Period terraces
Older terraces often share walls and chimney breasts that carry neighbours' noise.
What usually worksTavistock, Devon
Tavistock's terraced cottages and stone townhouses sit within a World Heritage Site, and the area has a strong creative community. We help with neighbour noise in period homes and with studios and music rooms that need to keep sound in.
Common problems
Older terraces often share walls and chimney breasts that carry neighbours' noise.
What usually worksRecording, rehearsing or teaching at home without disturbing anyone means isolation as well as treatment.
What usually worksA compact booth is often all a singer or voiceover artist needs.
What usually worksTavistock is part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site and has many listed buildings. Internal work to a listed building can need listed building consent, so check with West Devon Borough Council first.
What we do
Independent linings and acoustic clip systems for noise from next door.
Acoustic ceilings and floor upgrades for footsteps and noise from above.
Secondary glazing, sealing and wall upgrades for a quieter night.
Room-within-a-room builds that keep music and singing in.
Speech privacy for offices, meeting rooms and treatment rooms.
Separating walls and floors built to Building Regulations Part E.
How it works
Free site survey
We visit, listen and find where the noise is actually getting in.
Clear written quote
What we'll build, how much room you'll lose and what improvement to expect.
Careful installation
Your home protected, dust kept down, and the room left ready to decorate.
Handover & certificate
A Terbium certificate with a QR code anyone can use to check it's genuine.
"Tom pays so much attention to detail and really cares about his work. He takes the time to explain and discuss everything… We now have so much more peace and quiet in our living room and it feels a lot more private."
Yes, a room-within-a-room build works in garden rooms and outbuildings too. Check with the council whether planning permission is needed for any new structure.
Yes. We visit, assess the noise and give you a written quote with no obligation to go ahead.
Soundproofing inside your own home doesn't normally need planning permission or Building Regulations approval. Listed buildings and conversions into flats are the main exceptions.
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We'll find where the noise gets in and give you a clear written quote. No obligation.
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