ᐅ Sound Insulation – Staircase from Kitchen/Dining Area to Upper Floor

We are planning a staircase from the kitchen/dining area to the upper floor. The living room will be separated by a sliding door to avoid disturbing the children when they are sleeping, for example, in the evenings when guests are visiting. (Image attached)

We are considering installing soundproof doors in the children's rooms due to the open-plan design. Which sound insulation rating would you recommend?

Are there any people here who regret having such an open layout? Or would you choose the same design again? With a gallery, it is probably similar in terms of sound transmission to the upper floor, right?

Thank you!

Unfortunately, I cannot see the entire floor plan. The upper floor with the children's rooms in relation to the staircase/hallway is also missing. Please use the file attachment function. Thank you.

I would not recommend soundproof doors. I had one installed for my home office. That works great. But in a children's room, you wouldn’t hear if they have a problem, are crying, etc. And they wouldn’t hear you calling them when it’s time to come downstairs.

NatureSys schrieb:

I would not recommend soundproof doors. I had one installed for my home office. That works great. But in a child's bedroom, you wouldn’t hear if they have a problem, are crying, etc. And they wouldn’t hear you calling them when it’s time to come down.

Thank you for your reply.
Which rating/class did you install?

Officially class 2, but there is no lock in the door, so there is a hole the size of a cylinder lock (about 1x3 cm (0.4x1.2 inches)). Without that hole, I really wouldn’t hear anything.

For the home office, this is a dream. No conference call will ever be interrupted as long as I have the door closed.