Quality Insulation for a Quieter Home or Business in Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Properly installed insulation is a great way to make your home or business more comfortable and efficient, but it can also help make it quieter in select rooms or the entire building. This is ideal for busy urban areas, home studios, media rooms, recording studios or professional settings where reducing sound transmission is crucial for a comfortable, quiet environment.
When you need to make your Long Island building as quiet as possible, turn to Rocket Insulation’s experts. Our company offers residential and commercial insulation services throughout Nassau and Suffolk County, including Southampton, Great Neck and beyond.
We can recommend the best products and installation methods to achieve maximum sound dampening, and we can provide professional installation services for all our insulation solutions.
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Soundproofing insulation absorbs sound waves as they pass through, dampening them or reducing their volume. Although standard insulation like fiberglass and cellulose offers relatively good sound-dampening capabilities, specialty versions of fiberglass, cellulose and mineral wool insulation offer enhanced sound-dampening.
Soundproofing insulation can be an essential part of a comprehensive soundproofing strategy combined with other sound-deadening materials mounted inside the room.
Enjoy the quiet with soundproofing insulation from our team at Rocket Insulation. Contact us to learn more about our soundproofing products today.
Soundproofing Insulation for Long Island Homes & Businesses
At Rocket Insulation, we offer several products that can make your Long Island home or business as quiet as possible, including:
- Fiberglass batts: Our fiberglass batts fit snugly between wall studs and other framing members, offering good thermal performance and sound dampening, along with an optional kraft paper facing that acts as a vapor barrier.
- Blown-in fiberglass: Ideal for finished walls, blown-in fiberglass can be installed through a small opening between wall studs, filling the cavity and creating a dense insulation with good sound-dampening abilities.
- Blown-in cellulose: Another blown-in insulation, cellulose is made primarily from recycled newspaper treated to withstand fire and pests. It offers excellent thermal performance and good sound-dampening abilities.
- Mineral wool: Made from spun rock fibers and metal slag, our Rockwool insulation is denser than fiberglass batts, which results in slightly better sound-dampening with similar thermal performance.
Absorbing vs. Blocking Sound
If your goal is to reduce noise or improve the acoustics of a room, it’s helpful to know the difference between sound absorption and sound blocking. In short, sound absorption improves the quality of sound within a space, while sound blocking focuses on preventing sound from entering or leaving that space. Let’s take a closer look at each method.
What Is Sound Absorption?
Sound absorption is all about managing the sound waves within a room. It reduces echoes and reverberation by soaking up sound energy rather than reflecting it. Materials like foam panels, acoustic tiles and fiberglass are commonly used for sound absorption purposes. These materials have porous surfaces that allow sound waves to enter, reducing the noise that bounces around the room.
The potential applications for sound absorption are broad, ranging from improving speech clarity in conference rooms to creating a more pleasant dining experience in restaurants. In spaces like recording studios or concert halls, sound absorption helps produce a balanced and clear sound for the listener’s enjoyment. The main benefit of sound absorption is that it results in a quieter, more controlled environment.
What Is Sound Blocking?
Sound blocking, also known as soundproofing, is about creating barriers that prevent sound from passing through walls, floors or ceilings. Unlike absorption, which deals with sound inside a room, blocking keeps unwanted noise out or prevents it from escaping. Dense materials like mineral wool, extra-thick drywall, mass-loaded vinyl or concrete are typical choices for sound blocking. These materials work by adding mass and density to a structure, making it harder for sound waves to pass through.
Sound blocking is commonly used when noise containment is desired. You might soundproof a music studio, the exterior walls of a home near a busy intersection or a conference room where private meetings occur. The primary benefit of sound blocking is its ability to reduce or eliminate noise transfer between spaces, creating a quieter, more peaceful environment.
Call Today for Soundproofing Insulation in the Long Island Area
Make your Long Island home or business quieter and easier to work in with our soundproofing insulation services from Rocket Insulation. We offer exceptional service and quality, and as a member of the Installed Building Products Family of Companies, we have the support of the nation’s second-largest insulation installer.
From soundproofing to attic, wall and basement insulation, choose Rocket Insulation when you need to make your home or business more comfortable.
Contact us today to request a quote for soundproofing insulation in Suffolk County, Nassau County or the greater Long Island area.