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Wondering how effective different soundproofing solutions will be?

Sometimes it is easier to answer that question with the results that others have achieved

We asked clients to 1) Outline the problem? 2) Comment on ease of fitting? 3) Did it solve the problem?

We have divided our Case Histories into Party Walls , Ceilings, Floors

Party walls - Solution 52mm Sound stop panels

CASE 1- Emma ( 30's house, brick party wall)

1) Outline the problem?

"Noisy neighbours - noise varied from full on parties to general noise, tv, coughing, talking etc"

2) Ease of fitting?

"Very straightforward as it is essentially just gluing boards to the wall. "

3) The end result, did it cope with the problem/ what can you hear now?

"Background noise really reduced - you have to press your ear against the wall to hear anything! It's great to have some privacy!"

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CASE 2- Mr. and Mrs. Baird (Victorian Build)

1) Outline the problem?

"Very noisy neighbours – loud music late at night that affect our sleep."

2) Ease of fitting?

"Very easy to cut, handle and fit. All materials were of good quality"

3) The end result, did it cope with the problem/ what can you hear now?

"Yes it did. Made an enormous difference and glad we went for the thicker panels. Will certainly be in touch again if I decide to soundproof other areas of our party wall in our lounge and dining room."

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CASE 3- Gary Albian ( Victorian terrace, South London)

1) Outline the problem?

" We could hear the people next door talking loudly and shouting at each other, it was loud enough to hear above the sound of our TV with the volume turned up."

2) Ease of fitting?

"I found it very easy to fit the boards,and could not think of anything to make it easier."

3) The end result, did it cope with the problem/ what can you hear now?

"Now after fitting the boards it has made a dramatic difference it is much better, we can sometimes hear something but it is mainly a distant muffled sound, I would say an 90% improvement and would use the same method again."

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Ceilings: Resilient Bars acoustic plasterboard and acoustic mineral wool

Case 1- Marcus Clapham South London ( Bedroom within a Victorian conversion)

1) Outline the problem

"Hi there, just been going through some old flagged messages in the inbox and been reminded i never let you know what i thought about the results of the suspended ceiling you advised and supplied the materials for during the refurbishment of my ground floor flat in Clapham back in April Initially the master bedroom was so noisy (a shared bedroom of teenage hip-hop fans directly upstairs; lyrics of their music easily discernible) that I was considering selling the flat as soon as the other refurbishment work was done, but decided to give the Soundstop advice and materials a try before giving up."

2) Ease of fitting

"The new ceiling replaced the existing plasterboard and took my builders a day and a bit to complete."

3) End Result

"Afterwards, to be honest to start with it was so quiet I just thought they'd gone out or stopped using the room (and didn't want to tempt fate by admitting it was working so well!) , but 6 months on I still haven't heard more than the most distant murmur so I'm prepared to say it's worked much better than I could have imagined. We can sometimes still hear them shouting (now mainly through the outside window I think) but the baselines and gangster rap are gone. I wish I could have afforded to do the whole flat, but until that point, the bedroom is a sanctuary!As promised, feel free to lift bits from this for your website"

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Case 2 - Tim Felmingham Surrey ( Garage conversion to music practice hall)

1) Outline the problem?

"Converting brick-built garage (cavity wall) to make drum practice room. Objective was not perfect soundproofing but simply that sound would not intrude into the neighbours houses. I accepted that if they stood outside, they would be able to hear something but I didn’t want them to hear anything when inside. This required a level of soundproofing slightly better than our house."

2) Ease of fitting ( whether you found it hard/ easy to do the job)

"Made a proper job of the ceiling using resilient bars, 100mm Acoustic mineral Wool and acoustic plasterboard. Just battened the walls and fixed normal plasterboard straight to the battens as they were cavity brick walls and already quite heavy duty. Paid a lot of attention to sealing all the gaps everywhere. Resilient bars and AMW were easy to work with. Heavy acoustic plasterboard was not! Hired machine from HSS to hold boards up on the ceiling whilst I screwed them up and this made it an easy one man job."

3) The end result, did it cope with the problem/ what can you hear now?

"The soundproofing of the structure is very good (especially the roof which is amazing) but some sound leaks through the double-glazed windows and door. However the ceiling performs very well and the result meets the design goals."

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Case 3 - Grays Gym, St Johns Wood Road, London

1) Outline the Problem

"We had a room in the gym we wanted to use as a physiotherapy and massage room. The problem was we are below Next, the room was essentially un-usable due to thunderous footfall and the noise of customers in the shop above. We also had a problem with noise from ducts and a party wall to the side."

2) Ease of fitting

"We decided to go for an independent ceiling then resilient bars and acoustic mineral wool. We insulated the ducts with an acoustic duct wrap, and the wall with resilient bars and acoustic plasterboard. Although it looked a lot of stuff it was easy to fit, and our builder had no problems with the instructions."

3) Did it solve the problem

"The result was great it surpassed our expectations as the noise was really bad before. We now use the room for massage and other treatments. Come and see for yourself , you can have a free treatment on us!"

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Case 4 - Jason, West London ( Victorian conversion)

1) Outline the Problem

"The owner of the flat above mine had recently laid parquet flooring above my bedroom and I could hear everything going in their living room; conversation, music, any time anyone walked across the floor etc. It was waking me up every morning and preventing me from going to sleep at night."

2) Ease of fitting ( whether you found it hard/ easy to do the job)

"I got some very reliable and good builders I know to fix it for me to ensure the job was done properly. They did not have a problem fitting it and only took 3 days, mainly due to the very awkward shape of the room and the amount of debris contained between the floor boards."

3) The end result, did it cope with the problem/ what can you hear now?

"I am happy with the end result. It was explained to me that it would not completely remove the impact sound before I began but the airborne sound would be removed which is exactly the situation now. I can still hear the noise of people walking over the floor, but it is dramatically reduced! I can not hear conversation anymore and can only hear the music when they have it up full volume (although I think this is more to do with the fact they have the windows open as well). Overall I am very happy and can now sleep, thank you."