6 Simple Ways To Soundproof A Room

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Nobody likes to fall victim to the noise coming from outside. You must be fed up with coming home from work and longing to relax but when you lie down on your couch and just start relishing the fact that you are free suddenly you are disrupted from sounds coming from your neighbors or from the rolling street. And if you are noise sensitive, then the world can become hell for you. There is an obvious solution to your problem, i.e. soundproof your wall but it is not that easier as it would take at least $500 straight out of your pocket. Thus you would need to figure out some easy and inexpensive ways to soundproof a room.

Here we are to give tips on how to make life easier for yourself and also without much cost.

Fill The Bookshelves

You must have bookshelves in your house. Otherwise, you’ll need to fit them now. Fit these on the walls that you share with the neighbors or those which are prone to noise. Fill the bookshelves with books and this would provide an instant insulation to sound thus proving to be one of the easiest ways to soundproof a room. Use other furniture for this purpose as well. The closets and dressers can be a good source of soundproofing.

Fill Empty Spaces

Empty spaces allow echoing. Filling these spaces would prevent it. When you have empty spaces in the house, sound bounces off and raise noise levels. By placing soft furniture in the empty space like floor cushions you would make the echoes to absorb.

Hang Drapes

Hanging the drapes along walls would also help reduce the noise. You can do this by fixing curtain wire with clips and also by metal curtain track on the ceiling. However, remember that the curtain wires are compatible to only lightweight fabrics. If you are noise sensitive, then this is the most effective solution to you. Also, by hanging drapes along the walls you cannot only prevent the noise coming your way but also can stop your voices from going outside.

Heavy Drapes at Windows

By hanging heavy drapes at windows you can block the sound both from traveling inside and outside. Layering fabric would prove to be useful here so you can make the combo of soft blinds with heavy drapes.

Drywall

Add an additional drywall layer. Stagger the joints it would make the sound harder to travel through. However, make it sure that the additional layer of drywall has thickness different than the original one because if the thickness is same the sound will simply transmit from one layer to another.

Fit a Specialty Acoustic Foam

Fit the specialty acoustic foam in the room. This foam’s pieces can be fitted between the two drywall layers and also against the wall around the rooms.

Another simpler way to soundproof your room is to lay a carpet.

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