TV downstairs sound going into bedroom upstairs - Sound proofing advice

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Hi,
Has anyone had success in lowering sound transfer from ground floor to first floor (tv is directly below the bedroom).
Ideally without huge cost or big building works

thx

I have floorboards so imagine the result will be better if you have carpet.

I stuffed the cavity below my floor with soundslab Rockwool. Before my floor used to block about 30db of sound now it blocks 50db of sound so if the tv is on normal to quiet it can’t be heard upstairs.

There are sound blocking underlays as well for carpet

If your tv is wall mounted it may make the wall act as a speaker I know I can hear the neighbours tv because of this... should be banned on party walls :)

It cost me about £400 on top of sanding the floor so not huge money. But if you weren’t doing It in conjunction of this you’d need to factor in repairs after. Not really a concern if you have carpet.

Get the person watching telly downstairs to wear Bluetooth headphones connected to the telly?

thanks Squirreltamer
Has anyone used acoustic underlay with any noticeable noise reduction?

I have this with my oh who often watches after I go to bed. The only thing that worked for us was turning the sound right down and closing any doors between us. I found ear plugs and a few glasses of wine dulled the sound beautifully.

Bluetooth headphones for the late night / early morning TV watcher

Unfortunately blue tooth headphones isn't a solution, its a childs bedroom above and the noise is considerable.

I need to do some actual soundproofing I think

Am I being dense? If the viewer is wearing headphones why is the noise considerable? Don't understand, sorry. Or is it a different property beneath?

longearedbat our family may be different to yours, we don't all sit around the tv wearing headphones when our youngest has gone to be...... we're bait more social than that.

Can you move the TV?

no. There should be a solution I think. The noise transfer is much louder than what we have had in our previous houses.

How loud is your tv that it’s keeping your child awake?

:) oh gosh I think that everyone is missing the point.

Thanks though.

No, I can quite see you wouldn't all sit round with headphones on.
Have you got the tv fixed to a wall below the bedroom with a sound bar/surround sound or other enhancement? I think your only option is possibly to move the tv and just turn the sound right down.
I hate the way tv channels pump up the sound at times (like ad breaks, programme trails, assuming you are watching live tv), and it always has me reaching for the remote.

"The noise transfer is much louder than what we have had in our previous houses."

How old was your previous house, and how old is your current one?

Did you previous house have carpets, or bare boards?

PigletJohn The houses are about the same age. Boards downstairs and carpets upstairs. I think there might be some soundproofing missing.

As we also have a tv in a different room above another bedroom and you can't hear anything.

The room below where the noise transfer is coming from is open plan and about 10 years old

So what age is that?

Carpets upstairs will help block noise from below.

when you say the room is 10 years old, do you mean that is the age of the house, or do you mean the room was added on or altered?

Are there holes in the ceiling, for example for downlighters?