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Frances IoM	17/11/2015 18:56:17
1395 forum posts 30 photos	Chris Parsons: in one of the earlier threads on silencing compressors someone mentioned the lead based floor/wall covering - I bought a roll which seems to reduce noise somewhat - quick test is can you hear the downstairs neighbour's TV - if so then you will have quite a lot of soundproofing to do
Muzzer	17/11/2015 19:40:40
2904 forum posts 448 photos	Lead? Are you sure?
John Hinkley	17/11/2015 20:08:23
1545 forum posts 484 photos	As this thread has been resurrected, I'll toss my hat into the ring. I recently purchased a 2 square metre pack of "rubber"/foam hybrid interlocking mats from my local Halfords @ £10 a pop as an experiment. Ok, swarf can get embedded if you let it, but at least it encourages me to vacuum up after each session. I looked the other day in a different Halfords branch and they were still for sale there, same price. I think that I will get some more to extend the existing set and maybe keep a couple as spares. Worth a look. John
Frances IoM	17/11/2015 21:11:26
1395 forum posts 30 photos	Muzzer: looks like lead powder in some form of plastic (rubber-like) matting - very heavy! - claims approx 30dB sound attention for a 3mm thick layer - suspect much better at attenuating higher (speech) frequencies than low machine rumble (much of which is often not airborne but wall/floor transmission

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