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- Whether you deal with city noise or roosters crowing, soundproofing a room can make life more comfortable. You’ll enjoy better sleep and quieter days. It’s easier to work from home or relax on a day off when the surrounding noise is low.
This guide will teach you how to soundproof a room with foam and soundproofing insulation. You’ll learn tips on how to soundproof a room from outside noise. Discover soundproofing ideas for all parts of a room, including the windows, doors, walls, floor and ceiling: thd.co/3LSURGM
0:00 How to Soundproof a Room
0:23 Step 1: Soundproof Doors
1:05 Step 2: Soundproof Floors
1:38 Step 3: Soundproof Walls
2:20 Tools and Materials
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This is acoustic treatment, not soundproofing and will only serve to make the room itself more acoustically 'dead'. Whilst this might be desirable it'll do nothing to reduce airbourne or mechanical sound transmisssion. The only thing that might have an effect is the floor treatment which may reduce your noise transmission into adjacent structures are you are making an attempt at decoupling yourself from the structure of the building. Proper soundproofing involves adding lots of mass, sealing of joints (especially around the door) and if you're really serious proper decoupling from the structure of the building.
I've read this comment elsewhere but I don't quite understand it. If I have a room with a noisy piece of equipment in a basement room why wouldn't acoustic foam block that sound from echoing throughout the house?
@@cccaires fair enough! So remember sound is vibration through a medium, hence why there's no sound in space. We tend to think of sound as airboune but it actually travels through solid objects too. If you can hear a machine from below you're likely hearing more through the structure of the building than echoing up and around the corridor that connects the room. Once sound gets into a structure it often acts as an amplifier in the same way the body of a guitar or violin amplifies the sound of its strings. Foam on the floor of the room you're in might do something, however it might do more being placed under the noisy machine as that will help decouple it from the structure of the building. Hope that helps!
So if I got a noisy autistic wetard below me I focus on the floor? Not walls
@@danfrake I just wanna figure out how to not hear an autistic screamer who lives below me this fckn kid is up till 2 am screaming bloody murder every night I'm gonna snap if I don't fix this 😐
Yup. Only true way to soundproof a room is to make it airtight. And air escaping will carry sound waves which is essentially air moving at different frequencies
I got more knowledge from the comments section than from the video. Thanks to the comments.
Thanks to Home Depot for not disabling the comment section.
Foam panels are for echo reduction. This isn’t soundproofing, this is echo reduction within a room. If you want the sound to not carry past the walls, you need mass. That’s why they make sound proof insulation, drywall and vinyl panels.
Yeah I would totally get this video from like some regular person but to be from Home Depot I’m like huh? Shouldn’t you guys know the difference between soundproof and sound absorption? I do like the foam they used tho
Shut up nerd!
@@emyhR they don't care about anything but money. they're a corrupt, immoral company. why are any of you surprised? have you lived under a rock your entire life?
The video is garbage
If you want to acoustic treat your room. I would recommend paneling. Or get a thin sheet of plywood and put the foam on the plywood. Hang the plywood on the wall, with the foam like you would do a picture frame. Foam directly on your walls is going to be nasty when it’s time to remove it. To keep things simple. Use moving blankets when recording vocals.
Does this elliminate vibrations from street traffic as well? I deal with vibrations from trucks and motorcycle engines alot.
@@phoenixoliviacopy2727 Short answer NO. Recommendation for that? Do not set up a recording room near high volume of noise.
@@NeekRusher Any recommendation on what could reduce vibrations?
My neighborhood is relatively quiet, and I'm broke, can I just stack a bunch of old towels on top of each other and then hang it up in a frame?, I just need to stop the "bouncing" echo sound in my recordings
One thing I do on doors that swing in, is to allow the material to over lap the left/top/right so that it covers the gaps between the door and door frame. This will stop or reduce any sound that is coming through that space.
As far as doing this on the bottom of the door, it is usually fine when there are hard surfaces on the floor, but can be tricky if there is carpeting.
Works great in my “visitors room” in the second basement!
The crazy part is uu could be deadass serious too
say no more, I'm on the way
Hi I am trying to create private meeting rooms - Co-working space and need to cancel noise in and out.. What can I use? Thank you.
Sound absorption and isolation are NOT the same this entire video it's much more useful for someone who wants to treat a room for recording and get rid of the sound vibrations bouncing on the room causing problems such as reverb, but you can still hear the noise after doing all of that...
This is not soundproofing, this is Room Acoustics Treatment. Soundproofing is a completely different beast in itself.
If I want less noise going into the room from outside (baby sleeping in the room - other kids making noise in the living room), do I put the panels on the inside of the door or the outside of the door?
A good way to lower the noise while you are recording videos
Few problems
1. No, this doesnt soundproof the room, it reduces echo
2. Dont use spray adhesive, use something temporary like tape in case you change your mind later.
WHAT soundproof panel you did not show?
