Soundproofing Ceiling Sounds Soundproofing ceiling sounds is one of the most difficult things to accomplish in acoustical engineering.  In general, there are two types of sounds that can be a nuisance to you when you’d like peace and quiet.  Airborne sounds are those that travel through the air to reach your ears. Noises like a neighbors TV set,...

Reasons To Soundproof Walls Generally there are two reasons why you may want soundproof walls.  The first is that you want to keep unwanted noises out.  For example a neighbors television, the dog down the street, or even your own pool pump or air conditioner can interrupt your sleep making it difficult to be well rested and healthy.  The second...

Learn How To Soundproof A Door Most people fail to realize that learning how to soundproof a door with have a much more dramatic effect on your soundproofing efforts that if you just focus on soundproofing your walls.  Believe it or not, most standard interior walls in the home have an STC rating of over 40 without applying any soundproofing techniques....

What Is Cheap Soundproofing? Cheap soundproofing can mean a lot of different things to different people, and can easily confused with other terms like sound dampening, acoustical engineering, sound blocking, or just improving the quality of sound in a room. Depending on your circumstances, cheap soundproofing might mean keeping noise in your home,...

What Is Resilient Channel? Without resilient channel, sound travels through walls by physically transferring the vibrations from one side of the wall (your noisy neighbor) through the drywall, into the studs, and through the other side into your home.  In order to adequately soundproof a room, you have to stop the sound from transferring it’s energy...