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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Solid core door might help a very small amount. We did this throughout and my wife swears there was no difference in sound transmission, I think there was a little bit. Hard surfaces (hardwood floors) are a big issue. Good size rugs and rug pads can definitely help absorb sound. Unfortunately the MOST effective solutions are the most costly: 1 adding sound damping insulation to the ceiling cavities and select walls and/or adding sound dampening drywall like QuietRock. if you have upstairs bedroom issue like we did the cheapest solution is a white noise machine. [/quote] The doors need to be installed properly too. I paid extra for solid core doors and my useless contractor installed them all with a one inch gap from the floor. Might as well have no doors. But whoever mentioned vents is right too. We sound insulated our master bath but you can hear conversation from the door next to it very clearly through the AC vents.[/quote]
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