Noisy Neighbours

Noisy Neighbour Solutions

Providing friendly, expert advice and high performing, DIY soundproofing solutions. Empowering you to achieve peace and quiet in your home


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Noisy Neighbours Solutions

Providing friendly, expert advice and high performing, DIY soundproofing solutions. Empowering you to achieve peace and quiet in your home


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Where Is The Noise Coming From ?

The UK's Most Trusted Noisy Neighbour Soundproofing Provider

The Soundproofing Store understand the negative implications of living next door to noisy neighbours and the disruption it can have on everyday living. The constant exposure to unwanted noise from noisy neighbours can lead to increased stress and anxiety and have a negative impact on health and wellbeing.


Many of our customers experience significant stress from living with noisy neighbours, whilst shouting and loud music can often disrupt sleep, leading to fatigue, irritation, and strained neighbour relations.


With our extensive range of soundproofing products and expertise, we can return your living space into a peaceful home. Our knowledgeable team will guide you through the soundproofing process, recommending the ideal soundproofing materials tailored to your specific needs.



Whether it's airborne sounds like conversations or loud music, or impact noises such as footsteps and banging, The Soundproofing Store has the perfect solution to create a peaceful environment within your home. Don't let noisy neighbours disrupt your home any longer. We are here as your trusted partner to provide you with effective soundproofing solutions to restore the serenity of your living space.

The 3 main principles of soundproofing:

Isolation

 

Isolating or 'decoupling' one side of the structure creates a sound breaker

Damping

   

Elastic or damping materials help to absorb sound energy and vibrations

Mass

 

Helps to block airborne sound. Different types of mass block different frequencies of sound

We don’t expect you to become an overnight soundproofing expert, that’s what we’re here for.

Ian Baker, The Soundproofing Store
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Soundproofing FAQs

  • How do I soundproof my wall against noisy neighbours?

    Soundproofing is trying to stop sound from getting into, or out of a room. E.g. blocking the sound from noisy neighbours.  Please see our blog on noisy neighbours soundproofing for more information

  • Does soundproofing foam work?

    A regular question we are asked is 'can you use soundproofing foam (thin egg box foam panels) for soundproofing against noisy neighbours, or when building your own home studio?' Unfortunatley, the short answer is no. Please see our foam soundproofing blog for more information

  • Why is just adding more plasterboard not effective soundproofing?

    We often receive customers calls asking us whether they can just add one or two layers of Acoustic Plasterboard to the wall between them and their neighbours for a good cheap wall soundproofing solution.


    Unfortunately, we probably receive 2 to 5 calls a week from customers whereby their builders have done exactly this and the reason they are contacting us is because it has not worked.

    Please see our dedicated blog on why just adding plasterboard isn't sufficient

  • How do you install soundproofing?

    There are two main options for installing our DIY soundproofing solutions and we're here every step of the way.

    DIY Installation

    • All of our systems are DIYable - saving you any unnecessary installation expense
    •  80% of customers install the systems themselves - we've made DIY installation an easy option
    • We supply simple and comprehensive step-by-step installation guides and videos - for fuss free installation
    • Our technical team are on hand to answer any questions and provide installation support - we're here every step of the way

    Use a local tradesperson

    • You're well on your way to noise free living. If installing the system yourself isn't an option, then simply use a local tradesperson
    • We take away the stress of installation by speaking directly to your tradesperson throughout the process

    See our installation page for more information


  • What's the difference between impact and airborne noise?

    Sound is broken down between airborne and impact noise.


    Airborne noise is transmitted through the air and atmosphere and experienced through the likes of people talking, TV noise, dogs barking etc. When sound waves travel through the air and reach a building, they hit it and cause it to vibrate. These vibrations travel through the structure or building and are radiated out the other side.


     Impact noise is the physical impact on buildings or solid materials. Examples being footfall, doors banging, walking and furniture moving. Impact sound occurs because the impact causes both sides of the building element to vibrate, generating sound waves. This can often be the hardest to isolate as impact vibrations are stronger and travel further through dense materials.


    Read our blog on the difference for more information.

  • What are decibels?

    Decibels are measured logarithmically (it is not a percentage). This is a way of counting or measuring something that increases rapidly, or exponentially. For example, every increase of 10dB on the decibel scale is equal to a 10-fold increase in sound pressure level (SPL). Near silence is expressed as 0dB but a sound measured at 10dB is actually 10 times louder. If a sound is 20dB, that's 100 times louder than near silence.


    Please read more here 

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