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Old 08-10-2018, 09:52 PM
 
Location: Prepperland
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Acoustic treatments that would impede noise transfer come to mind.
If you can access the floor's underside, install fluffy fiberglas insulation.
And if you can hang a drop ceiling, that would further isolate impact noise.

https://www.soundproofingtips.com/soundproofing-floors/


https://www.doityourself.com/stry/so...pended-ceiling
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Old 08-10-2018, 10:50 PM
 
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To make a long story short I put in new quality wall to wall carpet over heavy commercial pad and floor to ceiling drapes... it really pained me to do this because the floors were exquisite.

Anyway, the combination of carpet and drapes took care of the noise complaints... had no idea these two things would have made such a difference...
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How does floor to ceiling drapes reduce noise?
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