Soundproofing a wooden floor

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sophiejazz

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I live in an old Victorian terrace. I want to sound proof a wooden floor to reduce noise from downstairs. It's been suggested I put down a barrier mat, db soundproofing matting 15, tecsound 100 and then engineered wood floor. Does this sound about right and if so recommendations for sourcing the materials? Many thanks
 
For a number of reasons I want to keep a wood floor and I do prefer engineered to laminate as I think it's not as noisy. It's the soundproofing bit that I'm not sure about.
 
Do you own the whole house or just the downstairs?

I had an Edwardian house with thick and heavy lime plaster, which was very effective at blocking sound. Have your ceilings been replaced yet?
 
sophiejazz said:
I live in an old Victorian terrace. I want to sound proof a wooden floor to reduce noise from downstairs. It's been suggested I put down a barrier mat, db soundproofing matting 15, tecsound 100 and then engineered wood floor. Does this sound about right and if so recommendations for sourcing the materials? Many thanks
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Are you aware that you'll need to take circa 35mm of the bottom of your doors using that? No comments about the material, other than to say it seems a bit on the thin side for what the manufacturers promise, but bear in mind that noise also transmits through walls, etc as well as through the floors and that lower frequency noises require a different approach to high frequency ones
 
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Be aware that some flats have a ban on not having carpets.
If your building has that rule, you may lay the floor and find that the downstairs neighbour complains
 
What does he lease say?
Do internal renovations require agreement from the management?
 
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