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DrBobOrther
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22nd July 2008
The word soundproofing in reality is a misnomer. Basically in an application where soundproofing is needed you are actually looking to reduce the sound to the most tolerable level possible. There are so many conflicting websites and information on the Int...
22nd July 2008
Have you ever been inside of a crowded restaurant sitting at a table with your wife or girlfriend only to find out that you could not hear a word she was saying because the acoustics in the restaurant were so poor? Most restaurants employ hard surface ...
22nd July 2008
There are many people who need a temporary soundproofing solution. The need something that can be placed on a wall, or across doorway or even over a window but be completely removable at a moments notice. One of the best temporary soundproofing materials ...
07th July 2008
Have you ever been inside of a crowded restaurant sitting at a table with your wife or girlfriend only to find out that you could not hear a word she was saying because the acoustics in the restaurant were so poor? Most restaurants employ hard surface ...
07th July 2008
Soundproofing your home does not have to cost a fortune. If you are under new construction we all know that money it tight. There are many common hardware store items that can be used for soundproofing that won’t break the bank. Most people don’t thi...
07th July 2008
I have been getting a lot of requests of late to discuss soundproofing a wood or tile floor in an upper apartment or condo unit. The solutions are pretty simple if you're installing wall-to-wall carpeting, but things get a little more complicated when yo...
07th July 2008
There are now new laws enacted in the State of New York requiring that all construction that is taking place in the City must provide some sort of noise abatement for construction equipment that can be heard by the receptor (the general public in the City...
07th July 2008
The day that mass loaded vinyl was introduced to the soundproofing industry was the day that the soundproofing world changed forever. Mass loaded vinyl is one of the highest rated and top selling soundproofing materials on the market today and was devel...
07th July 2008
Green Glue is a revolutionary new soundproofing product that approaches the issues of soundproofing from an entirely different angle. Green Glue is no a sound blocker or a sound absorber of a sound diffuser, but rather it is a sound deadener or damper. I...
07th July 2008
America Mat is perhaps one of the most versatile soundproofing products on the market today. It is basically a closed cell vinyl nitrile foam that is used to soundproof automobiles, trucks, motor homes, campers, generators, air conditioning compressors an...
07th July 2008
Many people who live in apartments, condos or co-ops deal with noise from the next-door neighbor on a daily basis. Generally these demising or party walls are constructed of 2’ X 4’ suds and maybe some R-13 fiberglass insulation and then ½” drywall...
07th July 2008
It is amazing how Green Glue is taking the soundproofing industry by storm. Green Glue is a convenient sound-damping agent that is sandwiched between 2 layers of drywall. It dampens both the existing layer of drywall as well as the second layer that is ...
07th July 2008
The human ear is a remarkable creation. It can hear pleasant things like music or the sound of nature as you take a walk down a peaceful path in the forest, but our ears can also cause us irritation and can actually keep us awake at night.
If you li...
07th July 2008
When soundproofing a wall, a lot depends on what sort of noise your were trying to block or absorb. For example, if you were trying to stop a neighbor’s loud television noise from coming through the wall into your unit then you would use a barrier mater...
07th July 2008
I have discussed the recycled rubber soundproof floor underlays in previous articles; in this article we will discuss soundproofing your upper level floor using Green Glue and common building materials. First of all Green Glue is a very effective visco el...
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