The cause of noise from the padding can not only be a defect in the.
Carpet making noise.
The noise reduction coefficient nrc is a grade given to a material to show how well it works with controlling the sound in a room.
Carpet and padding can even be installed over your existing hard floor if necessary.
For some reason the underlay was making the squeaking noise.
The thicker the pad under the carpeting the more noise reduction you will receive.
The installers came around and lifted the carpet.
They cut a small section away around 1 inch squared and the noise went away.
Adding padding and carpet to your flooring will greatly reduce noises such as footsteps.
A material s power to absorb sound varies with frequency.
Thankfully the problem was not particularly serious.
They re not 100 sure why it was making the noise possibly a manufacturing fault.
Consider it a gift to your neighbours.
Even with proper installation however there s a risk that the foam carpet padding could make just as much noise as it deadens.
Persian carpet this is by far the best acoustic.
Can heavier carpet or thicker padding help reduce noise stomping feet and bothersome sounds from neighbors.
Since carpet is an exceptional sound absorber carpet can reduce the sound of walking by 25 to 34 decibels whereas laminate flooring reduces surface sounds by only 1 to 6 decibels.