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Soundproof Foam - Will It Give You The Home Of Your Dreams?

Fri 15 Jun 2007 - 11:10

Soundproof Foam - Will It Give You The Home Of Your Dreams?
By David Faulkner

You love your house, but even you have to admit it has its faults. Among them is the amount of noise and drafts which seem to keep creeping in and making your home life just a little less cozy and quiet than you would like it to be. Are there any quick fixes?

There is at least one, and you may be surprised to learn that it is soundproof foam. You can see the wisdom of using soundproof foam to rid yourself of the unwanted noise, but die you know that soundproof foam is also an excellent insulation material? By installing soundproof foam you can rectify two of your home's shortcomings at once.

Installing Soundproof Foam

Even better, soundproofing foam installation requires no advance preparation or removal and replacement of walls. It is applied via your home's attic, from which it descends down the interior of your walls and, before you know it, you have the quiet, cozy home of your dreams!

The soundproof foam will work its way into all the apertures and tiny gaps in your walls, like those around any fittings, which most people never think about in terms of energy efficiency. By sealing all the places where outside air can find its way in, soundproof foam will make a real difference in your energy bills. Another of its overlooked benefits is that it will prevent odors from moving though your home.

More Benefits Of Soundproof Foam

Add to those energy savings the money you've saved on the labor costs of its installation, the fact that you can live in your home without any inconvenience during and immediately following it s installation, and its warranty, and soundproof foam has a lot to recommend it as the solution for your noise problem.

But the biggest thing to recommend it is its effectiveness as a noise killer. If your home is located in an area with heavy traffic, especially twenty-four hour traffic, you know what a blessing having that traffic noise eliminated is going to be.

Soundproof foam will also block sound from penetrating the interior walls of your home. The kids can play their music or video games in one room while you watch TV in another and someone else works in the home office, and all of you will be spared the distraction of each other's noise.

You can get more information about the cost of installing soundproof foam by contacting a local building contractor or doing an online search.

You can also find more info on Soundproof Insulation and Soundproof Wall. Homesoundproofinghelp.com is a comprehensive resource to know about Sound Proofing.

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