8 Best Soundproofing Materials & BUDGET Alternatives 2025
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- Discover the 8 best soundproofing materials of 2025 along with their cheapest budget soundproof material alternatives in this comprehensive guide. Learn how to quiet your space by targeting key areas-doors, walls, windows, and more-using cost-effective DIY techniques that won’t break the bank. Whether you’re a renter in an apartment or a homeowner, find out how to achieve a peaceful environment with affordable materials that deliver impressive results.
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When I went down an acoustical engineering rabbit hole trying to figure out how to effectively reduce noise from an old industrial fume extractor I have for soldering (which has a turbine-style powerful motor and is made of steel sheet metal) I eventually found out about these 100 pound 4ft x 6ft, 3/4 inch thick rubber horse mats at Tractor Supply. I got one for $40, I think they vary from $40 to $50 each, and they are basically just formed slabs of recycled rubber. Absolute pain in the butt to try to move around or roll up without help, but the thick, heavy rubber slab sections (after cutting to size/shape) were vastly more effective at stopping that low-frequency super-loud motor reverb that was coming off all that sheet metal.
Maybe not so great a solution if you want to soundproof a room (weight, cost?, rubber smell), but if anyone stumbles across this looking for reducing a noise SOURCE like I was, hopefully this helps you.
recycled rubber is great.. I have the problem of my drumset, as I practica the drums at my apartment, and the most critical part is cutting the low frequency going down through the floor. I found a company that mades rubber tiles from recicled tyres and with a few 1 inch thick tiles on the floor plus a carpet on top I could place the drumkit on top of that and reduce about 90% of the noise passing thru. Rubber is the best because of the density
@@crismaxdiaz Yep, the combination of high mass and flexibility works really well for the stubborn low-frequency that goes through just about everything else. Only downside is the rubber smell. I left my mat out on the porch in the sun for a couple weeks (during summer for max heat) to let as much VOC content outgas as possible. Got most of it, I only notice a bit of rubber smell when I run the fume extractor.
@@neverendingstudent yeah the smell stays for some time but it settles as long as you can live with it for a few weeks and have good ventilation of the place so the air flows it goes away or to a very unnoticeanle amount eventually
I found those mats too for a vocal booth I'm building. Absolute pain in the butt is right, but the mass is a good thing.
The booth I'm building is in my basement, and is roughly 4' x 4' on the inside so I wound up cutting 2' off to make it square. I'm using it for the floor on top of the slab.
The stud plates sit on the slab, and butt up next to the rubber mat.
If nothing else, the rubber is better to stand on than the concrete!
I have (2) 2'x2' pieces to use somewhere else.
My next door neighbor's house has a constant hum and I can hear it in the basement...some 30-40' away...I guess it's the length of the wave at that low frequency.
Coupled with the fact that the booth is in a corner at two concrete walls, made the hum more pronounced in the booth, but I think if gotten it attenuated to an acceptable level.
At least with Adobe Audition, I don't pick it up.
Mass loaded vinyl 1/8th inch sandwiched between two layers of drywall
Hi,
I’ve been watching your videos on RUclips over the past several days, and I just wanted to say how insightful and incredibly helpful they’ve been-especially for someone like me who had almost no knowledge about soundproofing before. Your content breaks down complex concepts into easy-to-understand steps, and it’s been a real eye-opener!
I’m reaching out because I’m dealing with a persistent impact noise problem in my bedroom. I live in an apartment with a concrete ceiling, and the family above me has a toddler. While I completely understand the challenges of having little ones, the impact noises from footsteps and furniture movement have been affecting my sleep. I’ve spoken to them, and they’ve been considerate, but the noise continues.
After researching various options (and learning a lot from your videos), I’ve been exploring a soundproofing solution that fits my budget and space limitations. Here’s the approach I’m considering:
Applying Mass Loaded Vinyl (MLV) directly onto the concrete ceiling to add mass and block airborne sounds.
Installing resilient channels over the MLV to create a decoupled structure that reduces sound vibrations.
Adding acoustic insulation (like mineral wool) between the resilient channels to absorb sound energy.
