We just built a new house with berber carpet carpet in the master bedroom dowstairs and all the other bedrooms upstairs. Our six year old daughter's room is directly above ours. The amount of noise that we hear just from her walking around is horrible. It sounds like she is a 300 lb. giant in a rage and all she is doing is walking and playing. It's impossible to take a nap or relax if she is in her room and we are in ours. It's driving us crazy. Our builder is very sound and reputable and we don't feel like it's a lack of quality. Does berber carpet have less padding than regular carpet or does it allow a lot more motion and sound to travel through it? Does anyone have a solution to this? (we can't put her in another bedroom)
2007-05-01 15:49:57 · 2 answers · asked by Michelle F 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
The padding is what you put under it. Some people put a double layer to make people think they have really lush carpet, that your feet almost sink into. good luck
2007-05-01 15:54:14 · answer #1 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A little late now, but, always insulate the walls and floor, and ceilings between bedrooms. The Berber will not deflect sound as well as an open face carpet. If your builder used floor trusses rather than joists, he was able to span 24" instead of 16". So building quality is not jeopardized, but no thought is given to sound while following building codes. So your daughter has a 24" spring board just above your heads.
2007-05-01 16:02:21 · answer #2 · answered by T C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