Living in apartments with Noise Pollution
Living in apartments, you might have had experiences were you could hear sounds from the apartments above or below you. Be it the sounds of footsteps or that of two strangers quarrelling, you wouldn’t want to learn about the activities of your immediate neighbour neither would you want others to know about or be disturbed by your activities.
Acoustic flooring is one such technique that can be incorporated while interior designing your home to reduce or eliminate noises due to acoustic transmission.
There are three types
of acoustic transmissions.
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Airborne
transmission: A source in one room sets an element of structure like walls or floors into vibration which in turn causes the other side of the wall to vibrate and thus the noise will be transmitted to another room. If you are setting up a mini home theatre in your home or a recording studio at your workplace, you would want to get rid of this noise. One way is to make the room airtight but even a gap of the order of millimetres is sufficient to cancel the effectiveness of an airtight room. Usual method is to add mass to the element thereby reducing the vibration which in turn will minimizes transmission of noise. -
Impact
transmission: In simple words, it is the noise that is transmitted from one room to the other when an object hits or impacts on the separating surface, in this case, a floor. A person walking on the floor falls under this category since the person’s foot or shoes is hitting on the floor and this can be heard by a person sitting in he room below if proper soundproof technique is not implemented. Using carpets will reduce noise due to impact transmission compared to that of a hard floor. -
Flanking
transmission: It is a complex form of acoustic transmission where the noise travels from one room to the other through elements within the building, like ductwork for example. Another example is a steel building which once set into motion the transmission of noise becomes pronounced.
When constructing a new building you should take into account which among these acoustic transmissions are likely to occur and come up with appropriate solutions. When renovating a room or a building, structural acoustic flooring boards can be used as part of the already existing floor. To minimize effects of noise, sound reducing joints and special sound insulation materials can also be used. Fitting overlay acoustic flooring boards over existing floor will reduce noise considerably.
If you trust your skills, you can try fitting the flooring boards yourself. But for a perfect finish and aesthetic appearance, it is advised to contact professionals to do the job for you.
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