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Galerie2812 Jun 2018 13:37Hello everyone,
About a year ago, we bought a house with a beautiful large gallery that stretches across the entire living room and goes all the way up to the roof (no attic).
From the living room, there is an open staircase leading to the upper floor, where the hallway is completely open because the gallery continues there. So, in summary, it’s one big space that includes the living room with the staircase and the open hallway upstairs. From the hallway, three doors lead to the bedrooms.
Now to the problem. Until now, there have only been two of us, so noise from the living area wasn’t an issue. But starting this winter, there will be three of us. Since I don’t want to always tiptoe around the house, the child’s bedroom needs to be soundproofed accordingly. Currently, there is only one door separating the child’s room from the rest of the living area, and right now it’s just a hollow-core door that basically lets all the sound through.
My initial ideas for improvements are as follows:
Replace the door with a solid wood door with soundproofing features (such as a floor seal) or a proper soundproof door (reducing noise by about 37 dB according to the datasheet). Of course, the door frame would also need to be adjusted.
But is that enough? Or would additional measures be necessary, such as installing a double door or a soundproof curtain behind the door?
Thanks and best regards
About a year ago, we bought a house with a beautiful large gallery that stretches across the entire living room and goes all the way up to the roof (no attic).
From the living room, there is an open staircase leading to the upper floor, where the hallway is completely open because the gallery continues there. So, in summary, it’s one big space that includes the living room with the staircase and the open hallway upstairs. From the hallway, three doors lead to the bedrooms.
Now to the problem. Until now, there have only been two of us, so noise from the living area wasn’t an issue. But starting this winter, there will be three of us. Since I don’t want to always tiptoe around the house, the child’s bedroom needs to be soundproofed accordingly. Currently, there is only one door separating the child’s room from the rest of the living area, and right now it’s just a hollow-core door that basically lets all the sound through.
My initial ideas for improvements are as follows:
Replace the door with a solid wood door with soundproofing features (such as a floor seal) or a proper soundproof door (reducing noise by about 37 dB according to the datasheet). Of course, the door frame would also need to be adjusted.
But is that enough? Or would additional measures be necessary, such as installing a double door or a soundproof curtain behind the door?
Thanks and best regards
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nordanney12 Jun 2018 14:37You can only really answer that question yourselves. Find out how loud it gets in the children’s room when you’re having a “theater” downstairs. Depending on which noises/tones/frequencies reach the children’s room, you can take appropriate measures.
As a child, I wouldn’t want to have a safe either (double door/additional curtain...).
By the way, children don’t need to be wrapped in cotton wool... Just keep in mind that in most normal apartments (where the majority of people in Germany live) there are only standard doors, and often the living room and children’s room are directly adjacent. In my last house, we had an open staircase from the living room upstairs, and with three children, we didn’t take any special measures.
My gut feeling is: just use a more soundproof (solid) door and that’s enough. A floor seal makes the room very airtight – what about ventilation?
As a child, I wouldn’t want to have a safe either (double door/additional curtain...).
By the way, children don’t need to be wrapped in cotton wool... Just keep in mind that in most normal apartments (where the majority of people in Germany live) there are only standard doors, and often the living room and children’s room are directly adjacent. In my last house, we had an open staircase from the living room upstairs, and with three children, we didn’t take any special measures.
My gut feeling is: just use a more soundproof (solid) door and that’s enough. A floor seal makes the room very airtight – what about ventilation?
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Sondelgeher1212 Jun 2018 16:51Well, unfortunately, that is the downside of the beautiful but impractical open construction design...
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HilfeHilfe12 Jun 2018 17:49You are uncertain about your first child. I can reassure you! Kids usually sleep when they are exhausted and also want to hear from mom and dad!
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toxicmolotof12 Jun 2018 23:10Galerie28 schrieb:
Since I don’t want to walk on tiptoes all the time in the house, the children’s room needs to be soundproofed accordingly.It doesn’t matter at all. My sons are 2 and 5 years old. I can vacuum next to them with my Dyson cordless vacuum, mop with the Vorwerk, and crush ice or grind wheat at level 10 on the Thermomix (open kitchen, child sleeping on the couch)... and a small child simply doesn’t care.
Small children are usually not very sensitive to noise, meaning they can sleep with the TV on or during a thunderstorm without waking up. However, it is possible that they may call out for their parents at night (or even during the day), and I wouldn’t want them to sleep behind a soundproof door in that case. It’s the same the other way around—if you call your child, you would often have to knock on the door first because you can hardly hear through the soundproof door. Otherwise, a soundproof door (with a bottom seal) works quite well. We have one for the utility room, and you can barely hear a spinning washing machine through it.
Best regards
Sabine
Best regards
Sabine
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