Soundproofing Washington Heights
Washington Heights is dominated by 1920s and 1930s six-storey elevator buildings arranged around courtyards, on steep streets below the George Washington Bridge and its bus terminal. The buildings are solid, and the courtyards carry sound beautifully.
What we are called for in Washington Heights
Courtyard buildings
Apartments face each other across a narrow courtyard, so conversation, television and music cross between units through open windows as much as through walls. The window is often the real path.
Bridge and bus terminal traffic
The bridge approach, the bus terminal and the expressway connections keep traffic noise constant on the streets nearest to them, at all hours.
Pre-war floors and party walls
Wood joist floors with masonry party walls mean footsteps and voices travel by two separate routes at once, which is why a single measure often disappoints.
Working in Washington Heights buildings
These buildings are large, mostly rentals or co-ops with onsite superintendents, and access is straightforward once the paperwork is in place. We provide insurance certificates and a schedule, and work within the building’s permitted hours.
Services available in Washington Heights
- Window Soundproofing
- Ceiling Soundproofing
- Wall Soundproofing
- Floor Soundproofing
- Residential Soundproofing
- Acoustic Treatment
Nearby areas we cover
- Soundproofing Hamilton Heights, Manhattan
- Soundproofing Harlem, Manhattan
- Soundproofing Riverdale, The Bronx
- Soundproofing Kingsbridge, The Bronx
- Soundproofing Upper West Side, Manhattan
Soundproofing services in Washington Heights
As a soundproofing contractor Washington Heights residents call in, the first thing we establish is whether the noise arrives through the courtyard or through the structure, because the two are confused constantly. Apartment soundproofing Washington Heights buildings need is often glazing rather than wall work, and residential soundproofing Washington Heights owners ask for is usually the floor above.
Commercial soundproofing Washington Heights businesses need is concentrated on Broadway and 181st Street, where retail and restaurants sit beneath apartments. Where a room is hard surfaced and echoing, acoustic treatment Washington Heights apartments need is the appropriate and much cheaper answer.
The noise reduction Washington Heights tenants and owners get depends on treating the correct opening, and in a courtyard building that is frequently a window you had not suspected. As a soundproofing company Washington Heights supers and agents can work with, we assess free and keep to building hours.
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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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