Poor acoustics in your home or office can play a key part in your wellbeing. Unwanted noise that reverberates through your home can cause anything from mild irritation to high levels of stress and lack of sleep. Ongoing exposure to unwanted noise can even cause hearing damage, impaired concentration and other stress-related symptoms.
So, how do you ensure good acoustics in your home or office, and reduce unwanted noise for once and for all? Wool is an excellent fibre for dissipating noise and cushioning sound. Find out how to use it to mitigate noise in our five simple tips below:
1. Choose wool carpet for your floors
Using wool to carpet your home or office is a great way to reduce unwanted noise instantly. Wool acts as a sound absorber and helps to dampen any impact noise, such as footfalls, in a room. Wool carpet has been found to outperform hard flooring in terms of its capacity to suppress unwanted noise, benefitting not only your home or office but locations such as theatres, libraries, classrooms and equipment testing rooms too.
2. Hang a wool rug on your wall
Hanging a wool rug on a bare wall not only creates an eye-catching décor element in your home or office, but it also assists with better acoustics – particularly in sparse entranceways and on high walls. Empty spaces can have some of the worst acoustics, particularly if high ceilings are involved, but hanging a thick, wool rug can instantly mitigate unwanted noise. Be sure to consult an expert when it comes to hanging your chosen rug, as it can be tricky.
3. Ensure your carpet has a permeable backing
Choosing a carpet with an underlay that consists of permeable backing, ensures sound absorption is even greater. Most wool carpets have a permeable backing, making them better equipped to deal with noise mitigation than bare tile floors, wooden floors or carpets without underlay.
4. Double down with wool rugs
Placing a wool rug on top of your wool carpet will boost sound absorption in your home or office. This is particularly useful in areas with high levels of foot traffic or areas of your home or office with poor acoustics, such as rooms with high ceilings or a grand entranceway. A wool rug on top of hard flooring can also assist with sound absorption in hallways, boardrooms and bedrooms.
5. Invest in wool curtains
Wool curtains are an excellent option for your home. They add warmth and reduce moisture and air pollution, as well as being flame resistant. Wool curtains also help mitigate noise from the outside, meaning better quality sleep for you and your family.
Nothing beats comfort when it comes to your home or office. By using wool to mitigate noise, you’ll not only increase comfort levels but also decrease stress and health issues caused by poor acoustics and unwanted sound.
