Sound Proofing
Your home theatre is your private, secluded escape from the world. It’s a place where you can escape from life’s pressures and responsibilities and immerse yourself in a world of imagination and entertainment. So it makes sense that you want to stop distracting noise from getting into the room. You also don’t want the sound from your private screening disturbing other people in the house who might be working, sleeping or relaxing. The answer lies in sound proofing.
Sound proofing stops external noise from interrupting your home cinema experience and also keeps internal audio from escaping. While it’s difficult to completely stop all sound waves from entering or exiting a closed room, sound proofing effectively achieves a significant amount of noise reduction.
If it’s done the right way, sound proofing really does work. For home sound systems, it helps keep the noise to a minimum and stops the neighbours from complaining. If you’re interested in a multi-room sound system, it helps each member of the household enjoy their own media options in separate rooms without the audio bleeding together. The key to sound proofing success lies in selecting the right products and materials required for the job, in the right quantities.
Whether it’s a home cinema, a home sound system or a multi-room sound system, stopping sound transmission involves working on the walls, floors and ceilings as well as the dynamics of the room itself. Depending on your budget and need, some factors to consider include:
Materials
There are a range of materials that are often used for soundproofing a room including mass-loaded vinyl (MLV), acoustic foam panels, soundproof drywall and green glue.
Sealing
Gaps around doors, windows and vents can be spaces where sound can escape from. But you can seal them with materials like weather stripping, acoustic caulk and soundproofing putty.
Double Layers
Adding an extra layer of material between rooms can help to make the walls more soundproof, especially when you have a multi-room sound system.
Flooring
As well as looking stylish, the right kind of carpeting and rugs for your home cinema can help reduce noise.
Door Selection
Some doors are better at keeping sound out of your room than others, especially solid-core doors.
Soundproof curtains
Dense and heavy curtains not only add to the cinematic atmosphere, they also assist with sound reduction.
Room Design
The layout of the room’s components – the speakers and seating – also plays a part in its acoustics.
The first stage of sound proofing that Home Entertainment Solutions offers is internal acoustic installation, typically added during the construction stage of the home. The second stage is the acoustic wall panels that come in all shapes, sizes and colours. If the house is already built, then we can progress to stage two straight away to improve the acoustics of the room.
Sound proofing is one of the best available methods for improving the sound dynamics in your home. And when you see Home Entertainment Solutions for a free consultation and quote, we can offer you a range of sound solutions.
Home Entertainment Solutions design, supply and install leading-edge home security systems (including CCTV installations) to meet our clients’ needs. Using leading brands like Dahua, HIKvision, Secutech HD and Swann, we’ll conduct a free consultation process and tailor a system to meet your requirements at competitive rates.
Some factors we consider when it comes to our CCTV installations include: