You can soundproof a room with temporary options like panels and rugs, or with permanent solutions like replacing doors or installing underlayment.

If you’re keen on finding some soundproofing materials that actually work, you’re not the only one. Silence is golden for so many of us: DIYers who use loud tools, night-shift workers who must reduce ...

Dual steel doors insulate Axiom’s soundproof testing room where loudspeaker drivers are tested at power levels up to 1200 watts, which produce loudness levels as high as 135 dB SPL. Domestic ...

Neighbors cover their ears to muffle noises coming through the thin walls of their home. While it’s fun to speculate on “if these walls could talk,” when it literally becomes the case, it’s an ...

Building a lavish home in Fort Myers, Florida, may be a dream for you, and it is worth pursuing. However, it is not only about getting the right architect or co ...

NEW YORK --Last year, when my wife and I had to beg permission from our co-op board in Jackson Heights, Queens, to swap our one-bedroom apartment for a two-bedroom unit, only one thing stood between ...

Fungus already shows promise as a "green" form of leather and protective packaging. Thanks to new research, it has now also found use in an environmentally-friendly sound-absorbing material. Acoustic ...

Outside of Francisco Robles’ brick town home less than two blocks from Midway Airport, jets are so loud that conversation stops until they pass. But inside Robles’ front room, dominated by a large ...