How to improve the sound insulation of your accommodation

Le vrombissement des moteurs et les klaxons incessants, les soirées interminables de la coloc d'étudiants de l’appartement d’à côté et les séances de gymnastique matinale du sportif du dessus… Vous adorez votre petit nid douillet, mais ne supportez plus d’entendre les bruits en provenance de la rue ou de vos voisins de palier. Comme près de 40 % des Français, vous considérez ces nuisances comme un facteur de stress et souhaitez vous en protéger.

Only solutions to remedy your problem: moving to the depths of the campaign or carrying out sound insulation work in order to provide calm and serenity to your home.Here are different techniques

Efficient insulating materials

In order to create a protective layer capable of mitigating sounds and blocking their spread, you have the choice between various materials.Made from a natural material from volcanic activity, rock wool is effective mineral insulation to reduce impact noises and can also serve as thermal insulation.Glass wool is more suitable for acoustic correction, in order to absorb sounds in low thicknesses.So you can use it to double a floating floor slab but also, why not, some tailor -made furniture.

Lighter, polyurethane composite foam is a little less insulating acoustically than mineral wools, but it can be more easily used in certain delicate spaces.Likewise, pellets blown into cellulose fibers are acclaimed for their great ease of installation.Finally, to isolate your floors, you can opt for cork, without forgetting the coatings that stifle sounds like thick carpet or linoleum.Do not hesitate to mix several materials, the variations in density being recommended to absorb the various sound frequencies.

Each element, its insulation technique

Depending on the wall you want to isolate and the noise in question, you can opt for various insulation techniques.For your walls and partitions, the two main solutions are ready -to -use sandwich panels and insulation on metal frame and plasterboard.In order to increase the sound insulation of your floors, the installation of a dissociated floating slab of the walls or a coating absorbing the noises (carpet, floating parquet) is also beneficial.However, it requires sufficient sub-pond height and it will be almost inevitable to planed your doors.

Finally, to reduce the nuisance from the upstairs floor, a false ceiling on a framework with incorporation of an insulation - for example the installation of a layer of mineral wool between the slab and the plasterboard plates - may change youlife.

Windows, a point not to be overlooked

If they are often the first responsible for thermal loss in collective habitats, windows can also be a source of acoustic discomfort.It is therefore imperative to have double, even triple glazing in order to benefit from maximum peace of mind, especially in an urban environment.Note that there are also on the market laminated lenses with a special silence transparent film with maximum acoustic weakening which helps to reduce the volume of noise pollution by two to four times.

Shutters, the secret asset

Indispensable to obscure light and secure our dwellings, the shutters make it possible to increase thermal and phonic comfort.Indeed, the air chamber located between the window and the component isolates you from external temperatures, but it also damages the sounds, which will therefore be less perceptible in one direction as in the other.Roller shutters are often the most effective for gaining acoustic privacy.