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How Do I Soundproof My Home Office While Working From Home?
How Do I Soundproof My Home Office While Working From Home?
The recent pandemic has left the world to adapt to new stay-at-home orders to prevent further spread of the novel coronavirus. For many, quarantine requires working from home and facing new challenges they may not have experienced previously while working in an office building. Among these issues are sharing a space with loud children as they continue school from home, picking up on reverberation during business calls, or noticing just how loud your noisy neighbor really is as you try to concentrate.
If you need soundproofing solutions to handle your new work-from-home struggles, look to Overtone Acoustics for guidance. We'll help determine the best solution to your sound issue and offer a variety of home office acoustic treatment products to help reduce the noise in and out of your home office. We even have special offers and discounts to make soundproofing your home more manageable. Read on for how you can improve your home office sound now!
Why is the Sound in My Home Office So Bad?
First things first, pinpointing why the sound in your home office is causing you trouble, to begin with, is the best place to start. Different sound problems require different sound proofing solutions.
For example, where is your home office currently located in your home? If your home office faces a busy street and has many windows, you are most likely dealing with exterior noise which can be fixed with sound absorbing curtains or thick drapery. If you're able to hear every noise just outside the door, your door may be poorly insulated and would greatly benefit from being sealed around the perimeter and at the floor gap to properly keep sound out. Even rearranging the layout of your home office so your desk faces a door instead of a window can help to reduce sound from reflecting around the room.
By understanding what the source of your problem is first, you can then take out the guesswork and find an efficient acoustical solution from the start.
Effectively Soundproofing Your Home Office
Acoustic Panels
Perfect for any space that requires less echo or reverberation! Overtone Acoustic Panels were designed to help with noise control in meeting rooms, classrooms, and — you guessed it — home offices. Our acoustical wall panels can drastically improve the sound in your space and are available in several sizes to best suite your home office. These decorative sound absorbing wall panels are easily customizable in Diamond Knit and Microsuede acoustic fabrics to accent the decor of your home office while reducing the amount of noise distracting you from your work.
Custom Acoustic Art Panels
If your work-from-home situation is proving to be long-term as the stay-at-home order continues, consider using this as an opportunity to have some fun and redecorate! Overtone offers custom acoustic art panels to add to the style and efficiency of your home office. A custom sound panel doubles up as a means to make your home office more productive and professional-sounding, and having some great art to admire while you work. Your custom acoustic art panels can be anything from a family photo, a beloved work of art, or a fun graphic you feel captures your style. It’s all up to your imagination!
You can also browse our ready-available Acoustic Art Panel Collections.
Door Soundproofing Solutions
If you're struggling with noise leaking into your home office from other rooms in the house, then our door soundproofing solutions will work wonders. Our Door Gasket Seal Kit includes a header and two jambs to prevent interior noise from leaking through the perimeter of your door and disrupting your work. This door soundproofing solution is fitted with an enhanced solid neoprene seal which provides a secure seal around the perimeter of the door frame.
If there is a gap present underneath your door - noise is sure to leak in. Our Automatic Door Bottom is a bottom-of-the-door seal that helps soundproof a home office door from exterior noises by engaging an acoustical door seal, which gets activated by the pressure of closing the door. The high-neoprene rubber seal drops, filling gaps upon the closing of the door to create a tight seal. It also rises up automatically when the door is opened to ensure smooth door operation. This model is recommended for soundproofing interior residential doors. If you require an even stronger seal, see our Heavy Duty Automatic Door Bottom.
Benefits of Soundproofing Your Home Office
Regardless of whether or not your work-from-home situation is temporary or long-term, improving the sound in your home office can help increase your productivity, turn your home into a more professional atmosphere, and really show your dedication to producing quality work. Soundproofing your office creates fewer distractions for you throughout the workday so you can focus on what’s important and stay ahead of everything happening during this already chaotic time.
Escape the noise and count on Overtone Acoustics to make working from home during quarantine easier. See our Home Office Solutions page and utilize our Acoustic Calculator to see how many acoustic panels you need to soundproof your office today!
If you'd like the assistance of Overtone Acoustical Engineers - you can easily get started with a Free Acoustical Assessment or call 415-855-4950 today.
