The soundproofed base works by reducing airborne or impact noise (or both), from the moment it escapes through the floor to the rooms below. Airborne noise is reflected off high-mass materials, while impact noise is absorbed and acoustic energy is converted into something similar to thermal energy. The soundproofing base does more than create a barrier against unwanted noise; it also provides an extra cushion for your rug, helping it last longer. The SoundMat 3 Plus is an unparalleled soundproof mat designed to reduce unwanted impacts and airborne noise, especially suitable for the final finishes of carpet floors.
It works by reducing the amount of impact noise that occurs on the floor due to falling objects, footsteps and the movement of furniture over hard surface finishes of any type of building. The carpet base is another great way to combat unwanted noise, and it's much cheaper than professional soundproofing your home. It makes sense to buy the best soundproofing base you can afford. Our most popular soundproof base is the 12 mm Noisestop acoustic base.
It effectively minimizes both impact and airborne noise, thanks to its two-layer design that provides the necessary weight to reduce airborne sounds and to the closed-cell foam to absorb impacts. This base complies with part E of the building regulations and effectively reduces noise levels in homes. It's ideal for reducing the average levels of unwanted sound from a neighboring property, such as footsteps, television noise and conversations. The Noisestop acoustic base is compatible with most types of floors, including engineered wood, laminate, tile and LVT.
The soundproofing base works by creating a barrier between the floor covering and subfloor with a thick, dense, insulating layer of felt, cork, rubber or other material, which absorbs sound energy before it reaches downstairs rooms. Architects and designers often use a subfloor designed to dampen sounds, called acoustic underlayment, together with acoustic ceiling and wall sets for soundproofing buildings. However, in other places there are no requirements or local legislation, so it's good to have an acoustic base for floors. The good news is that you can regain peace and quiet by investing in a soundproof basement floor solution.
Different layers of dough are cleverly combined with a closed-cell foam layer in an easy-to-install product that considerably improves the soundproofing capacity of existing floors. One of the best soundproof underlayment materials on the market today is that made of recycled rubber, which is usually be made with used tires. In this case, you would need a 12 mm hardwood layer to place the lower soundproofing layer before placing the tiles. A quality soundproof underfloor is so important that if you live in multi-family housing, it is very likely to be necessary.
According to the figures, the Noisestop acoustic base reduces both aerial and impact sounds, with a reduction of 48 dB for aerial sounds and 46 dB for impact sounds. Be careful with the best trick as companies that sell subfloor layers for carpets with soundproofing properties cite a figure in dB; however this only shows the amount of airborne noise that is blocked on a concrete floor, of which the base of the carpet only represents 5%. The underlayment of the floor adds value to commercial flooring systems in many ways. You can place an engineered wood floor directly on top of these two soundproofing subfloor products using a perimeter band that flanks the edge of the room to prevent the floor from hitting any of the walls.
This combination of acoustic base layers allows for much better results with thinner soundproofing products.
