How to Deaden Sound in a House

A house with little to no sound deadening will allow sound to travel through it easily. This is because the sound is able to continually bounce from wall to wall, without losing much energy as it reflects. Adding sound deadening helps absorb sound waves, making it more difficult for the sound to reflect. This will not only make your house quieter, but it will drastically improve the clarity of your home entertainment system and stereo.

Area rugs
Padded furniture
Curtains
Foam

Instructions

- 1
  Lay area rugs on hard floor surfaces. Doing so will help deaden sound reflections coming off the floor.
- 2
  Add pieces of padded furniture to your house. Big chairs, fluffy couches and other items will work well at absorbing sound in your house. The thicker the padding on the furniture, the better it will deaden sound. Placing pillows and blankets on this furniture will further help the cause.
- 3
  Add curtains to the windows in your house. The material will help absorb sound and deaden your house. Thick curtains will work better at deadening sound than thin curtains.
- 4
  Hang foam on the walls of your house to absorb sound most effectively. A variety of companies produce sound deadening foam panels made specifically for this purpose. A few manufacturers include Auralex.com, Foambymail.com and Soundprooffoam.com.

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