How to block low frequency bass rumbling in a house
Low-frequency bass rumbling and vehicle noise easily penetrate exterior walls, and standard white noise machines cannot mask them because of the different frequency. Soundproofing against this deep noise is nearly impossible without tearing out drywall and spending a significant amount of money, which leaves homeowners desperate for a partial reduction of 10 to 20 decibels just to sleep.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1leaving a note on the car
- 2taking the neighbor to court
- 3contacting local police
- 4thicker curtains
- 5cover noise like a fan
- 6hanging up blankets
- 7tacking up foam board insulation
- 8disposable foam earplugs
- 9adding a second layer of drywall with green glue
- 10hanging mass loaded vinyl
- 11rearranging rooms to sleep towards the back of the house
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“It's ruined my sleep and I can't take it anymore.”source ↗
“I gotta try something I don't need total soundproofing; if I can knock it down 10-20 dB maybe I can sleep through it”source ↗
“It's damn near impossible to sound proof without tearing out drywall and spending a ton of money.”source ↗
“White noise isn't helping at all cuz it's a different frequency.”source ↗
Where this came up
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