Our home was built on a hill. Our lot sits in the middle of a very busy neighborhood. Our home sits in the middle of a busy street. If you are like us and you work from home, then the noise and traffic can be a little overwhelming. Fortunately, our home is on top of the hill which allows for lots of natural sound to filter through. We do our best to listen to this sound and try to take it into consideration when designing our home.
We are fans of the concept of “soundproofing your home”. Soundproofing a home means that it is designed to be designed to block the sounds that we can hear. It also means that the noise that we are able to hear when we’re in our home (and outside) is not the noise of nature.
In the early-to-mid 2000s, I worked in the home furnishings industry. I worked in a house that was built in the 1960s. The house was built with wood shingles and a stone foundation. I had to be so careful to ensure that my home was soundproofed when we moved in. It was the most careful of environments to be in.
I remember sitting in my living room in my house one day and saying to myself, “Well, it’s nice and cool in here, but who cares about soundproofing?” The next day I was back on the construction site, and the soundproofing had already been installed. I am not sure if I was upset by that, but I am sure I was worried about it.
Sounds like the perfect kind of project for a soundproofing project.
I’m sure most of us have heard stories of construction workers being in too big a hurry to finish their work and getting injured and making mistakes. However, there is no reason to believe that the same would not also apply to an experienced construction company. I’m sure that the home depot would have taken the same care in installing the soundproofing as their contractors would in installing it, and I am sure that the contractors would not have gotten hurt.
As most contractors know, there is a difference between a soundproofing project and an installation project. The former is a large project that should be done properly and with the utmost attention to detail and safety. The latter is simply installing soundproofing that has been improperly installed. Both are done poorly, and there is no reason that it can’t be done properly and safely.
While many of us may not realize, it is possible for contractors to be injured in the course of their work. There are a number of reasons why this is possible, and one of the most common ones that I am aware of is that a contractor may not have a good understanding of their own personal safety.
