Apartment Soundproofing

Acoustic Challenge

Common walls and ceilings that separate residences within a multi dwelling unit share structure.   As we outline in our Academy, sound waves travel faster through this common structure than they do through air.   Common contact points between livings quarters will transmit noise back and forth.   Our goal is to protect one neighbor's noise from the next from passing through thin walls or common floor/ceiling assemblies.

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Soundproofing Treatment

First, note that if you are a renter, we probably can't help you with your apartment noise.   The treatments that are required are permanent and require structural changes to your facility.    Even with landlord or owner approval, your investment is something that you will not be able to take with you, and the value you are adding to the living quarters will be passed on to someone else.   

If, however, you own your facility, or have your landlord's blessing and are willing to commit the funds, the following treatment options are available to you for your sound protection.   They are designed to protect both you and your neighbor from one another's noise.   The products for these treatments are listed here in the Product Bin.

Walls

Ceilings

Floors

Acoustic Results

By lining common surfaces with dB-Bloc and framing the surfaces out for maximum disconnection, the sound waves will be held to one side or collapse within the structure.   Depending on your leakage, this residential soundproofing treatment can trigger an STC value of over 60, knocking out an average 10-12 decibels of sound that would otherwise transmit through.   Our Sound Chamber simulates what this difference might sound like when soundproofing an apartment, townhome or condominium.

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First, click on the Walls section of this Applications Guide and review the assembly treatments required to effectively block noise from bleeding through your common walls, ceilings or floors.    dB-Bloc is the mass loaded vinyl material used as a membrane to block noise through common walls or ceilings, while the Impacta line of underlayments can help control the amount of noise bleeding down through a floor to the room below.

For foot noise bleeding down through a floor, consider the floor underlayment series of products profiled here in our Product Bin and reviewed in the Floor section of this Applications Guide.

Note that regardless of your treatment, any common rooms that share common structure will deliver noise back and forth through openings that include pipes, vents, outlet plates, light canisters, exhaust fans, windows, doors and more.   You will never be able to block 100% of your noise.   Set your expectation levels accordingly, and be satisfied if your treatment delivers a 90% drop in sound.