Whether you’re living in an apartment or working in a high-rise building in the bustling city, it’s bound to be noisy. But there is a simple solution to prevent noise from travelling between floors – acoustic flooring.

Acoustic flooring is a type of flooring system that provides sound insulation between floors in buildings. It consists of a surface layer that rests on a resilient underlay, isolating it from the base of the floor and surrounding walls. Acoustic flooring solutions are suitable for new and refurbishment projects and effectively reduce impact and airborne noise.

Soundproofing your floor on a budget

If your budget won’t stretch to installing an acoustic floor, there are several simple things you can do to significantly reduce the transfer of sound through floors, including:

• Lay a rug or carpet

Timber floors have little cushioning to dampen vibrations, meaning sound will travel through them easily. Although it’s a simple addition to make, a rug or thick carpet could make a huge difference in improving the acoustics – absorbing some of the sounds.

• Use acoustic underlay

Rooms that have carpet floors are better at reducing the transfer of noise than wooden floors. However, a dense acoustic underlay will provide an extra layer of insulation helping to create a more optimum living or working environment.

Soundproofing your floor with floating floors

Floating floors aren’t glued or nailed down – they sit freely on the subfloor and provide space for movement and vibration absorption.

Using absorbent pads on the joists is the simplest, most efficient method to provide extra cushioning for floors, but other traditional techniques, such as a wooden basket style weave and metal springs, work well too.

It’s worth knowing that a floating floor will raise the height of the floor, so you may need to adjust doorways leading into the room.

Professionally soundproofing your floors

Unsure where to start? If you’ve not got the time or know-how to install soundproofing flooring yourself, then why not employ acoustic flooring specialists – like JCW Acoustic Flooring – to do the job for you?

Leaving installation to the professionals is often the best option and will provide you with the peace of mind that the job’s done properly. They can recommend the best products to use – be it acoustic battens, cradles, decks or screedboard – and complete tasks on time, to high standards and within your budget.

JCW Acoustic Flooring are the experts when it comes to installing acoustic floors and can offer a perfect solution for all project scales. Feel free to drop them an email at enquiries@jcwgroup.co.uk for a competitive quote. They’ll take into account the size of the room you require acoustic flooring in and the type of base floor (whether it’s concrete or timber). You can also call 01204 387 028 for expert advice over the phone.