I live in a flat in a converted Victorian house. For three years everything was fine but last February new people moved into the flat downstairs. They were fine until last Christmas when they seem to have got a surround sound system which they insist on using even to watch Eastenders and Dragon's Den.
Having talked to both our neighbours and the Council the results have been predictably rubbish. I've now decided that I will pay for soundproofing which I will need only on the floor of my living room. I'm a bit relucatnt because I don't know how effective it is so I'm looking for some feedback from people who have had this kind of work done.
The noise is from the television (airborne noise) and comes throughtheir ceiling/our floor. There's various systems that I've seen, some involve packing between the rafters, others are just like a soundproof underlay. SOme are very expensive and I don't really want to shell out if I'm not going to hear a noticable reduction in the noise level. This isn't a constant booming noise but it is very loud and can always be heard even over the sound of our own TV.
So does anyone have any recommendations on soundproofing a floor or direct expereince?
Thanks
Having talked to both our neighbours and the Council the results have been predictably rubbish. I've now decided that I will pay for soundproofing which I will need only on the floor of my living room. I'm a bit relucatnt because I don't know how effective it is so I'm looking for some feedback from people who have had this kind of work done.
The noise is from the television (airborne noise) and comes throughtheir ceiling/our floor. There's various systems that I've seen, some involve packing between the rafters, others are just like a soundproof underlay. SOme are very expensive and I don't really want to shell out if I'm not going to hear a noticable reduction in the noise level. This isn't a constant booming noise but it is very loud and can always be heard even over the sound of our own TV.
So does anyone have any recommendations on soundproofing a floor or direct expereince?
Thanks