noisy kitchen

sevefan

My kitchen is large and does not have any curtains or carpet so it can get very noisy when few people congretate. Has anyone any ideas on how to combat this problem. I have heard of some sort of panels that can be put on wall to absorb sound as as I have a large wall free I could put these up. Any help would be appreciated

aynon

where exactly are the noises coming from, and what kind of sound is it, what you probably need is foam. foam is great for sound absorption, also why isnt there curtains? curtains are great for sound.

sevefan

the noises are just when lot of people in kitchen as no soft furnishing to absorb sounds. Blinds on windows and tiles on floor

aynon

well is it vibrations or is it actual sounds, these can have two totally different solutions.

sevefan

thanks aynon, its just always sounds like I cant hear anyone speaking as noise level is so high as as this does not happen in sitting room where there is wooden floor, I am not sure which category to put it under.

aynon

that would be sound. not vibration.

to make the sound completely go away soft foam all over the walls of the kitchens and the walls of the cabinets.

what size is the kitchen, roughly?
lets see if i can come up with a bit more of a practical solution. and is wall and floor units? or just floor units?

sevefan

Kitchen 30x15 approx. wall & floor units - house only 3 years old. Foaming all walls not feasible - too big a job for me , I have one big clear piece of wall beside my fridge and thats where I got this idea of some sort of decorative panels that i could put up on this space to help. Never saw them anywhere but heard someone talk about them once.

denisor

couple of suggestions for your dilema, I understand your problem,

Buy a rug to help reduce sound bouncing on open floor areas.

Inreda on Camden St Dublin 2 do felt sound panels like this

http://www.archiexpo.com/prod/ruckstuhl-ag/felt-sound-absorption-wall-panel-51089-144068.html

Easier alernatives to cover areas of hard surface with areas of soft surface, which will cut down on echo and reverberated noise would be simple things like buying a bean bag or two, perhaps using a large sugar paper light shade, curtains, cushions, fabric on chairs etc.

Even a fabric table cloth can help, a large pile of washing in a room can ever reduce echo effect.

Liam_Lawlor

Congregate in the sitting room - whats the attraction of all hanging out in the kitchen??