Do you have a home cinema or media room? Are you thinking of setting one up?
Maybe you’re designing and building a new home or extension, or excavating a basement for a man-cave? Perhaps you or your kids enjoy playing music but want to be able to do it without disturbing the rest of the family?
In all these cases, your life will be considerably enhanced if you install good soundproofing. It’s not as disruptive or expensive as you might think either – it can easily be added to walls and ceilings.
There are major benefits. Firstly the sound isolation will keep out noise from outside so you’ll be able to hear everything properly, with warmer, all-enveloping sound, just as the creators intended. Secondly, you won’t disturb the rest of the family, next door or the flat above or below. A properly thought out and implemented media room, well soundproofed, can also increase the value of your home.
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As dedicated home theatre rooms have become more popular, the challenges have increased in terms of keeping the sound out. At the same time, this increased interest has driven innovation in products and materials, meaning a wider choice and lower prices.
Specialist construction techniques are often required to make sure acoustic materials are installed in such a way that they can operate at peak efficiency, poor installation can mean pouring money down the drain.
As a simple example, often sound insulation material needs to be installed with gaps behind it, or with specialist fittings so that it can ‘float’, yet still be securely fastened.
Amateur installers won’t know any of this. If acoustic materials that need specialist fitting are bolted solidly down, hard to the wall or ceiling, the sound insulating properties are lost.
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If talking about gaps behind panels has you worried that you might lose space in your media room, there is nothing to fear. The gaps we're talking about aren't huge so the loss of space is minimal but there is a huge choice of acoustic panelling, much of it designed to maximise space.
On your free site visit we'll assess your situation and needs, then advise the appropriate materials - there's no obligation to continue unless you're completely happy with your quotation.
Our skilled engineers are reliable and professional and happy to work to your budget and timescale - why not get in touch?