Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Is Double Brick Good for Noise Insulation? 2May 22, 2008 8:37 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Is Double Brick Good for Noise Insulation? 3May 22, 2008 11:14 pm Yes it does. I live in a home where all walls, internal and external, are double solid brick and the sound proofing is excellent. However, windows, ceilings and crappy doors can leak sound. The most beautiful doors and furniture in the World Re: Is Double Brick Good for Noise Insulation? 4May 22, 2008 11:22 pm Friends of ours bought a new apartment in a three storey complex of about 20.
The issue was that they could hear everything (umm err everything) and smell everything through a common ventilation system. One of their downstairs neighbours smoked and it smelt like an ashtray and apparently was quite the ladies man I think his name was "Oh God"....... mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Is Double Brick Good for Noise Insulation? 5May 23, 2008 3:49 pm Heheh! Oh my god, I'm scared now. lol It's a 3 storey complex of 15 units (including us).
In our place right now it's a 2 storey complex of 7 units and we're on the top floor. We also get stunk out by the downstairs neighbours' smoke in our bathroom. How the hell did I become a senior member!? I know nothing! Re: Is Double Brick Good for Noise Insulation? 6May 23, 2008 6:06 pm Australian noise regulations are based on Depression-era British laws governing the construction of council flats. It assumes the noisest room is the kitchen, and that there may be a radio in the house. They take absolutely no account of modern sound systems, lifestyles, block size or layouts. Sub-bass (even decent mono bass!) was completely unknown in domestic sound.
The laws (in Australia) have not really changed much since then. Compared to Europe it is a huge, sad, joke. Even the walls in ancient Roman flats were at least 30cm thick... Unfortunately no government wants to touch the area of noise because it will inevitably mean that builders and developers will pass on higher costs. No government wants to contribute to higher construction costs and the political fallout that would cause. ( I believe that's the same sorry reason why double-glazing is not pushed ). So, people buy houses - and especially units - built to absolutely shockingly poor noise insulation standards. And at the same time rush out to buy hulking great sound systems and plasma TVs and sub-bass speakers. And then people complain about the noise. Who would have guessed ? It's areas such as this where a lack of vision and a sad lack of responsible social planning bites. These are everyday "quality of life" issues that are never addressed. It doesn't help that (in my experience) virtually no one EVER pressures builders about noise insulation. Even on this forum, when I raised the issue in the home automation forum it got a rather frosty reception. ( PS: I used to be a working musician, have produced 'doof doof' music. and still make a fair proportion of my income from sound. ) Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Is Double Brick Good for Noise Insulation? 7May 23, 2008 7:31 pm It would be hard to sound proof an already built unit, with all sides built on, and possibly a tenant above you and below.
Tricky one! Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Is Double Brick Good for Noise Insulation? 8May 23, 2008 8:21 pm Oh boy.
Well, my new unit is made from "rendered cavity brick"...not sure what that means or if ALL the walls are that construction or if it's just the external walls, etc. I find that absolutely APPALLING, those noise regulation things. Sure, if you're banging saucepans and have a wee little radio playing dulcet tones of the war era, of course you'd never hear your neighbours, but these days, yeah...even not too loud doof doof music is SO loud through supposedly thick walls. *surly and angry* I am worried both ways. I'm 80% worried about never being able to get a good night's sleep again because of the neighbours. I'm 20% worried about not being able to play or make my OWN music for fear of offending the neighbours. (I have a small home computer recording studio) How the hell did I become a senior member!? I know nothing! Re: Is Double Brick Good for Noise Insulation? 9May 23, 2008 8:27 pm [quote=]"grace_slickI (I have a small home computer recording studio)[/quote]
Wow how interesting!!!! Hang a sign on your door say “work in progress!” I can see that catching on, every door will have one. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Is Double Brick Good for Noise Insulation? 10May 23, 2008 9:32 pm lol
It's not as interesting as it could be, sadly. We only bought the equipment late last year and are still very much learning and experimenting with the PC software...I can't play anything except basic keyboards (and singing) and my partner plays guitar and bass ok, but...meh. My ambitions far surpass my abilities at this point. How the hell did I become a senior member!? I know nothing! Re: Is Double Brick Good for Noise Insulation? 11May 23, 2008 9:35 pm Quote of the day from me.
“Never give up your dreams!” They are worth working hard for. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Is Double Brick Good for Noise Insulation? 12May 23, 2008 10:00 pm They certainly are!! How the hell did I become a senior member!? I know nothing! Re: Is Double Brick Good for Noise Insulation? 13May 24, 2008 6:58 pm Quote: I have great story about a hotel room I stayed in once……………But I’m not telling!!!!! Never GS - Bricks are very good conductor of sound waves, it'll be different sounds at the new place - so just enjoy - listen and find the rooms that are better than others. Steve Re: Is Double Brick Good for Noise Insulation? 14May 24, 2008 7:20 pm Hmm...
Last night I couldn't get to sleep until 3.30am because the feral neighbours next door (not even in our building, but the next block of flats) were sitting outside on the patio drinking and playing music and talking, moving their wheely bin around, playing with a toy car, and just generally being incredibly loud...*huff* Our window was closed but it may as well have been wide open...in fact, they may as well have been in our ROOM. I don't think they were even THAT loud, but because their patio is basically the undercover section of concrete directly outside their little box flat that then leads to the concrete driveway and the fence which is right under our bedroom window, every single little sound travels up to us. I was NOT amused. How the hell did I become a senior member!? I know nothing! Re: Is Double Brick Good for Noise Insulation? 15May 24, 2008 7:31 pm Don’t blame your unit for that …..It’s the still night air! Sound travels really well at night.
I live a couple of blocks away from a Hotel…….I can always tell when there’s a band there, the noise sounds like its out on my street! No to mention my noisy neighbours in the next block, their music bounces off my side wall of my bedroom…….and they might as well be in my room as well! All this at night, in the crisp night air! Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Is Double Brick Good for Noise Insulation? 16May 24, 2008 7:33 pm Forgot to mention…..there’s a Gym down the road……I’m often woken up by their 6.30am Pump class………should just get up and go there, probably better than laying in bed listening to the music! Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Nope, only on the inside, I've literally has my ears to the brick outside and can't hear anything. I can sort of 'reset' the noise by pressing firmly on the studs. This… 10 11771 Upgrading your windows to soundproof ones, like triple-glazed, can make a significant difference. While changing window… 4 11664 5 10487 |