Finally, fixing wooden slat panels underneath for both aesthetic appeal and additional sound diffusion.
Unfortunately, installing another dry ceiling/drop ceiling under the original one looks to be very expensive and it also hangs almost 15 cms down which reduces the height of my bedroom drastically.
I’d truly appreciate any feedback you might have on this approach-whether you think it’s effective for impact noise reduction or if there are adjustments you’d recommend. Your expert insights would mean a lot. Please feel free if you think my idea is wil be of no use to me and if you would suggest some other solution.
Thank you for creating such valuable content and helping people like me find practical solutions. I look forward to hearing your thoughts!.
I had a customer who moved onto a new housing estate, with normal 4mm, gas filled, 4mm sealed units. Justs after he moved in the government opened an emergency service station, so day and night he had police cars and ambulances passing his home.
When he called me he had moved his children to the rear of the house, so they could sleep, I replaced his glass units with 4mm gas filled 6mm glass units and he was able to move his children back into their bedrooms,definitely a cheaper fix than acoustic glass.
Coming across your channel has been a blessing for me as I am trying to set up my space for future voice work. Your videos have been very helpful and informative to those of us who need peace and quiet especially on a tight budget.
Do you have any recommendations on how to effectively reduce airborn noise coming from a downstairs neighbor in a rental that you cannot make modifications to? Would area rugs be the only option in a rental situation or are there other more effective solutions? Someone had suggested for me to use rubber mats. Is rubber a viable sound dampening material like MLV? How much floor coverage would I need to significantly reduce the sound coming from downstairs?
I really like your video. This is great advice if you have an open concept house where you get lots of reflection of sound off your V ceiling. I have learned something interesting. I learned that curtains can cause a deterioration of the insulation between double pane glass. I believe that's what happened with my double pane windows. Apparently, the heat is trapped on the window, and the window gets a lot hotter than it normally would. I learned this on This Old House.
My grandfather’s house seems to be on the busiest country road in the nation, diesels hauling farm equipment all day, crotch rockets racing all night, double traffic during tourism season.
Began full renovation to discover there is literally zero insulation anywhere in the house except the ceiling. Seems it was built in a time when the best plan was to give everything lots of ventilation.
My plan is rockwool and double 5/8s with the mlv.
Would this be sufficient for just the road-facing walls or should I go all around including ceilings? That’s a LOT of weight overhead, but I understand sound bounces around and behind. Perhaps the quietrock overhead?
Could you put mlv between a wall and wood panels as opposed to opening up a wall to put it in?
You definitely can!
Optimal use requires it to be free air and not tensioned. Squeezing it between layers will remove this benefit and introduce conducted transmission (vs radiated in air), however you will have the gains of high mass/unit volume.
I have to change the door to the room anyways I was gonna get a solid core, but is there any other things that can help with the frame of the door?
really liking your videos. do you have any tips about ventilation
I am installing soundproofing to my basement ceiling and was going to use rockwool, then 1lb mlv, followed by clips and resilient channel. Finalized with a layer of quietrock and seal everything with green glue sealant. I figure I can add another layer of drywall with green glue compound if I need more mass. Not sure if I should go with 2lb mlv for the ceiling to start with or if that is more for walls?
2lb gonna be a b to put on the ceiling, just did similar to my theater, rockwool, 1lb mlv, resilmount clips(a237r), 5/8 drywall, greenglue, quietrock 5/8 then sealed it all up with greenglue sealant and some acoustical sealant the drywall store had, cant remember the name. Working on the doors now
edit - putty pads
Any soundproofing to keep noise off very loud neighbours please 🙏 thank you xxxxx
mean things. There I said mean things LOL Thank you for all your help videos. We do appreciate them.
Im looking for inexpensive and intrusive options to reduce sound transfer through wall between my office and my son's bedroom. Any suggestions that won't require a remodel?
If you have the intention of using an acoustic sealant when fitting new acoustic plasterboard....should you fit the boards with a 2mm gap around and between ,so you have actually have some where for the sealant to go , and not wiping most of it away??
