What Is the Best Noise Resistant Flooring?
By Created: April, 2021
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Some of the best products to use to soundproof a room include:
- Interlocking Rubber Floor Tiles
- ShokLok Interlocking Tiles
- Sound Reduction Gym Floor Tiles
- SilentTread Rubber Sound Underlayment Rolls
- AcoustiCork Tiles
- Foam Kids and Gym Mats
How Can You Find the Right Noise Resistant Flooring?
When trying to create a type of floor that resists sound, it’s helpful to think about the type of noise that’s occurring in the area.- Impact: An impact style of noise occurs when objects hit the ground, creating a banging sound. For a fitness center or home gym where the athletes work with and possess free weights or kettlebells, rubber and foam are some of the best noise resistant flooring options.
- Transmission: A transmission noise occurs when loud music, television, or conversations create unwanted sound that travels through walls and floors. Rubber, foam, and cork all work well for helping to prevent transmission sound.
What Are Some of the Top Rubber Floors for Preventing Unwanted Noise?
Rubber has quite a few benefits as noise resistant flooring, making it a popular choice in both residential and professional settings.Commercial fitness centers that exist in areas where noise may bother neighboring businesses can make use of rubber to reduce the effects of noise. For a home gymnasium, using rubber underlayment can cut down on noise that reverberates throughout the home, bothering other family members.
Thicker tiles provide a higher level of sound reduction than thinner tiles. However, thick rubber tiles are heavy, which can complicate installation.

Thanks to a 10% color fleck concentration in the base black color, these tiles work nicely as a main type of flooring, rather than only as an underlayment. Select among gray, blue, or a gray/blue combination in the color flecks.

These are heavy tiles, weighing 95 pounds apiece for an almost 4-by-6-foot coverage size per mat, so more than one person will need to be available for helping with the installation.

Each tile measures 2 by 2 feet in size and weighs almost 28 pounds. The tiles pop together, but they use a hidden interlock system to maintain clean lines in the final installation, which is ideal for a commercial gymnasium. The tiles are slip resistant, while also providing insulation against a cold subfloor.

This noise resistant flooring rolls out over the subfloor. Installers then can place other types of flooring over the top, such as wood planks, carpet, or vinyl laminate.
This thin roll has only 2 mm of thickness (a little more than 1/16 inches). It covers 4 by 25 feet.
Is Cork an Effective Noise Suppression Flooring?
Cork is one of the best types of flooring to use for reducing noise, as it delivers commercial quality materials in a style of flooring that’s easy to install.
AcoustiCork pieces each measure 3/8 inches in thickness and 2 by 3 feet in coverage size. Glue them down onto the subfloor, and then lay another type of flooring over the top.
Will Foam Floors Reduce Noise From a Child’s Playroom?
In a noisy playroom, EVA foam tiles will keep the noise under control, allowing others in the home to relax while the kids play. They also give the kids a safe space to protect them from falls while they’re playing.
Multiple bright colors are available, giving the kids a fun area to play.