Based on their situation, soundproofing is the best solution. For what other potential problems might exist, you'll need to get answers from the wife.Nissens said:
Customer: I want to buy a car.
Car sales: No, you can walk instead.
Also consider the floors and ceilings. We have an old house with only sawdust in the beams, and it is very noisy between the floors. It is much noisier through the floors than through the solid plank walls. The worst is downward, meaning you can hear talking, office chair rolling, etc., very well on the floor below.
In modern houses, much more thought has been given to such things.
In modern houses, much more thought has been given to such things.
What situation are you referring to? The only problem TS describes is that his wife screams so the children hear it.spikplanka said:
It's not a situation, it's a behavior...
My experience is the opposite. In older houses with joists filled with wood shavings (which insulate against sound better than mineral wool), significantly less can be heard between the floors compared to newly built "catalog houses" that at best have some mineral wool in the joists. Unless the buyer has expressly requested/ordered another solution, but then the price likely goes up.mrsnhp said:
One wonders what kind of people don't have control over themselves. 😉P Pin said:
Maybe they can't manage it in their ecstasy?
Also, from what I understand, BDSM is increasing which makes it inappropriate for the kids to hear😉
Behaviors can be difficult to change and in this case, it may even be a pure reflex. The wife believes the solution is soundproofing, and then a solution for that is presented. Do not intend to undergo cognitive behavioral therapy to solve the sound emitting.
Customer: I'm looking for a stereo system with good dynamics.
ElectronicSales: Silence is best for you.
Customer: But I like Beeth...
ElectronicSales: We know what's best for you.
Wow, you seem to have a lot of preconceived notions.
Where does it say that TS has a wife?
I interpret it as TS wanting help/tips with soundproofing the bedroom, perhaps because TS and their partner simply don't want to be quiet in the bedroom.
Suggesting to be quiet, in that case, is, as I see it, a highly irrelevant and dull suggestion.
It clearly states that there is a mom and dad living together with their children. Whether they are married or not feels quite unimportant. Whether the OP is the man or the woman, I don’t know, but that also feels irrelevant.G Gabbe1 said:
It's just a suggestion for the simplest solution. And it doesn’t apply all the time, only when the kids are home.G Gabbe1 said:
Alright, now you've said what you think TS should do.
But that wasn’t what TS asked about, rather "How to isolate best."
Do you have anything to add there?
And whether TS is she/he/hen makes very little difference. It's amazing how some people have to get hung up on such details. Answer the question instead...
Of course, they haven't thought of this and instead choose a more complicated solution because.. well, why not.
Customer: We wish to buy a house.
House seller: You can live under a tree.
Customer: But it will be col..
House seller: It's much more modern now!
Double plasterboard (or OSB+plasterboard) on the walls, add insulation to the interior walls as well. Sturdy doors of the "classroom model." Carpets on the floor, stuff on the walls, curtains, etc. to break up the sound.
If nothing else helps, invest in a gag.
If nothing else helps, invest in a gag.
Well, tell that to our house 🤷♀️ I, who live here, know how much it sounds; it's not just that I'm guessing. It doesn't sound nearly as much in, for example, my parents' mexitegelvilla. I don't know the construction year of that, but one can guess the era 😉G Gabbe1 said:
Maybe you can achieve something better by replacing the wood shavings with something heavier? Or even sacrifice some of the floor height for a thinner insulation and hard floorboard on top? to build a mechanical isolation between the floors.
Put a TV in the bedroom and turn up the volume.