I recently purchased a townhouse (1996 construction shared walls) and am having issues with the neighbours sound system (subwoofer) coming in to my loungeroom as a ‘boom’ sort of reverberating ‘felt’ noise… Traffic sound, airplane noise, barking dogs etc don’t bother me but this is hard to ignore as you can feel it. It means I can’t enjoy my tv or quiet reading time. I have spoken to the neighbours and they are very reasonable but even with their sub turned down the noise is very audible and felt in my home. I spoke briefly to a company, who were very nice and helpful, that sells ‘barrierboard’ … Which consists of two sheets of differing thickness gyprock separated by an insulating layer that acts as a decoupler. These sound proof panels are available in two sizes, 2400×1200 and 2700×1200. Unlike standard plasterboard panels, the composite Barrierboard product is rigid, ensuring
