Shh! Sound Abatement
- Tracy Daves
- Designer Spotlight
- As the Director of Design and Marketing for Shaw Floors on the East Coast for 14 years, Tracy is a time -juggling wife, mom, designer, and chicken lady that travels extensively chatting up designers.
Hush! Be quiet! Zip it! Shut it! Put a lid on it! Is that a herd of elephants? (This could be said in my own home or any of your residents’ homes on any given day)
My beloved noisemakers!
⚡️WHACK! WHACK! WHACK! ⚡️The sound of a broomstick as it hits the ceiling. No surprise that noise is the 3rd most frequent complaint in multifamily buildings. 20% of residents say they would move if they have noisy neighbors. That can add up to a lot of revenue lost to turnovers. No bueno!
(Sidenote: that’s a major reason why we moved out of our last place, noisy neighbors. I may or may not have yelled “QUIET!!!” around midnight at 9 months preggo 😤 to my over-served-outdoor-karaoke-singing neighbors. I digress....)
So have you ever been told that your beautiful design ideas for a project will just be too loud?
The struggle is real!
Well, we have great news...Shaw has combined an industry leading acoustical program with beautifully designed products. There is no need to compromise style for noise ever again. And at Shaw Floors we have Sound Solutions.
We know acoustics can make or break the effectiveness of your building. Shaw specifiers partner with you to provide sound solutions through: independent lab testing, product innovation, and consulting services.
SO, WHAT CAN YOU DO TO IMPROVE SOUND RATINGS?
Talk to your specifier (they are the bomb.com!) about our acoustical products and services to bring sound solutions to you, and see how we can increase your flooring IIC.
And make sure to check out our award-winning Sound Advisor™ to hear the IIC test for various floor assembly and flooring combinations.
Quiet as a mouse,
Tracy