How to fight noise when the house has a ventilation system with heat recovery and the doors have undercuts?
They make drop down sills for doors
Insulated duct work (inside) and “silencers” on return air plenums.
@@Mutation666 auto door bottom
Link to that window overlay you showed?
Hello! I recently found out about a material called Thinsulate that is used for soundproofing car doors. Would it also be effective for soundproofing a room?
yes, those should, pretty much every material used for soundproofing (and normally temp insulation) can be used for these types of domestic use, the downside is that depending on how you are planning to use them (like if you want to use it in a visible surface) these materials are not pretty on the eye as are built to be installed under the car carpets or inside car panels. Also be careful with materials that has glass fiber on them as that can cut and be inhalated and cause issues. But generally speaking those type of insulation would work, especially things like thinsulate which is similar to the Loaded Vinil that is mentioned in the video.
As anything specialized probably one of the main issues will be the price.
I haven't tried it myself, but I've heard Carpet Glue works well instead of Green Glue and much less expensive.
Yes, it sure does! I made a video about that a couple of years ago.
Hi I just bought house renovated and other side of house complaints that very noisy. It's old house we share brick wall. How do I block noise?
Decouple your ceiling from the joist (resilient clips/channel) add mass loaded vinyl and another 5/8" drywallyou with green glue .
Great setup!!
@@soundproofguide is it the best?
What you showed as resilient channel is actually furring strip. Resilient channel looks similar but only 1 side gets screwed on to the framing, allowing the drywall to "float".
If using furring strip or hat channels an option is to use acoustic clips that decouple the strip from the studs.
@@richthetech Good to know, I looked it up. Not a fan of resilient channel.
When I looked into sound reduction between floors for our whole house Reno. Resilient channel wasn’t included in serious discussion, designated as cheap enough for builders , but don’t use if you have a choice.
@@richthetech we used to put rolls of lead on the walls. Not fun.
we're doing research about using banana waste as a soundproofing material. Do you have any suggestions on how to process and make it work?
Just one shared wall? Cover entire wall with MLV and just put some decorative paneling over it. You also don’t need the 2lb stuff. 1lb is fine, 1/2 lb is still 1000x better than nothing.
Excellent info.. thanks. Just moved into an apart. on a busy street. Hopefully can install some of these solutions.
It’s such a common problem. Good luck!
Tapestries are my bet
thanks for all the great information, i'm currently working with a founding to create a band practice room and need to keep sound in the building.. and then there are local authority rules i need to keep up. it's crazy to see how much i could do but i may not because of rules they made
You can do it! Best of luck!
In buildings one of the most diffult aspects especially for practice room is the floor, if you plan to put there a drum kit, you need to add some kind of platform to reduce the low frequency from the drum set. There are some floor tiles like the ones used in gyms that are probably 1 inch thick made of rubber that can tremendously help .. I live in an apartment building and I play the drums, so I have my practice drumkit at home. I have my office / practice room, where I put a platform for the drumkit with those type of tiles and helps to reduce like 90% of the low frequency.. those combined with some of the tips on this video for the door. I have the ushape slider, the strips on the door frame and also added some foam panels on the door from the inside to attentuate the noise, it made a lot of the work to keep practice noise from the rest of the apartment... plus I had thick curtains in the windows and foam panels on the walls. Aside from that if you have a drum kit you can choose to fill the drum body with some foam or blankets and ideally you can use low volume cymbals which still sounds decent for practice and use some low volume drumhead or mesh drum head (if you plan to use triggers). In any case.. there is a lot you can do even when the apartment is a rental.. i struggle with that and over time and made more elaborate solutions that I can carry around between rentals.
So any form of insulation can act as a soundproof agent?
Not all, next week’s video talks about the different types of insulations for soundproofing.
@@soundproofguide But I do agree with you how companies in general add buzz words to increase their price...for example in teh I.T. world they add words like "Gaming" or "A.I" to sell their products lol and so many people fall for their gimmicks. Don't get me wrong I USED to be one of them haha
@@Epic3032 hahaha the gamer thing is super funny, like you have a fan for $25 and then they add LED lights, they call it gamer and suddingly it cost $48 bucks.
