Each of us dreams of surrounding himself with silence and tranquility. True, there is so much noise around that it becomes more and more difficult to protect your home and your family from it. Soundproof materials help forget about the annoying noise coming from the street or from neighbors from above . They are presented in a huge variety, so there are plenty to choose from.
What is the noise?
Specialists divide it into two types - structural and air. The first appears due to, for example, the fall of something on the floor or rearrangement of furniture in the room. The second spreads through the air, for example, it may be the noise of a radio or talking on the phone. In order to stay indoors, it is important to reduce the level of sound waves. And for this you need to get rid of noise or prevent them from entering the room. Modern soundproofing materials allow you to limit the flow of noise into the house or apartment at the construction stage.
How to isolate noise?
In the construction process, there are several ways to get rid of noise. The first is the installation of interior partitions and walls. The second is the installation of additional flooring, when the joints are tightly sealed. Third - reducing the number of windows and doors. And the fourth way is to hide utilities that conduct noise well. For example, using soundproofing materials for walls, you can create a kind of barrier to the sound wave, as well as contribute to its absorption and dispersion.
Sound Absorption - Number One Goal
Soundproofing materials for the apartment can be chosen and those that will absorb sounds. They are made on the basis of synthetic raw materials or natural fibers. Such materials:
- do not burn;
- pass steam well;
- differ in environmental friendliness.
Ready-made solutions can also be used to save the room from noise. We are talking about designs that were originally created as sound absorbing. This group includes sandwich panels or vibro-acoustic panels.
What to consider?
The modern market offers a huge number of solutions to achieve sound insulation. For example, you can select materials that will isolate impact noise. The most popular in this group are lightweight foam materials in the form of rolls or sheets. They are based on such raw materials as melamine, rubber, polyethylene, polyurethane. Such soundproofing materials for the home are good for isolating impact noise, for example, when installing leveling screed or flooring. True, the noise isolation indicator that is transmitted through the air is not very high, so in order to get rid of household sounds, they should not be used. Foamed materials are good as a vibration-absorbing pad. The porous structure excludes their use for cladding. Glass fiber and natural cork are also lightweight and easy to lay - they can be used as a gasket in multilayer structures.
Variety of materials
Most often, to ensure sound insulation, glass wool is used, which is distinguished by its strength, elasticity and vibration resistance. The voids in it are filled with air, so sound absorption is of high quality. In addition, glass wool shows resistance to moisture, has a low weight and has sufficient elasticity.
Soundproofing materials such as mineral wool are created on the basis of metallurgical alloys. The fibers in it are arranged in a chaotic manner, so sound absorption is good. In addition, cotton wool does not burn, has a breathing structure and is easy to cut.
Good for soundproofing and sandwich panels, which include gypsum fiber and mineral wool. True, they are quite thick, so they take up a lot of space. In addition, the panels have a decent weight, respectively, they can only be mounted on reliable structures.
An alternative to the panels is cork chips, which are resistant to mold and rot. Moreover, the material is very reliable, since its service life is about 40 years. If joint sealing or flooring is required, polyethylene foam is often used as a gasket. True, it can lose about 80% in thickness if the load is too large, and under the influence of moisture, polyethylene foam can become moldy.
Modern soundproofing materials can also be represented by a thin film, which at the same time shows good sound-absorbing properties. For example, many solutions such as “Shumostop” or “Shumanet” are used, which are laid directly under the concrete screed.
What to do with a car?
As you can see, there are a lot of materials with which you can reduce the noise level entering our houses and apartments. However, comfort is required not only in housing, but also, for example, in a car. That is why soundproofing materials for cars are also in demand. Thanks to additional sound insulation, several tasks can be solved at once:
- firstly, the cabin will not be so noisy when the engine and transmission;
- secondly, the level of noise entering the interior from the outside will decrease, as well as the noise that occurs at too high a speed;
- thirdly, the details of the interior, especially those made of plastic, will not rattle and creak;
- fourthly, the cabin will become warmer.
What to choose and where to stack?
Modern noise insulation materials for the car are presented in a huge variety. For example, the STP Aero vibration damping material can be used to further insulate the doors of a car, roof, ceiling and hood. Bimast Bomb Premium is used to decorate elements such as wheel arches, trunk and front floor. Noise insulation products include Noise products.
It is used to create the third layer of the floor, wheel arches and luggage compartment. Materials from the company "Vibroplast" can reduce the level of vibration in the cabin due to the insulation of doors, roof, ceiling and hood. They are produced in the form of sheets, so it’s enough just to choose the right size.
Liquid materials called mastics are also popular. For example, the liquid “Vibroplast” is suitable for processing wheel arches, and with the help of liquid metal (for example, Noise Liquidator mastics), the interior floor and the luggage compartment can be protected from vibration.