Meticulous preparation prior to sound insulation install at property in Finchley. The airborne noise being the issue in this instance.
The job was carried out in one day with no mess whatsoever and the client was happy.
20
Apr
2016
Metropolitan Insulation
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12
Apr
2016
Practical Advice To Combat Noisy Neighbours
It’s no fun living next door or underneath noisy neighbours but there is a lot you can do to reduce noise from people walking around above you or walking up and down stairs.
If you want your home to be a calm oasis, then you have got to seize the initiative and tackle noise before it spoils your quality of life.
To combat noise, first you need to understand it. The sounds you hear coming from next door are vibrations that are able to pass through walls and ceilings into your home. So the first thing to do is add materials that will help reduce vibrations such as carpet.
This alone won’t eliminate noise of course, you will also need to soundproof your walls and this is where it gets more complicated. Fortunately there are plenty of products available that can be added to your walls to help with insulation and lead to a reduction in the transfer of noise.
A more radical solutions will involve removing the connection between the wall or ceiling on your neighbour’s side and your wall. This will help create a barrier that will further reduce the transfer of sound.
There is even the possibility of adding your own white noise, which will help drown out more annoying noise coming from next door.
If you are keen to reduce noise from neighbours why not give us a call to see how we can help?
20
Mar
2016
How To Reduce Noise In Your Apartment
Homes are often made with thin walls these days so noise can be a problem if your home is attached to someone else’s. This noise can be even worse, if you have people living above and below as well as to the left and right as is the case in most apartments.
If you are suffering from noisy apartment neighbours, then don’t despair, there are lots of things you can do to reduce noise to a tolerable level. One of the first and least costly ways to reduce noise is to apply acoustic dampening paint on shared walls.
This may not get rid of your noise problem but it’s a start. The next thing to do is to carpet the stairs if you have them. This will not only help with sound insulation in your apartment but also reduce the level of noise people will be experiencing from below.
The less noise you make the less noise the people below are likely to make and at the very least you can feel more confident about knocking on their door and asking them to keep the noise down.
If you still find noise levels intolerable then you can always opt to soundproof your walls or add acoustic panelling. If you want to find out more about those, just give us a call.
20
Feb
2016
Hotels Working Towards Solving The Problem Of Room Noise
Staying in a noisy hotel isn’t fun and most of us will have experienced how unpleasant it is at some point in our lives. Now it looks like some of the biggest hotel operators are striving to make noise from corridors a thing of the past with a new solution they hope will radically reduce cut down noise levels.
While this new ‘solution’ to the noise problem in some hotel corridors hasn’t been introduced into the UK, Holiday Inn have launched a special sliding internal door which it hopes will make life a little more peaceful for its guests in the US.
Unfortunately it didn’t include this extra piece of soundproofing in the first four of its UK hotels with new look rooms in January of this year. The door has been unsurprisingly named ‘the acoustic door’ and is placed at room entrances which separate bedroom and living areas from the corridors.
Disappointingly for people who like peace and quiet in the UK and Europe, IHG, the company that owns Holiday have said they have no plans to install their acoustic doors in any new or renovated rooms in Europe according to reports.
Instead they hope that guests will be content with ‘padded noise reducing headboards’ although it is difficult to see how a padded headboard will do anything to reduce noise from noisy corridors.
Other chains currently looking into innovative ways to tackle the effects of noise include Hyatt, Marriott, and Ritz Carlton.
09
Feb
2016
4 Out Of 5 Spanish Homes Don’t Have Enough Sound Proofing
Here in the UK you will find that most new houses will be built with a decent level of sound proofing. In Spain, however, many people will probably be sitting with their fingers in their ears as they endure noise levels up to 65 decibels according to a new global study by Danosa on sound proofing in homes.
The lack of sound proofing is a problem in four out of five Spanish homes according to the survey, which suggests that while the country may have the benefit of a warm climate and sizzling summers, people who live in the country are more likely to be disturbed or be exposed to the effects of noise.
Spain, despite being the worst in Europe finds itself in second place to Japan, which has an even worse record for sound proofing. The problems for Spain go back several years due to a lack of any regulations on soundproofing prior to 2009. Since then the country has been required to meet European regulations on sound proofing when building new homes.
The recommended noise level in homes according to WHO is 55 decibels during the day and 45 decibels during the night. The effects of noise on health are far from trivial with excess noise being blamed for a number of health problems as well as lack of sleep if noise levels are excessive during the night.
12
Feb
2014
Maxiboard
Maxiboard is the perfect material for soundproofing your walls and ceilings. It is great for spaces where loss of room space is not an option. It can be applied to most lightweight brickwork or double skinned brick walls. It can also be used to form an independent structure, and is moisture resistant and extremely durable. Maxiboard is only 17mm thick offering maximum performance for minimum thickness.
15
Jan
2014
Soundproof Studios launched in Manchester
The Uk’s first fully soundproof studio suite has been launched in Greater Manchester. The suite of 4 soundproof studios was funded by Manchester council.
The green screen studios mean that they can be used for virtually any filming, voice overs, photography, adverts etc. Project Director Sue Woodward said;
“There is increasing demand for dedicated green screen studios complete with cycloramas and sound proofing, triggered by the growth of digital content production and the need for bite-sized snippets of digital media in many formats for use across all business sectors in the modern world.”
01
Jan
2014
DIY Homes answer to Housing Crisis?
A new co-housing development has just been completed outside of Lancaster. Residents who formed the Lancaster CoHousing Group three years ago have reduced their environmental impact and costs by combining resources. They share a laundry, tools, kitchen facilities and a playroom.
The houses have all been designed to the Passivhaus standard. This aims to reduce energy consumption through the use of sprayed insulation, triple glazing, biomass boilers and solar panels.
Another self-build housing cooperative has been developed on the outskirts of Leeds. Packed with straw bales and sprayed with lime render, the straw keeps the heat in and the sound out.
28
Dec
2013
Soundproofing Your Business
All the noises that come within the normal office environment can combine to make quite a racket. Keeping your workers and clients happy by keeping the noise pollution to a minimum can be a challenge. But there are some things that you can do to help sound proof your business.
There are many sound proofing techniques that can be used these days to keep noise both in and out. With the noise made by computers, walking on floors, traffic noise etc, latest soundproofing techniques can help enrormously.
You can also upgrade your current soundproofing solution if it is no longer up to the job. Metropolitan Insulation can help you to decide what option is the best for your specific business. Whether you are a commercial office building, a music studio or a doctors surgery, we have a solution that will fit your situation and budget.
02
Dec
2013
Soundproof Music Centre and Coffee Shop in London
A new soundproof coffee shop and music room has opened in the London borough of Camden this week. Tower 47 is a New York style cafe on Chalk Farm Road, London.
The back of the shop will sell musical instruments, whilst the front of the shop serves coffee, but it will also host music gigs overlooking thr cafe, on the mezzanine level.
They are also in the process of building seven soundproof rooms which will be used for lessons and rehearsals.