Soundproof/noise reduction inside home?

[Candlealmond]

Hello,

I’m looking for advice on making my new house as quiet as possible! It’s a detached 70’s house, solidly built - so lovely brick walls and no squeaky floorboards etc.

I really want to make my house as quiet as possible internally (nothing to do with neighbours).

Currently in a Victorian house where every floorboard squeaks, creaks, groans, the stairs are horrendously loud when someone walks up or down it wakes me up with the doors closed, I can hear everyone’s business in the bathroom as the door is too short and it’s all echoey and wood, horrible!

Any advice would be much appreciated to avoid noise in my new home!

have a look at the doors. They are probably thin panelled wood, or hollow flush doors made of air with a thin ornamental wrapper.

If you change them for a solid, heavy door (my preference is for fire doors) they are very effective at muffling noise.

If you need to do any work on the floors (e.g. if they are chipboard which belongs on a bonfire) include mineral wool between the joists. Except in the bathroom because any leak will make it soggy and take a long time to dry.