Does anyone have a solution to block streetcar noise? Not talking about squeaking sounds but a rumble sound
Nice!
Spray adhesive 🥴 Add a curtain rod & heavy curtains to the wall. If u get tired of the look or sell your home. It easy way to remove it.
We should also talk about the VOCs in some materials
What about the bass traps ?
Grey panel, where buy?
Mei singing practice Karta hoon but others have problem on the room, sir koi aisaa helmet hai jis mei awaaz bahir Na Jaye . Like Voice defuser for head and mouth. Kuch istarahh .
Please tell me the name of that one.
wow.. at least they finally got on the bandwagon and figured out how to think like us. Make more videos with parts !
I have got a lot mechanical sound and vibrations from my neighbouring wall...can anyone suggest a better way to reduce all this mess..😢
Lots of know it alls in the comments
Sounds like you know the EXACT way to do it, I'd LOOOOVE to see
Is this any better than recording vocals in a closet?
Will it work if i insert a foam inside my pillow as a soundproof pillow??
thanks for the free popcorn
So if I'm using "sound absorbing" materials does the material itself actually "hang on" to the sounds it's been absorbing and then allow me to recall those sounds in the order they were stored by simply squeezing the sounds out of the material when I want to re-hear what I've stored.
Bruh
Who’s the model? 👀
As a sound engineer of 20 years plus, please do not do this if you want sound proofing or acoustic treatment in your room, as it will do nether!
My good friend moved from Lopez island to Venice. One block from the boardwalk and he can't sleep. Do you think black out drapes will help? Any suggestions will be most appreciated. Thanks
whats a good method to sound proof a room for piano playing
What about Windows?
How do you stop hammering and weight drop noise from upstairs apartment? What solution do you have?
Stay on top floor and get rid of ill mannered neighbours.. that's the easiest solution I guess
False. Not soundproofing
Daxter watching this video 😂
Daxter : now you scream
Can someone recommend something to block out the noise of a Kabota? I now have incurable tinnitus and lack sleep because of it.
I run the ceiling fan at full speed and use layer of blankets to not feel cold while sleeping. This will mask any annoying noise I am getting in my room.
Excellent video. Thanks so much!
Soundproofing is different than sound diffusion. Soundproofing is construction of a room within a room. Sound diffusion is stopping the sound wave from bouncing around the room. Look it up.
It sounds like you might be confusing diffusion with absorption. Look up the terms ‘sound isolation,’ ‘sound absorption,’ and ‘sound diffusion.’ You are correct about the instructions in the video being useless for blocking sound transmission between rooms.
@home depot Please know that you have used the wrong term. This method will NOT “soundproof” a room. This video demonstrates “acoustic treatment” and the method will only lessen the reflective noise properties within the room. “Sound Proofing” by definition, is reducing sound transference from the inside to the outside of the room, aka sound won’t escape. As some may know, that requires specific building techniques that include treating the space in between the walls during the wall construction phase. Please consider correcting this as it is misleading terminology 😅😅😅
Home Depot is for construction not for sound engineering :)
Works great. Can barely hear the neighbors now.
I will do all this and I'm sure my neighbours will STILL be able to hear me
Go to a movie theater, you should learn from it. They have many rooms and sound are blocked nicely....:)
Is this fire safe?
How to breath in this room?
Use double sided stick easier to remove
Looks like psychopath home . Great❤❤❤
That's wonderful if you have no windows, but what do you do if you have windows?
I know right? I'm having problems with the street cars and engine noises coming in
How much would that cost roughly?
I would say, couple hundred dollars
Who is the model?
Down SO BAD
Ya, what's her Only fans link?
And what about window?
What about windows
that RRRRRR... omg in every word....
Yup, there's no way I can do this to my room at the firehouse without chief "accidentally" sending me into the next structure fire with an empty SCBA.
what do u mean?
the one in the next room will still hear the full volume like before its not much of a difference, its only there for echo reduction in the room you have that foam in for better sound, thats all not soundproofing
This is not soundproofing. This is sound dampening. There is indeed a difference.
you go girl!!!
Damn girl
I want to soundproof my room . But I want to make sure no one outside my room and hears inside . Help please ?
did you ever find out I have same question
Anybody else notice something in this video or am I just another man of culture
This is really not sound proofing.. it’s just increasing absorbance and reducing reverb time.. that’s not going to block noise from outside
Facts
Will it block electric guitar sounds from going downstairs? I have a standard two family home and don't want to bother tenants. I don't play at very high volumes. Just the necessary to get the amp to sound good
Those calcium cannons !!
As many other commenters have said, this is not soundproofing. It is dampening sound reflections within the room, it will do very little for keeping the sound in or from keeping sound from other rooms out. That requires way more work and generally is at the construction level. This video should be retitled. Can’t believe this is on the Home Depot channel as sound proofing. That’s very misleading for ignorant viewers.
Doors open inward. You'd just lock yourself in with the mat and carpet combo.
