Can you fix noise traveling through floors between house levels?
Sound transfer between floors is usually fixable, but dealing with heavy low-frequency vibrations like drums and amplifiers can get very expensive and disruptive. Without proper soundproofing, the noise prevents people from feeling comfortable or confident about buying a home.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Stacking 3-inch comfortbatt with 3-inch safe and sound insulation
- 2Using R-21, R-23, or R-24 comfort batt insulation
- 3Installing a solid core door to the basement
- 4Getting an electric drum kit and in-ear monitors
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
r/HomeImprovement2 people · September 2026
“My main concern is the noise from my kids bands (drums, guitar amps and singing) and loud TV traveling upstairs.”source ↗
HairlipMcQueefStache · r/HomeImprovement · 3 upvotes
Where this came up
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