I got more knowledge from the comments section than from the video. Thanks to the comments. Thanks to Home Depot for not disabling the comment section.
This is acoustic treatment, not soundproofing and will only serve to make the room itself more acoustically 'dead'. Whilst this might be desirable it'll do nothing to reduce airbourne or mechanical sound transmisssion. The only thing that might have an effect is the floor treatment which may reduce your noise transmission into adjacent structures are you are making an attempt at decoupling yourself from the structure of the building. Proper soundproofing involves adding lots of mass, sealing of joints (especially around the door) and if you're really serious proper decoupling from the structure of the building.
I've read this comment elsewhere but I don't quite understand it. If I have a room with a noisy piece of equipment in a basement room why wouldn't acoustic foam block that sound from echoing throughout the house?
@@cccaires fair enough! So remember sound is vibration through a medium, hence why there's no sound in space. We tend to think of sound as airboune but it actually travels through solid objects too. If you can hear a machine from below you're likely hearing more through the structure of the building than echoing up and around the corridor that connects the room. Once sound gets into a structure it often acts as an amplifier in the same way the body of a guitar or violin amplifies the sound of its strings. Foam on the floor of the room you're in might do something, however it might do more being placed under the noisy machine as that will help decouple it from the structure of the building. Hope that helps!
@@danfrake I just wanna figure out how to not hear an autistic screamer who lives below me this fckn kid is up till 2 am screaming bloody murder every night I'm gonna snap if I don't fix this 😐
Yup. Only true way to soundproof a room is to make it airtight. And air escaping will carry sound waves which is essentially air moving at different frequencies
If you want to acoustic treat your room. I would recommend paneling. Or get a thin sheet of plywood and put the foam on the plywood. Hang the plywood on the wall, with the foam like you would do a picture frame. Foam directly on your walls is going to be nasty when it’s time to remove it. To keep things simple. Use moving blankets when recording vocals.
My neighborhood is relatively quiet, and I'm broke, can I just stack a bunch of old towels on top of each other and then hang it up in a frame?, I just need to stop the "bouncing" echo sound in my recordings
Foam panels are for echo reduction. This isn’t soundproofing, this is echo reduction within a room. If you want the sound to not carry past the walls, you need mass. That’s why they make sound proof insulation, drywall and vinyl panels.
Yeah I would totally get this video from like some regular person but to be from Home Depot I’m like huh? Shouldn’t you guys know the difference between soundproof and sound absorption? I do like the foam they used tho
@@emyhR they don't care about anything but money. they're a corrupt, immoral company. why are any of you surprised? have you lived under a rock your entire life?
Sound absorption and isolation are NOT the same this entire video it's much more useful for someone who wants to treat a room for recording and get rid of the sound vibrations bouncing on the room causing problems such as reverb, but you can still hear the noise after doing all of that...
One thing I do on doors that swing in, is to allow the material to over lap the left/top/right so that it covers the gaps between the door and door frame. This will stop or reduce any sound that is coming through that space. As far as doing this on the bottom of the door, it is usually fine when there are hard surfaces on the floor, but can be tricky if there is carpeting.
Soundproofing is different than sound diffusion. Soundproofing is construction of a room within a room. Sound diffusion is stopping the sound wave from bouncing around the room. Look it up.
It sounds like you might be confusing diffusion with absorption. Look up the terms ‘sound isolation,’ ‘sound absorption,’ and ‘sound diffusion.’ You are correct about the instructions in the video being useless for blocking sound transmission between rooms.
Few problems 1. No, this doesnt soundproof the room, it reduces echo 2. Dont use spray adhesive, use something temporary like tape in case you change your mind later.
So if I'm using "sound absorbing" materials does the material itself actually "hang on" to the sounds it's been absorbing and then allow me to recall those sounds in the order they were stored by simply squeezing the sounds out of the material when I want to re-hear what I've stored.
My good friend moved from Lopez island to Venice. One block from the boardwalk and he can't sleep. Do you think black out drapes will help? Any suggestions will be most appreciated. Thanks
@home depot Please know that you have used the wrong term. This method will NOT “soundproof” a room. This video demonstrates “acoustic treatment” and the method will only lessen the reflective noise properties within the room. “Sound Proofing” by definition, is reducing sound transference from the inside to the outside of the room, aka sound won’t escape. As some may know, that requires specific building techniques that include treating the space in between the walls during the wall construction phase. Please consider correcting this as it is misleading terminology 😅😅😅
I like to study in peace but i cannot do so because there is a cutout in my wall (brick wall) which is an open window and a lot of sound disturbances come through it. I want to block the sounds that come from outside, what should i do? I cannot really fill it with bricks cause there's not enough space to fit them because of the window grill which is built in the wall. Its like a thick window grill that is fixed in the cement and thus i cannot put bricks in the cutout.
Will it block electric guitar sounds from going downstairs? I have a standard two family home and don't want to bother tenants. I don't play at very high volumes. Just the necessary to get the amp to sound good
Mei singing practice Karta hoon but others have problem on the room, sir koi aisaa helmet hai jis mei awaaz bahir Na Jaye . Like Voice defuser for head and mouth. Kuch istarahh . Please tell me the name of that one.
If I want less noise going into the room from outside (baby sleeping in the room - other kids making noise in the living room), do I put the panels on the inside of the door or the outside of the door?
the one in the next room will still hear the full volume like before its not much of a difference, its only there for echo reduction in the room you have that foam in for better sound, thats all not soundproofing
I run the ceiling fan at full speed and use layer of blankets to not feel cold while sleeping. This will mask any annoying noise I am getting in my room.
As many other commenters have said, this is not soundproofing. It is dampening sound reflections within the room, it will do very little for keeping the sound in or from keeping sound from other rooms out. That requires way more work and generally is at the construction level. This video should be retitled. Can’t believe this is on the Home Depot channel as sound proofing. That’s very misleading for ignorant viewers.
This company obviously doesn’t know what it’s doing. Acoustic panels DO NOT sound proof. They help to reduce reverberations/echo not nothing much on Insulation which is STC
This is a terrible idea. You will not like it, and it will ruin your walls. It wont come off…. And you will ruin your door. Wow. Is this really the home depot yt channel?
I went to HD today (Saturday). Picked my items, went to check out. A really long line for one cashier. I looked for self-checkout. Guess what, credit only. I walked out. HD has been pushing this more and more. I try to patronize local businesses, but do not use credit cards for under $100 worth items (more like $200). I guess I made my last trip to HD. I'll go to the smaller hardware stores. If I have to use a credit card, I'll just Amazon it and save the trip. I tried to contact corporate but to no avail.
too bad the soundproof foam looks so ugly... it is probably not super healthy to have in your living quarters either. Most if not all glues and synthetic materials evaporate harmful chemicals into the air. Seems like rugs are a healthier and prettier way for sound absorption, but it will not isolate as much sound as the synthetic materials
Herschel Walker? Donating to Trump is bad enough, you're just begging for bankruptcy aren't you. *Proceeds to delete everything in my cart at the slum depot*
This is complete misinformation. The panels in the video will likely absorb some reverberation, nut will not soundproof your room. SERIOUS DENSITY is required, not light weight foam.
Smnh. I was expecting something better from the home Depot. Would have been nice to see a contractor install it, not an ex Walmart employee. What's a matter, can't pay for a decent video?
