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Soundproofing SoHo

SoHo is cast iron loft buildings converted into apartments, with retail at street level and heavy truck traffic on Broadway and Canal. The lofts are beautiful and acoustically unforgiving: high ceilings, wood plank floors and very little between units.

Local Noise Problems

What we are called for in SoHo

Wood plank floors between lofts

Original plank floors on timber joists transmit footsteps and rolling loads straight through. In a building of converted lofts this is the single most common dispute between neighbours.

Retail and truck noise

Street level retail, deliveries and truck traffic on Broadway and Canal produce impact and low frequency noise that large loft windows do very little to stop.

Landmark facades

The cast iron facades are protected, so window work has to be done from inside. Interior secondary glazing is the standard route and is accepted where replacement would not be.

Working in SoHo buildings

Loft conversions differ from unit to unit, and the floor above you may not be built the way yours is. We open an inspection area, confirm the actual assembly, and prepare the alteration filing and insurance documentation the building requires.

Services available in SoHo

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Soundproofing services in SoHo

As a soundproofing contractor SoHo residents call in, the brief is usually footsteps from the loft above. Apartment soundproofing SoHo buildings need is an isolated ceiling built clear of the joists, and residential soundproofing SoHo owners ask for frequently includes the facade as a second, separate piece of work.

Commercial soundproofing SoHo businesses need covers retail, showrooms and offices at street level with apartments above them. Where a loft simply reverberates because it is hard surfaced and tall, acoustic treatment SoHo spaces need addresses that and costs a fraction of isolation.

The noise reduction SoHo owners get from below, without touching the neighbour’s floor, is better than most people expect. As a soundproofing company SoHo boards have approved before, we provide the documentation and work within landmark constraints throughout.

Frequently Asked

Soundproofing in SoHo

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Can footsteps through a plank floor be stopped from below? +
Largely, yes. An isolated ceiling built clear of the joists handles it without touching the floor above, which matters when the neighbour has no interest in work being done in their loft.
Is treating the floor above better than the ceiling below? +
Acoustically it is often better, because you interrupt the noise at source. Practically it is rarely available, since it means working in someone else’s apartment and lifting an original floor.
Can the landmarked windows be improved? +
Yes, from the inside. An interior acoustic insert leaves the facade untouched and is accepted in the historic district where exterior replacement would not be.

Ready for a quieter space?

Tell us what you are hearing, where the noise is coming from, and how the space is used. Free acoustic assessment, with same-day estimates available.

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Soundproof phone and meeting booth installed in an open-plan office