All posts tagged "noise"
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Tip of the Day: “Hear” Muffs (For Dad)
Here is one quick, money-saving tip that will help you fix up and improve your home. All from the award-winning On The House Tip of the Day.’ https://onthehouse.com/tip_audio/2017/2017-06-17.mp3
- Posted June 17, 2017
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Taking Care of Noisy Water Pipes
Did you ever turn off a faucet only to experience sounds and vibrations similar to those produced by a three-point earthquake? Here is what happens. Imagine a fast moving stream of water traveling down a narrow pipe....
- Posted August 7, 2015
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7 Tips To Creating An Amazing Home Office
We are often asked which home improvement projects are most popular and offer the best bang for one’s home improvement buck. Our poetic response for many years has been; “fireplaces are hot, swimming pools are not and...
- Posted June 28, 2015
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Stopping Bathroom Noise
Our house has back-to-back bathrooms, one of which adjoins our bedroom. When guests use this bathroom the sound of running water and toilet flushing is so loud it can awaken us from sleep. How can we deaden...
- Posted January 24, 2014
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Noise-Reducing Walls
I live in a townhouse that has a wall that I share with my neighbor next door. Can I inject blown insulation into the wall space between our dwellings to reduce noise from one space to the...
- Posted January 24, 2014
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Downing the Drainpipe
We have a 3″ schedule 40 PVC drain from a bathroom that runs about eight feet down through the basement. When hot water is draining from the bath, there is a loud cracking sound generated in the...
- Posted January 24, 2014