This will be helpful to those who aren t bothered by the hum from fans or heaters.
Floor pad to drown out noise.
But thankfully there are several easy tricks to drown out your noisy neighbors without your landlord.
Then your best option for floor insulation is carpeting if the landlord allows it.
White noise is a great way of masking out external sounds.
There s no need to fully carpet the floor as even a selection of scatter rugs will help.
Or fight noise with better noise.
Rubber floor mats help absorb and reduce noise from machines in your home such as televisions stereo systems washers dryers and dishwashers.
These mats when placed directly below a machine muffle the vibrations and reduce noise and impact.
To do this there are special white noise machines that play a combination of sounds at different frequencies and at the same time.
Put a rubber floor mat under machinery to absorb noise.
If not try a large thick area rug.
When weather permits using a box fan an air conditioner or space heater will help drown out noise.
In case it sounds like another noisy disturbance don t worry because it isn t.
If noise from downstairs neighbors is coming through your floors your first step should be to add carpeting to help dull the sounds.
Signing a lease might limit what you can do to fully soundproof your pad.
Let s start with the floor.