Is your home soundproofed enough? Six tips to help you win the "noise attack and defense war"

A Quiet Room Strategy Even a Newbie Can Understand

1. Where does the noise come from? These sounds are stealing your sleep

• The footsteps of the neighbors upstairs : like a drum team beating on the ceiling (55-70 decibels)
• Traffic outside the window : Late at night, the viaduct is like a non-stop assembly line (40-60 decibels)
• Bathroom drains : Sudden "boom" noises in the middle of the night are comparable to alarm clocks (30-50 decibels)
• The truth from the data : More than 60% of Chinese people are dissatisfied with the sound insulation at home. You may be paying the price for the noise!

2. 6 key battlefields: Silent cheats that ordinary people can also operate

1. Wall: Dress your house in a "soundproof down jacket"

• How to do it : When renovating, fill the wall with sound insulation cotton (similar to a thick blanket) and add gypsum board on the outside.
• Effect : Ordinary wall sound insulation 45 decibels → 62 decibels after upgrading (equivalent to turning a KTV box into a library)

2. Windows: Block noise’s “sneak attack channel”

• Artifact : Choose triple-layer glass (outer layer 6mm glass + middle layer film + inner layer 6mm glass)
• Actual test : It can block 32 decibels of noise, turning your roadside home into a "silent cabin" in seconds

3. Ceiling: Putting the brakes on footsteps from above

• Tips : Add spring shock absorbers to the ceiling and lay sound insulation felt (similar to the principle of car shock absorption)
• Effect : The banging sound is reduced from 78 decibels to 48 decibels, and you no longer have to argue with your neighbors.

4. Flooring: Make the sound of slippers disappear

• The least expensive method : 5mm thick sound insulation pad + carpet
• Actual measurement : The sound of walking barefoot is ≤35 decibels (smaller than the sound of a refrigerator running)

5. Water pipes: Put a silencer on the "midnight bomber"

• Low-cost solution : buy sound insulation cotton online and wrap it around the pipe (50mm thick is enough)
• Effect : Flushing noise reduced from 52 decibels to 28 decibels (equivalent to turning off the range hood)

6. Home appliances: Shut up the air conditioner outdoor unit

• Black technology : put a silencer on the external unit (the principle is similar to the car muffler)
• Effect : The humming sound of the air conditioner is reduced by 25 decibels, and it is not noisy even if it is turned on all night in summer.

3. Guide to avoiding pitfalls: Don’t pay these IQ taxes!

• × Applying soundproof wallpaper : The effect is about putting makeup on the wall, which looks good but is not practical
• × Ordinary curtains soundproof : reduce the sound level by 3-5 decibels at most, it is better to replace the windows
• √ Order of spending money : Windows > Ceiling > Walls > Floors
• √ Post-renovation remediation : Sealing the door with a sealing strip can reduce noise by 10 decibels

Quietness is the underlying color of home

Don’t let noise steal your quality of life! Whether you are renovating a new house or renovating an old one, remember:

Good house = good sound insulation + good layout

Spend little money to solve big troubles, and say goodbye to the days of "not daring to speak loudly" and "wearing earplugs to sleep" - your home deserves true tranquility.