Reduce noise/echoes
Kirsty Dalton
8 years ago
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Kirsty Dalton
8 years ago
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Comments (0)Parents bathroom (done 1 year ago) in tiled as is the hall. All noise from shower, bath, taps and toilet travel up and down tiled hall. Privacy issue! No curtain or soft furnishings in bathroom. Runner on hall floor just outside bathroom which has helped reduce problem. Other suggestions have been cork tiles on wall which sounds terrible! Need to find a solution....See MoreAcoustics - reducing sound from neighbour's TV?
Comments (2)Moving the TV may help but you will still hear it. You would require 2 boards on either side of the wall to achieve the desired reduction in noise. The only thing that would work would be acoustic panels or upholstered that will absorb the sound....See MoreReducing the echo
Comments (8)You can get specially made acoustic art panels - even ones where you choose your own prints and potentially it may be possible to have them made with your own digital photo. You basically need something very absorbent acoustically. Cork won't really have a lot of effect. Cork is more useful for preventing airborne sound transfer rather than reverberation. Reverberation is the acoustic property that creates the echo. As part of my architectural training we studied acoustics and it's a really complex field. Without getting into calculations and all that, you basically need to introduce softer or irregular surfaces that aren't as reflective acoustically. Here is a company that produces acoustic art panels, not sure what they're like but you could check them out and I'm sure there are other similar companies: https://gikacoustics.co.uk/product-category/acoustic-art-panels/ Alternatively you could get some kind of textural artwork, or perforated panels with absorbent material behind. Hope this helps. :)...See MoreNoise in open plan kitchen
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