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A Customer March 29, 2010 08:58

Wall Soundproofing Needed for 1950's Council House

I live in a former council house that was built in the early 50's and suffer from a lot of sound bleed through from the neighbours, especially in the bedrooms of the house.

The first room I would like to deal with is the bedroom that gets the most noise, this seems to get everything from the banging of the fitted wardrobe doors on the neighbours side, to room doors closing, even peoples voices & the toilet flushing can be heard through it not to mention the central heating. Sometimes it's like the wall isn't there. I have put a book shelf, shelves of DVDs as well as wardrobe up against this wall which has helped to a small amount but still lots of sound gets through to my side. As I have long running back problem and I have problems sleeping anyway, I need the most effective sound insulation possible.

The adjoining wall in question is roughly 10/11 feet wide by 7/8 feet high, but as well as this the bed in the room is up against the wall that comes off this which is also next the main staircase for the house.

This wall is about 16 feet wide.

Would I need to get both walls soundproofed or would just doing the adjoining wall with next door be sufficient?

How easy would your soundproofing be too fit & which type would you recommend?

Could you give any sort of idea roughly how much this is it likely to cost?
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  • Site Monitor EMPLOYEE
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    Site Monitor (Official Rep) March 29, 2010 08:59
    Thank you for your enquiry and the best soundproofing we can offer for your noise problem is our Studio Wall System that will take up about 5.5 inches.
    Click on the following link for more information

    http://www.keepitquiet.co.uk/studio-w...

    This system will cost approx. 30.00 per sq mtr plus VAT and timber stud.
    The timber stud would normally be accessed by yourself locally. It can easily be fiitted by anyone used to working with tools and full installation instructions can be seen by clicking on the next link.

    http://www.keepitquiet.co.uk/studio-w...

    It is unlikely it will be necessary to also soundproof the wall separating the staircase unless noise from the staircase is a problem but you will have to add soundproofing to reduce noise flanking through the floor and ceiling.
    Usually normal loft insulation above the ciling is sufficient but you may have to overlay the floor with a couple of layers of our 2mm SBM5 Soundproofing Mat to help block noise from there. Once installed carpet and underlay can be put down as normal.
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