No one wants to wake up in the middle of the night because of neighbours who are partying too hard, watching movies on full blast or playing video games with their speakers turned up. Peace and quiet is something that everyone wants most of the time, especially when they are in their own home. If you’re in the comforts of your own home and want to relax then you definitely don’t want to be bothered from noise that’s coming from another home. Since we know this we should keep it in mind and plan ahead to avoid putting people through such situations. Making your home soundproof is not only a polite thing to do but it’s also good for privacy and it’s the decent thing to do. Here are 8 tips on how to make your home soundproof.
Building The Home
If you are actually building your home or having it built, you can already focus on making your home soundproof. There are several factors that affect the noise levels that come from you home and to prevent noise from reaching your neighbours its best that you find the proper materials to use and have the right plans for building. The material that the outer or inner walls are made out of can play a large role as well as the shape of the home. If you plan to build a place that will most likely generate a lot of noise in your home, build it in a location either centred or more closed off to reduce sound levels and build the rooms with material that can prevent sound from escaping.
Materials such as bricks can provide greater sound insulation than cheaper building materials, but they can be more limiting with heat insulation properties. Check with a construction expert who can determine what is the right balance for your build.
Renovating Your Home
Either you have received complaints or you think that your home might be giving off sound which may be annoying, you can plan on doing a bit of renovating to either use materials which can make the walls, floors sound proof and can even add in a better floor or to avoid sound from bouncing off of it. If you feel like you want to change the sound that comes from your home, you can always think about renovating as this also gives you the opportunity to make more than just that as a change in your home.
Be Considerate
One of the most important things is being considerate, thinking of other before you actually decide to do things that can generate noise. If you plan on playing loud music or watching movies with your home theatre set up, have the decency to close your doors and windows because most likely others don’t want to have to listen to whatever you’re playing or watching so its considerate to make sure you close your windows and doors so that the sound doesn’t escape your house through them. You can even consider toning down the volume if you really don’t need it to be so high since it’s also a good way to protect your ears. If people can hear noise from your home and you can tolerate it then that could be a risky with your ears after a long period of time.
Indoor Materials
The way you dress your house can affect the sound levels that go around as hard surfaces tend to bounce sound off of them while soft surfaces to the opposite. You can dress your home with fabrics and decorate window with curtains and such and if you decide to you want to improve it by a long shot then you can have a carpet rolled out on your floors which will not only provide you comfort but also greatly reduce the sound. If you don’t want to modify the floor of your home, you could always use rugs in certain areas instead. Sound is greatly affected by even the simplest of materials in your home.
Choose Where You Put Things
Wherever sound comes from always depends on where the origin of the sound is so if you plan to use a home theatre set or loud speakers its best to avoid placing them near the door or near windows but instead in a room, preferably more near the centre of your home. By avoiding placing things that generate noise near doors or windows, you can reduce or even prevent noise from leaving your home.
Make A Soundproof Room
One thing that has become very popular is making a room that is soundproof which people usually have for rooms where they watch movies on home theatres, play video games or turn up loud music. These rooms built up with soundproof materials precisely to keep not only sound from leaving the house but the room as well can provide peace for not only neighbours but for other people inside your home.
Inspect Your Windows and Doors
Be sure to check your doors and windows for any spaces and have them fixed if this appears to be the case since not only will it let out sound but it will also affect the natural temperature in your home which will prevent you from maintaining a stable temperature and will force you to need to use heaters or air conditions more often.
It may be a lot to change and most of it might not always be necessary but if you really want to change to having a more soundproof home then its best to stick with the right methods. By reducing the noise levels that your home produces you can really do good not only for your neighbours but also yourself since the echoing and bouncing of sounds off of objects can sometimes have effects on your ears as time goes by.