Soundproofing a Floor 

Sound Control Challenge:

To prevent foot noise and other sounds in a room from transmitting down through the floor to the room below.

Soundproofing Treatment:

Deadening noise that transmits through a common floor/ceiling assembly system is accomplished by either raising the floor up above or lowering the ceiling down below, lining with a soundproofing substrate, and applying the finished surface.   This creates a disconnection that forces transmitting sound waves to collapse structurally and protects the adjoining space from noise.   

Here we discuss how to design a soundproof floor using FloorFighter acoustical floor underlayments.   Floor underlayment treatments target the reduction of foot noise and squeaking floors for stronger floor sound control.   You can also visit our  Ceilings section and discover the treatments applied from below.    Either acoustic underlayment application can deliver comparable results.  

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Acoustic Results:

The FloorFighter underlayment treatments for loud floors featured in our Product Bin can trigger dramatic results, delivering luxury grade sound protection for quiet floors, reaching potential IIC levels of 60+ as defined in our Academy.    Average 10-12 dB drops can be realized for sound proofing a floor.    Simulated results are broadcast in our Sound Chamber.    Results for soundproofing a floor will vary per treatment.