The Types of Noise in Communication

No one wants to ask someone to repeat themselves for the fourth time in a row when chatting in a noisy room or strain to hear a phone call over the background noise on the other end. Noise can have a significant impact on the way we communicate with one another. Whether it’s in an […]
Soundproofing a Nursery

If you’ve got a baby, or you have one on the way, you may have already considered nursery soundproofing. While there’s no way to stop your baby from crying at times, or sleeping and waking at a schedule that’s not convenient to you, nursery sound control can help your baby stay asleep. It may even […]
Things to Consider When Picking an Apartment

Apartment shopping can be extremely stressful. You have a list of must-haves and deal-breakers, plus a budget you have to keep to. You also never know when some other prospective renter is going to swoop in and rent that apartment right out from under you. Still, there are some things to consider before renting so you […]
How to Soundproof a Multipurpose Room

Multipurpose rooms serve numerous roles in your school, church or office building. You can use these rooms for everything from playing an indoor soccer game to holding choir practice or hosting a potluck dinner. Multipurpose rooms hold many people, and they can become pretty loud depending on the activity. Sounds start bouncing off the walls, […]
How to Determine the STC Rating of a Wall

Table of Contents: What is STC Rating Factors to Calculate STC Rating STR Rating Calculation Soundproofing to Improve Your STC Rating After suffering through unwanted sounds and reverberation for quite some time, you finally decide to soundproof your room to minimize noise and echo production. You might have dealt with noisy neighbors, unwanted traffic sounds, […]