It’s no fun living next door or underneath noisy neighbours but there is a lot you can do to reduce noise from people walking around above you or walking up and down stairs.

If you want your home to be a calm oasis, then you have got to seize the initiative and tackle noise before it spoils your quality of life.

To combat noise, first you need to understand it. The sounds you hear coming from next door are vibrations that are able to pass through walls and ceilings into your home. So the first thing to do is add materials that will help reduce vibrations such as carpet.

This alone won’t eliminate noise of course, you will also need to soundproof your walls and this is where it gets more complicated. Fortunately there are plenty of products available that can be added to your walls to help with insulation and lead to a reduction in the transfer of noise.

A more radical solutions will involve removing the connection between the wall or ceiling on your neighbour’s side and your wall. This will help create a barrier that will further reduce the transfer of sound.

There is even the possibility of adding your own white noise, which will help drown out more annoying noise coming from next door.

If you are keen to reduce noise from neighbours why not give us a call to see how we can help?