Hello 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