This is laughable. That is going to sound proof anything. Echo reduction? Sure. Soundproof? (Laughs in mlv and 8in thick double wall.)
This method is acoustic treat
It's definitely not soundproofing
Cannons
Why would you sound treat a room and then use headphones?
This company obviously doesn’t know what it’s doing. Acoustic panels DO NOT sound proof. They help to reduce reverberations/echo not nothing much on Insulation which is STC
Except those panels are not going to sound proof. Sorry
Can I go in to a cod lobby and everyone else in my house not hear me?
Or use speakers
😂
🏋 if you know, you know
I went to HD today (Saturday). Picked my items, went to check out. A really long line for one cashier. I looked for self-checkout. Guess what, credit only. I walked out. HD has been pushing this more and more. I try to patronize local businesses, but do not use credit cards for under $100 worth items (more like $200). I guess I made my last trip to HD. I'll go to the smaller hardware stores. If I have to use a credit card, I'll just Amazon it and save the trip. I tried to contact corporate but to no avail.
What a weird hang up to have
You sat here and typed this whole CZcams comment out with a smartphone, but couldn’t swipe a card? What year are you stuck in??
Strange strange STRANGE take.
I can see why corporate didn’t return your calls. The world is changing.. you should adapt.
Why would she then need to wear the earphones…. 😂😮
I've studied music production and learned acoustic treatment for sound and your title is misinformation. Please change your title to acoustic treatment
She making beats?
Yes ruin your walls and doors and when you sell the house stop by home depot to buy glue stripper new paint , compound and door 😂
As soon as foam was mentioned for soundproofing a room, I was out. How stupid.
who wants to look at that stuff on a living room wall. has to be a better way
This one is not a soundproof room . . . this is just a sound deadened room
OMG😂
holy sheet im so distracted
I’m just loud.
Wow, if you sell that house that is a new owners nightmare.
My thought exactly.
Not everything is done to appease future "potential" owners ... Live in the now, and enjoy
Or just take it down when you leave? People always complaining
I'll be dead when somebody else lives on my house. Not worried about it.
Or you’ve saved them a job🥁
too bad the soundproof foam looks so ugly... it is probably not super healthy to have in your living quarters either. Most if not all glues and synthetic materials evaporate harmful chemicals into the air. Seems like rugs are a healthier and prettier way for sound absorption, but it will not isolate as much sound as the synthetic materials
this is sound deadening not soundproofing
Washer/Dryer ☘ Irish Honey Badger - Why did you deliver a broken unit pair to my home? 👎
Glad to see that women can do it now to! I mean.. what?
This is complete misinformation. The panels in the video will likely absorb some reverberation, nut will not soundproof your room. SERIOUS DENSITY is required, not light weight foam.
This is not soundproofing...
Herschel Walker? Donating to Trump is bad enough, you're just begging for bankruptcy aren't you. *Proceeds to delete everything in my cart at the slum depot*
Snowflake
just made the room not so welcoming !
Home Depot you need to take this video down
Not soundproofing at all
At best it will stop echoes in the room
Smnh. I was expecting something better from the home Depot. Would have been nice to see a contractor install it, not an ex Walmart employee. What's a matter, can't pay for a decent video?
This is a terrible idea. You will not like it, and it will ruin your walls. It wont come off…. And you will ruin your door. Wow. Is this really the home depot yt channel?
Pls take note this is NOT Soundproof.
Whats with the mask and gloves? 🤣😂
This is not soundproofing 😂
Probably one of the most useless videos HD has ever made. How convenient we can buy all of these "soundproofing" materials at their over-priced, big-box stores. News flash for anyone looking into this, there's a difference between "sound-proofing" and "acoustically treating" a room. Move on from this. This video is lying to you about what "sound-proofing actually is. Home Depot also sells many (but not all) of the materials required for 'actual' sound-proofing, but that probably required them paying their drones too much to research so they opted to just try to sell you these lies instead. This video will help make your room sound better (by a little), but won't keep those train horns, or that freeway noise out of your room at all. They didn't even mention a door sweep so there's still a huge air gap where the sound just comes right in. LOL!
We’ll that was a ginormous waste of time
I have an autistic neighbor kid who screeches and bangs on walls under me 24/7 nearly it's insane...when did they stop locking those people away from normal people? Yikes I can't imagine being the mom it's so loud sounds like someones torturing him
As a mother of a child with autism, yes, it’s terribly loud (hence why I’m here). But, imagine the level of egocentricity to feel one should ‘lock away’ a human being because of their noise. Watch a documentary on what happens to disabled people in institutions and for once try and imagine being one of those people, this will be your first experience with empathy. And please by all means ask that your apartment complex assist you to make necessary modifications to reduce the noise for yourself.
what kind of statement is that??? Locking people away? That’s your solution to autism? Do you even know what Autism is? Look it up … and maybe try again
I hope you rot in hell bro
This video was such a huge waste of time. Using the wrong terminology to attract views 🙄