Hello everyone,
We currently have two acoustic issues in our newly built house:
1. The large open-plan kitchen and dining area, about 40 sq meters (430 sq ft) with 2.80 meters (9 ft) high ceilings, has poor acoustics with a lot of echo and high noise levels. This is likely due to few walls and a parquet floor, which also reflects sound. Adding curtains and some upholstered chairs improved the situation slightly. A high-pile carpet is still planned. Does anyone have experience with sound absorption materials? For example, pyramid foam / Basotect on walls, ceiling, or under furniture (table, chairs). From your experience, how much surface area needs to be covered to see a noticeable improvement?
Does anyone use or have made their own acoustic panels/images?
2. Because of the open layout, noise from the laundry room and utility room (controlled mechanical ventilation system) can be heard throughout the house. Same question: does anyone have experience with soundproofing elements or insulation for these rooms?
Thanks, regards Andreas
We currently have two acoustic issues in our newly built house:
1. The large open-plan kitchen and dining area, about 40 sq meters (430 sq ft) with 2.80 meters (9 ft) high ceilings, has poor acoustics with a lot of echo and high noise levels. This is likely due to few walls and a parquet floor, which also reflects sound. Adding curtains and some upholstered chairs improved the situation slightly. A high-pile carpet is still planned. Does anyone have experience with sound absorption materials? For example, pyramid foam / Basotect on walls, ceiling, or under furniture (table, chairs). From your experience, how much surface area needs to be covered to see a noticeable improvement?
Does anyone use or have made their own acoustic panels/images?
2. Because of the open layout, noise from the laundry room and utility room (controlled mechanical ventilation system) can be heard throughout the house. Same question: does anyone have experience with soundproofing elements or insulation for these rooms?
Thanks, regards Andreas
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Knallkörper11 Jun 2018 11:34I actually find paneling quite nice, as long as it is made of solid wood. From an acoustic point of view, paneling should not have any advantages compared to cladding. For that, the profile wood would need to be perforated or relatively thick and then slotted. In plant construction, we use wall coverings made of expanded metal cassettes filled with mineral wool. That is very effective if done correctly, but it requires a certain aesthetic masochism in the living room.
My current apartment is also a new build.
Yes, tastes do vary.
In our case, the ceiling will be fully painted white.
Who can I contact regarding
the topic of acoustics... open ceiling...?
I rarely see construction methods where the ceiling is open up to the ridge here, and my architect isn’t really decisive on this question either.
Thanks to you all
Yes, tastes do vary.
In our case, the ceiling will be fully painted white.
Who can I contact regarding
the topic of acoustics... open ceiling...?
I rarely see construction methods where the ceiling is open up to the ridge here, and my architect isn’t really decisive on this question either.
Thanks to you all
Alex85 schrieb:
But you really have to consider the appearance. I don’t think many people would imagine something like that for a new build. Symmetry isn’t everything – blaupuma spares no effort to make his building architecturally banal. Personally, when I think of “Scandinavian,” I wouldn’t primarily associate it with crispbread, but tastes obviously differ.
blaupuma schrieb:
Who can I contact regarding acoustics... open ceiling...? In general, good examples of acoustic design that “doesn’t bother” you are mostly found in Chinese restaurants.
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