Hardwood Floor Noise Reduction

For glue down or nail down hardwood floors we recommend proflex 90.

Hardwood floor noise reduction.

Hardwood floorboards can be nailed glued or both. Even if your household doesn t have pets or children the simple act of walking across the floor in shoes is sometimes enough to disturb other people in the home. These mats when placed directly below a machine muffle the vibrations and reduce noise and impact. Furnish a room that has wooden floors with upholstered pieces to help reduce the noise level.

Acoustic underlayment special materials that lay over a concrete or plywood subfloor cushioning the flooring and reducing the effects of airborne and impact noise. If you have or are planning to have tile or wood floors a noise reduction plan may need to include soundproofing the walls as well as adding soundproof flooring and or ceiling in order to get the quietest results. See the definitions of stc and iic below. No matter the type of application a flooring underlayment will treat your room s noise issues.

Despite all their benefits the main downside to hardwood floors is that they don t absorb sound very well. Put a rubber floor mat under machinery to absorb noise. Nails transmit noise to the subfloor so if possible gluing is a better option. How much noise escapes this way will depend on the details of your building s structure.

For example chairs sofas ottomans sectionals and headboards covered in heavy plush.