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We have now combined all our books and info about soundproofing on our Books page.  Go here for a quick look-see of the material we recommend.  Some are hardcopies, some can be downloaded instantly and some are FREE!

  A couple of the most popular books located there is on sound control for buildings:  Building Sound Control   Try it!  Another important book is Noise Control Manual For Residential Buildings   Both of these books are highly recommended as far more comprehensive than our EPA reprint.

^{Have a home, office or other sound problem and just don't know where to start?}  All Around your house is a web-based portal about buying and selling a home, home improvement, home security, and more. GO!

^{Used acoustical curtains are back! We sold over 400 sets of similar curtains with excellent results before we ran out.  Get yours now because we don't know when we can ever get more, when we run out this time!}

We constantly get questions about where to get someone to do an acoustical evaluation or install material.  Check with your State building contractors license board.  Mostly, people doing this type of thing need to be licensed by the state they are in.  But, if you are willing to educate them and don't want to do-it-yourself, almost any handyman can do the soundproofing type of insulation installation, not-with-standing many states requirements for licensing.  Some of the Builders,  Internet usegroups such as alt.home.repair   and other Do-It-Yourself forums are invaluable sources of information!  Another resource is IMPROVENET!  a unified contractors listing for contractors in various parts of the country. (USA)  To see a cost estimate of the work, check in with get-A-Quote!    One of the most asked questions is answered here! How to hire a contractor.  Or How To Select Soundproofing Suppliers!

^{A noted reliable contractor and sound control consultant in the San Francisco Bay Area is Bay Area Noise Control.  Here's Granahan,   one proven reliable that uses our methods and materials located in Southern California.}

 Discussion community for home remodeling, renovation and repair. Also general discussion on topics such as insurance, buying/selling and more.

Handyman Josh - Providing all handyman services to the greater Orlando area.

^{Located in the UK? Here's a site with similar products to ours, but you'll still need our "Books"!  (and the sample kit may allow you to match up with something similar, obtainable locally!).}

What about soundproofing your bird?

^{Another interesting link for those who want Music Rooms or you have a need to quiet your piano?  This other site shows how to quiet the keys!}

^{Home repair and upgrading:  Best site we've seen so far is Jim Evans  effort.  Check out the "Computer and Office Desks" Page - the have additional resources for home improvement, too. See www.abuildnet.com/}  and www.homeimprovementsteps.com/     Say,  Try the JungleShop for more interesting items!

^{We get lots of requests for info about noise-canceling,} or Active Noise Reduction.  (ANR)  In Desert Storm, the enemy were astounded and dismayed when they couldn't hear  the American tanks drive right up into their camps!  That's a link to a site on that subject.

^{Some of our customers have had good results by "Masking" annoying, intolerable noise with white noise generators made by MARPAC    or SCAMPMASK.  Hard to see that adding more noise will relieve the noise, but to see if this will work for you, use a FM receiver tuned to between stations to see if this will tend to mask your noise source. A running fan will sometimes work, too.  A better inexpensive solution is headsets/earplugs: (Earmuffs).}

^{Sound, noise,  legal problems?  Need help?  Try the NO-NONSENSE national clearinghouse to reduce noise pollution;   http://www.nonoise.org  They have impressive resources! Another site of interest is: The noise enforcement and code compliance experts, offering a full range of noise-related services. A link to a reading of annoyance and comparative zoning regulations is at BKL Consultants Ltd.}  

^{Our own FAQ page covers info gleaned from the old forums on the old (months ago) web site.  The other archived forums can be accessed from the Navigation sidebar. This is still very good info, just like our own current Forum.}

^{For wet blow-in insulation, check the Nu-wool company for a dealer near you.  Don't bother with common loose cellulose filling, it has little in acoustical properties!  (About the same as fiberglass insulation!) Another possibility is "Icynene".}

^{Building a Sound Studio? Another "Gotta Have It" of interest to sound studio builders is   "Acoustics 101"    It also has similar info we provide here, but in a more condensed manner.    Practical info from another one of our competitors who've been there, done that!  (We provide links to our competitors in the interest of promoting your knowledge.  You're in the drivers seat on where to buy the products!).  Don't forget to bookmark us to be sure to return here!}

^{The stuffed shirt forum: Probably the best source of the more esoteric info about audio noise and sound info is the alt.sci.physics.acoustics   (This is not a link- it's the address of the usegroup) newsgroup.    The regulars there are mostly professional and academic and are located in the UK so look down on us common Americans or anyone not willing to spend a fortune on consulting fees to generate a impressive but, mostly useless report,  or who, (God Forbid!),  might happen to try make a buck.   There is, however,  a lot of info passing through  there and these snobs have been known to pass some of it off to questioners if it's abjectly and subserviently phrased to their liking and you make it crystal clear that you respect their clearly high(er) station in life.}

^{Looking for HARD DATA about soundproofing measurements and comparisons of ratings?  Well, we don't go into it here on this site because it's all relative and lab figures can be very misleading!  Materials behave differently depending on their care in installation and the surroundings. Annoyance levels are subjective and so is the materials to control them!  But if you need a noise control primer and want to look at some graphs and charts, here's the site!}  

^{Churches usually have limited budgets, so the sound control in them may be badly handled.  Here's some links to those specializing in this:}

^{Church Myth: Wires for soundproofing!?}

^{The Church Sound Discussion Group part of   The Church Sound Network.    Listing of appropriate books on sound systems.} 

^{Our own sound control Solutions to everyday noisy sound-proofing problems.}

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^{Introducing the Jones Payne Group, who are a multi-disciplinary group of Architects, Construction Managers and Project Managers based in Boston. One of their practice groups is The Jones Payne Noise Mitigation Group. For the past 17 years, Jones Payne has worked on many Residential noise control and sound reduction projects for Airport and Rail Authorities throughout the U.S.}

^{OTHER LINKS:}

Frety.net - a web directory with homepage thumbnails.  Yoy-search.com - a convenient interface to ten types of search. Home Improvement Tips & Ideas: You get started immediately sorting through the magazines and cutting out the home improvement tips
 

^{Read about us in the New York Times!}     What about MOLD and soundproofing?

 Our walk-in soundproofing store is located at 455 EAST CARMEL ST, SAN MARCOS, CA. 92078  Open 8-5 Weekdays. Saturdays 'till Noon! Location Map.  Nearby Airports: San Diego, Palomar (Carlsbad), (AMTRAK, too!)  Oceanside, Fallbrook, Temecula (Rancho California: French Valley).  Call for pickup!  1-888-942-7723 Se Hable Espanol!  Got a Soundproofing Video? Show the world about your success! Upload it Here!                                                   Hey!  Get this FREE report!  (By return email!)

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