The recent pandemic has left the world to adapt to new stay-at-home orders to prevent further spread of the novel coronavirus. For many, quarantine requires working from home and facing new challenges they may not have experienced previously while working in an office building. Among these issues are sharing a space with loud children as they continue school from home, picking up on reverberation during business calls, or noticing just how loud your noisy neighbor really is as you try to concentrate.
If you need soundproofing solutions to handle your new work-from-home struggles, look to Overtone Acoustics for guidance. We'll help determine the best solution to your sound issue and offer a variety of home office acoustic treatment products to help reduce the noise in and out of your home office. We even have special offers and discounts to make soundproofing your home more manageable. Read on for how you can improve your home office sound now!
Why is the Sound in My Home Office So Bad?
First things first, pinpointing why the sound in your home office is causing you trouble, to begin with, is the best place to start. Different sound problems require different sound proofing solutions.
For example, where is your home office currently located in your home? If your home office faces a busy street and has many windows, you are most likely dealing with exterior noise which can be fixed with sound absorbing curtains or thick drapery. If you're able to hear every noise just outside the door, your door may be poorly insulated and would greatly benefit from being sealed around the perimeter and at the floor gap to properly keep sound out. Even rearranging the layout of your home office so your desk faces a door instead of a window can help to reduce sound from reflecting around the room.
By understanding what the source of your problem is first, you can then take out the guesswork and find an efficient acoustical solution from the start.
Effectively Soundproofing Your Home Office
Acoustic Panels
Perfect for any space that requires less echo or reverberation! Overtone Acoustic Panels were designed to help with noise control in meeting rooms, classrooms, and — you guessed it — home offices. Our acoustical wall panels can drastically improve the sound in your space and are available in several sizes to best suite your home office. These decorative sound absorbing wall panels are easily customizable in Diamond Knit and Microsuede acoustic fabrics to accent the decor of your home office while reducing the amount of noise distracting you from your work.
Custom Acoustic Art Panels
If your work-from-home situation is proving to be long-term as the stay-at-home order continues, consider using this as an opportunity to have some fun and redecorate! Overtone offers custom acoustic art panels to add to the style and efficiency of your home office. A custom sound panel doubles up as a means to make your home office more productive and professional-sounding, and having some great art to admire while you work. Your custom acoustic art panels can be anything from a family photo, a beloved work of art, or a fun graphic you feel captures your style. It’s all up to your imagination!
You can also browse our ready-available Acoustic Art Panel Collections.
Door Soundproofing Solutions
If you're struggling with noise leaking into your home office from other rooms in the house, then our door soundproofing solutions will work wonders. Our Door Gasket Seal Kit includes a header and two jambs to prevent interior noise from leaking through the perimeter of your door and disrupting your work. This door soundproofing solution is fitted with an enhanced solid neoprene seal which provides a secure seal around the perimeter of the door frame.
If there is a gap present underneath your door - noise is sure to leak in. Our Automatic Door Bottom is a bottom-of-the-door seal that helps soundproof a home office door from exterior noises by engaging an acoustical door seal, which gets activated by the pressure of closing the door. The high-neoprene rubber seal drops, filling gaps upon the closing of the door to create a tight seal. It also rises up automatically when the door is opened to ensure smooth door operation. This model is recommended for soundproofing interior residential doors. If you require an even stronger seal, see our Heavy Duty Automatic Door Bottom.
Benefits of Soundproofing Your Home Office
Regardless of whether or not your work-from-home situation is temporary or long-term, improving the sound in your home office can help increase your productivity, turn your home into a more professional atmosphere, and really show your dedication to producing quality work. Soundproofing your office creates fewer distractions for you throughout the workday so you can focus on what’s important and stay ahead of everything happening during this already chaotic time.
Escape the noise and count on Overtone Acoustics to make working from home during quarantine easier. See our Home Office Solutions page and utilize our Acoustic Calculator to see how many acoustic panels you need to soundproof your office today!
If you'd like the assistance of Overtone Acoustical Engineers - you can easily get started with a Free Acoustical Assessment or call 415-855-4950 today.
This article makes utmost sense given the current situation. Very well written and easy to understand for someone who is new to acoustics.
Great post. As I work from home during this pandemic I find the need for sound reduction.