Sounproof Guide

Your garage door opens and closes so noisily you’re pretty confident everyone two streets down can hear it. Each time you have to go into your garage for something, you can’t help but feel self-conscious about all the ruckus you’re making. Is a loud garage door a sign you need …

One question people are asking me more and more frequently is regarding soundproofing paint. Does soundproof paint actually work? Or at least help in soundproofing a wall or ceiling in your home? Whether we live in a house or an apartment in the city, outside noise can be a really …

Living close to an airport can be a difficult situation when it comes to loud noises. Whether it’s annoying you during the day or just keeping you awake at night, the sure thing it that you would love to reduce the noise as much as possible. Double glazing is considered …

Air tools are becoming popular among people as an alternative for electric or battery powered conventional tools. They use compressed or pressurized air to create the equivalent effect of electrically powered tools. Air tools and more specifically, air compressors can be many times louder than other types of tools. In …

You want to deaden some sounds in your home or apartment, but you don’t have any acoustic blankets. What you do have are moving blankets. Would these work to quieten the noises in a room or would you have to try another way? Moving blankets are an inexpensive, quick, easy …

With the off-and-on spurts of warmer weather we’ve been having lately, you’re dreaming of riding with your Jeep soft top on again. You may be seeing things with rose-colored glasses, though, because boy can that soft top be noisy. Is there anything you can do to silence yours? How to …

With all the different types of soundproofing material on the market today, it can sometimes be difficult deciding which ones are the most effective for your vehicle. In this article, I will round up the 12 best vehicle sound deadenening material and also the one to avoid! I’ve proven in …

If you’re like millions of people (myself included), then you’ve probably been playing a lot of the Resident Evil 2 remake lately. As you spend hours shooting zombies, you can’t help but notice that your PlayStation seems a little worse for wear. It’s hot to the touch and it’s running …

Few things feel as good as the rush of adrenaline and the wind whipping against your leather jacket as you cruise on your motorcycle. You can’t really hear that wind though, or even your heart pounding in your ears. All you hear is the deafening sounds of your bike. Is …

If you own or rent home improvement devices like grinders, sanders, jackhammers, nail guns, and spray painters, then you’re using some form of air compressor. These range in size from tiny pancake compressors to huge units that are going to be appropriately noisy. How do you make an air compressor …