at 7:41 am to StringedInstruments
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soundproofing bedrooms
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Oh. Wait.
I doubt you’ll see significant improvement with changing the door alone. Is it drywall, panel, plaster or something else? Insulating the wall would certainly help, but some materials are much friendlier to DIYing it than others.
As far as the creaking/subfloor, I’ll assume it’s a raised home. There are companies that will spray foam underneath the home. This could/may dampen the thudding you hear when someone walks in certain spots, but I think that’s just part of old, raised homes.
Posted on 12/16/23 at 8:07 am to StringedInstruments
Rockwool insulation and solid core doors.
Posted on 12/16/23 at 10:48 am to StringedInstruments
Is the noise coming from the bedroom (congrats on the sex), or into the bedroom.
The floors typically creek because the swelling and shrinking of the wood around the nail hole is allowing the subfloor to slide along the nail. Glueing the subfloor is now common practice.
You don’t need to add sound proof barriers along the entire wall, just the penetrations like outlets if you put rockwool in.
Adding rockwool insulation, double Sheetrock, replacing windows, securing the subfloor are all big or expensive jobs.
The floors typically creek because the swelling and shrinking of the wood around the nail hole is allowing the subfloor to slide along the nail. Glueing the subfloor is now common practice.
You don’t need to add sound proof barriers along the entire wall, just the penetrations like outlets if you put rockwool in.
Adding rockwool insulation, double Sheetrock, replacing windows, securing the subfloor are all big or expensive jobs.
Posted on 12/16/23 at 12:15 pm to StringedInstruments
Beyond insulating the interior walls as others have mentioned, a solid core door will make a tremendous difference.
Posted on 12/16/23 at 12:56 pm to StringedInstruments
Additional furniture and hanging things on the walls help a tiny bit. There is sound mitigating foam they used for studios. Some of it is cheap and looks neat if you can find what you like on Amazon, but it will stand out in your room.
As others have said, insulating the walls helps a ton but is probably a much higher cost than what I mentioned.
As others have said, insulating the walls helps a ton but is probably a much higher cost than what I mentioned.
Posted on 12/16/23 at 12:59 pm to StringedInstruments
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Ideas for better soundproofing bedrooms?
just put a pillow behind the headboard and if need be, stick a gag in her mouth
Posted on 12/16/23 at 1:13 pm to Don Quixote
Insulation and solid core door. If renovating doing a double stud wall so there is an air gap / insulation between Sheetrock prevents noise, also adding strips of rubber on the studs before the rock helps.
Posted on 12/16/23 at 1:59 pm to StringedInstruments
Along with several other things mentioned one of the best is Green Glue and a second layer of drywall. Though this is by far not a cheap route because the drywall has to be finished and painted.
If you want to go down the rabbit hole spend some time on the home theater build section of AVS forum. DIY soundproofing is a sub-hobby of HT nuts.
If you want to go down the rabbit hole spend some time on the home theater build section of AVS forum. DIY soundproofing is a sub-hobby of HT nuts.
Posted on 12/16/23 at 2:29 pm to StringedInstruments
Drill holes at top of wall and blow insulation in the stud cavities then run crown mold/ crown enhancer to cover. Spray foam the floors for the creaking.
Posted on 12/16/23 at 3:35 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
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Additional furniture and hanging things on the walls help a tiny bit.
This makes a huge difference IMO. It’s not foolproof, but it’s much cheaper than doing internal insulation or new doors.
Rugs on the floor. Wall covering. Curtains. Furniture. Anything will reduce reflections and absorb noise.
When we first moved in our newly empty house, it was loud AF. Once it was furnished and rugs added, it makes a huge difference.
We had insulation between the interior walls (bathrooms to bedrooms, etc), but the furnishings helped with sound from other area of the home.
Posted on 12/17/23 at 11:22 am to StringedInstruments
We added double insulated windows to our home about 10 yrs ago and has drastically cut down on outside noises. Worth $$. We are looking at adding more Sheetrock on our outer walls with space to trap sound. Our house was built when that damn blue styrofoam was the in thing and we were too young to know any better. It keeps it cool I have to say but sound is absolutely horrible.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 1:44 am to bbvdd
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Insulation in the walls helps tremendously
All of our interior walls are insulated, But the hard floors and vaulted ceilings means every sound carries.
We also did only solid doors in the whole house.
Really wish more could be easily done.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 7:11 am to BilbeauTBaggins
Another vote for adding decorations to dampen the sound. I did a little streaming and you'd be surprised how much a rug, some wall decorations, and some furniture can dampen the sound bounding around a room. Try that before you spend a bunch of money on the expensive fixes.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 8:40 am to StringedInstruments
We bought a home with foam insulation in exterior and interior walls. Add in solid core doors and you just cant hear anything, I like it, but if it is raining outside you are not hearing it unless is is really coming down.
It has its advantages, and disadvantages.
It has its advantages, and disadvantages.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 5:14 pm to tigerfoot
Look into RetroFoam of Louisiana, they do an injection foam specifically for older houses. Can go through the exterior walls or in your case, drill holes in the drywall and fill the cavity that way. Before I found out about them I had all of my baseboards up in my 100 year old house and went to Home Depot and rented an insulation pumping machine and bought bags on the recycled material insulation. My 1 year old son’s bedroom is next to ours and we can’t hear him crying at night between the walls. Just on the monitor.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 10:26 pm to StringedInstruments
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(congrats on the sex)
Oh how I remember those days.
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