Noise nuisance from downstairs neighbors

How to insulate impact noise from downstairs neighbours
Contact noise and impact noise from downstairs neighbours are usually transmitted through the walls (vibrations travel up the walls into your house). If neighbours are not willing to insulate their floor, to isolate contact noise, you can start by insulating your walls. The best way to do this is to install decoupled walls with the use of Akoestikon Acoustic Studs wall insulation. Do you have concrete construction floors and would you like to prevent the transmission of impact noise, footsteps or moving furniture, from your house to downstairs neighbours? Than you can install a screed floor on a Regupol Comfort subfloor.

How to insulate airborne noise from downstairs neighbours
To insulate airborne noise to- and from downstairs neighbours you can use Regupol Comfort with a screed floor. This results in a decoupled floor, Regupol acts as a flexible subfloor. When you have a wooden floor (plywood or underlayment) you can insulate the floor by adding mass using Isomat KE. This does not decouple the floor, but the increase of mass insulates the floor against noises such as speech, music and loud voices. Isomat KE does not insulate impact noise that much, this is a Mass Loaded Vinyl to insulate airborne noise. The heavier the floor, the better the insulation. Always check the maximum load capacity of your building/floor.

Airborne noise can also reach you in a flanking fashion, via walls, opening in the construction like, cracks, seems and gaps. Check your building for sound leaks such as gaps between inner walls or floors and install decoupled walls with Akoestikon Acoustic Studs.

What to expect in terms of results?
The best result is achieved by using the heaviest or thickest product available. To get the best result possible for the insulation of vibrations and impact noise always insulate as close as possible at the source. For instance, an airconditioning unit on a roof should be isolated from the roof, do not insulate the ceiling under the roof since vibrations will be distributed via the rood/ceiling and walls. Insulate the source, in this example with Regufoam Vibrations Insulation. Do you have any questions or in need of advice? Just let us know via our contact page.

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