Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Sound Barriers [was Enclosed "street" between homes

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On Mar 18, 2008, at 10:36 AM, Matthew Whiting wrote:

> Assuming you don't mind lossing some head room, you can add on sound  
> buffering material to the ceilings.

That stops sound from going up and thick carpets with rubber mats will  
stop it from coming down. We have households with allergies who can't/ 
don't have carpeting.

I think what we need is a solution that can be put _inside_ the  
ceiling but everyone I've talked to about foams, for example, that you  
use pre-construction to fill walls, says they are untested on existing  
construction.

Is there anything else or has anyone done more testing?

Thanks,

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing,Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org