@ Correct lol especially with Motherboards, GPUs etc you pay the "gaming" tax. NOW there's the "A.I" tax on anything IoT
A suggestion as a forensic analyst: When you use an AI, direct it to provide you citations on sources, or limit it with boundaries with respect to what type of sources it can use (and still cite them). Follow up with a manual check of sources. If you do not do this results will be biased by ill-formed data, and importantly may be swayed heavily by the common repeating of rubbish info. An example - car audio people who double layer constrained layer damping over an entire vehicle interior to block audio freq instead of using optimised materials that are way better and far lighter. This technique is repeated ad-nauseum to the point where ignorant individuals will think its common repeating suggests legitimacy. AI is similar.
I call BS but only cause its not normal for one person to make a helpful video with all that practical information lol thanks
Density is the key. Try lead sheet.
Lead? You poor? Gold is the standard for a reason.... Don't be half arse my man. 1/4" gold sheet all around! Only the best for my people. 🤣
@2:41 Couldn't you just spray foam into your hollow doors? You'll get significant sound dampening for less cost, and less effort since you won't need to replace the hinges
Back fill stud walls with sand, makes them very dead.. don’t drill into them after 😂
0:40 Ohh, that's why people have been putting those wooden slat panels behind their TVs.
Zackty!
A 2 thousand pound door would be hard to handle.
You’re right!
One of the things I never understand, Is why do people soundproof windows? Personally I can care less if people outside hear me its more of the people living in the same building.
Because sometimes the people are loud outside and you might not want to hear them.
If you live in an apartment near a big avenue it will matter. So you try sound from street and cars does not leak inside, it's not so much for people hearing you is about noise coming in. Also depending of the type of residency you are in, let say if you live in a closed complex or a HOA like controlled neighborhood there may be rules about the noise, which in normal living cases may not be an issue but let say that you like to play music loud, you are a musician or you like crafting with noisy equipment you will need to do something to soundproof.
I get embarrassed that people will hear my terrible music and laugh at me. =\
Finish your window plug video lol
funny how 80% of these are to make up for the paper mache walls they use in the US. no such problems in a brick house.
Insulation is also terrible with brick in a hot climate
mean things
Mean things
I didnt get to watch vid..... but if you want acoustic foam on a budget, like the egg crate looking stuff... go with the stuff they put in couches, furniture etc..... much cheaper..... as soon as audio/acoustic/music get tagged on foam...... the price sky rockets. ~ source marketplace, or furniture makers..... 4x8 sheets usually available, and the way they cut them, (probably a heated wire cutter) the egg crate pattern is cut out of one piece, you pull 2 apart.
"heard it from Joe Rogan". Automatic no to the product.
Joe Rogan is in such bad shape. You shouldn't trust him when it comes to health.
Love your user name lol. I get what you’re saying. Reason I mentioned it is because I wanted to let people know it wasn’t a totally unknown product. I didn’t know so many people had opinions about Joe Rogan.
@@soundproofguide You gotta earn a dollar, we get it, but yea, he's problematic at best.
@@BinaryPickle Perhaps if you're a wokie.
Oh wow a liberal kind of edgelord has entered the chat to bestow his moral judgment from the warm glow of the laptop in his grandmas basement. 😂
Stop air stop sound…
Ya na, not a Joe Rogan fan.
1/3 the video on a door, an advertisement and caulking. what the hell? is your point to make sure people watch to the end? because frontloading the video with garbage makes me click off and be pissed about seeing your videos on my feed because i know its a waste of time
when people are interested in soundproofing its not for a door and caulking, sure mention those are the most important things but 33% of the video is unreal
i wrote this because it actually bothered me and ill be actively be avoiding your content
i was just fed this video on my home page. im sure theres many more who wouldnt take the time to write something
you lost me at Joe Rogaine now you have been compromised and can no longer be trusted
😢
Yea I agree
Joe Rogan a bought shill