Noise Pollution – What You Can Do

Soundproofing

It’s irritating when you can hear the outside noise inside of your home. Maybe you are watching a movie and the booming and rattling of car stereos from traffic are distracting. Possibly you are trying to sleep, and that annoying car alarm goes off again at 3 am. Or, perhaps you have teens that like to game all night long and the noise is driving you towards the brink? The fact is that we live in a loud world, but the inside of your home need not be a venue for all that noise pollution.

Soundproofing Is It Right for Your Home?

If you live in a noisy area – near a freeway or along a busy suburb street or if you have neighbors who like outdoor living loudly, then soundproofing might be a good investment for your home. Further, if you want to be able to create an indoor environment where individual rooms are noise-contained, then soundproofing might be just what you need.

 

For example, if you have a home theatre system and you love to watch movies without interruption, then you can use soundproofing to create a space where you turn up the volume without disturbing everyone else.

Improve Indoor Sound Quality with Soundproofing

Some homes are designed with hard surfaces where sound bounces off one wall and reverberates causing a distortion. That is a common problem in living rooms. Hardwood floors and large walls are two examples of hard surfaces where noise can echo. Soundproofing stops the distortion of indoor sounds so that you can better enjoy movie night, gaming, or family game night.

Soundproofing Can be a Good Investment

The results vary from home to home, but soundproofing can increase the value of your home, especially if it is a unique feature in your neighborhood. In areas where multiple homes are for sale, soundproofing can differentiate your home from the rest making it easier to sell. In neighborhoods where there is plenty of outside noise, soundproofing is a clear winner. How much value soundproofing adds to your home depends on your neighborhood.

Soundproofing helps you to enhance the capability of each room in your home. It works well in living rooms and dens, man caves, and gaming areas as well as in bedrooms where quiet means a peaceful night’s sleep.

Learn more about soundproofing a single room or your entire house by reaching out to our professionals. We are here to answer questions and help you find the best options that apply to your home and lifestyle.