Soundproofing with Dave: December 2007

12.30.2007

Soundproofing Consultant and Contractor: Bay Area Noise Control & Their Satisfied Customers

If you happen to live in the San Francisco Bay Area, one of the soundproofing companies you should consider is Bay Area Noise Control, which is owned by Lee Brenner. You may have seen Lee on the show "Living with Ed". I have posted a couple of videos I found on YouTube. These are testimonials from satisfied customers.

I wish these videos had some soundproofing substance. It would be great if we could see the actual work as it progressed, including information on the types of materials that were used for soundproofing.




Hard Surface Flooring Restrictions


From the Orlando Sentinel, a reader writes with a question regarding hard surface flooring restrictions in the Miami area. However, this question and answers applies to everybody living in multi-family units. Richard White answers this question, "There is no good answer, except do not allow any hard flooring to be installed in upper-floor units." He goes onto say that one should contact a flooring professional.

The problem is that a hard wood surface floor that is properly installed is still going to transmit noise to the neighbors below, it is very difficult for your neighbor to soundproof against this. The will result in problems including the "devaluation" of the unit below. So Richard White's recommendation is not to allow hard surface flooring to be installed in upper units.

You can read the original article at OrlandoSentinel.com

12.22.2007

Soundproofing the Basement: A Flickr Photoset

You can view the complete photo set at Jimmy Legs Flickr Page