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Floor Soundproofing Materials

When you need to stop noise from travelling to the space below or you need to isolate gym equipment or machinery from the floor, Second Skin's floor soundproofing materials are the best of the best!

FAQs

Yes, when you need to reduce footfall noise and other structural noise, you absolutely cannot skip soundproofing your floor. Particularly in condos, apartments, and other multi-families, a soundproof floor can reduce turnover rates and improve tenant satisfaction.

If you have access to both sides of the assembly, you'll want to weigh out the type of noise you're dealing with. Typically, in floor-ceiling assemblies, impact noise like footsteps and dragging furniture is the problem. If so, you have to choose which side you feel most comfortable doing construction on. If you're dealing with airborne noise like people talking and TV noise, soundproofing the ceiling is the most effective way to reduce that airborne noise.

Read our article to learn how to soundproof your ceiling for our expert take on the subject.

Rubber underlayment is specifically designed to go underneath your finished floor whereas rubber isolation mats, rolls, and pads are used to isolate on the top side of a finished floor to isolate equipment and machinery and to protect the floor.