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Floor insulation and soundproofing for instruments
We provide multiple solutions and products to soundproof impact noise from (acoustical) instruments. Most common instrument is a drum kit, impact noise from bass drum and hi-hat pedal. Secondly, the piano or grand piano, this instrument also produces some form of impact noise, or contact noise, that can become audible in adjacent rooms or neighbours.

For both instruments we have written guides to reduce or solve these noise problems all together. To understand which guideline or product is best for your situation we first need to know what is causing the sound problem. Sound problems can consist of airborne noise or impact noise, it is up to you to find out what is causing the problem, we will explain what = what.

What is airborne sound?
These are the sounds travelling by air produced by the source that causes the nuisance. Sources that generate airborne noise are a radio, people talking or a piano for instance. A lot of reverberation in a room, bad acoustics, can also cause nuisance to adjacent rooms, or neighbours. Good acoustics helps to reduce the sound problem, not solving it completely. On our tips page we have a guide on "How to improve rooms acoustics".

To isolate and soundproof against airborne sound you need to soundproof at least the party wall between the neighbours and you. This is the case when a piano is standing against or close to the neighbours wall for instance. Soundproofing a wall is not that difficult as we explain on "How to soundproof a wall".

What is impact noise?
Contact noise, or impact noise, is the distribution of vibrations in solid matter. The best example for this page is kicking the bass drum pedal which sets the floor in motion, and potentially the neighbours ceiling downstairs or the floor by next-door neighbours. In this case the pedal is a source of impact noise. To soundproof impact noise from instruments we have piano dampers and Polypress vibration insulation to make a decoupled floor or an acoustic a drum riser. With Polypress and double layer of plasterboard with a plywood on top you can make a floating plateau or even a whole floor.

Step-by-step guides to soundproof instruments
On the tips page you can find guidelines and solutions for:

Products for soundproofing and insulation for instruments on a floor

Floor Insulation for Instruments