how do these mats work under treadmills? i'd like to use one of these mats above my neighbors apt. will this be effective for sound reduction?
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I have mine under a weight machine in our garage which we turned into a rec / workout room. It works perfect for what I have it for. As far as noise reduction under a treadmill (we have one) my only thought to help you would be that this mat is heavy and thick. It would probably work better than anything else that you would buy. If a mat is going to absorb sound this would be it. This is a really good mat period.
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I have mine in the basement. I can hear it from the top of the basement stairs but do not hear it in the living room above the basement. There shouldn't be any problem with adjacent apartments.
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Sorry Timsrr, this will not silence a room. It may dampen the sound a little. Now I have tested how much Dynamat and Fatmat can dampen sound and vibration. Now Fatmat is the same as Dynamat but less in price. The thicker the mat, the more it will dampen sound but will not stop all sound. I used Dynamat in a S10 pickup that was getting a lot of road noise when driving. The road noise was about how two people would talk to each other. After the Dynamat. The road noise became a whisper, but still noticeable. Fatmat did the same thing as the Dynamat did. Now on the car audio side both work great for vibration and stopping panel noise. Sorry Timsrr, this will not silence a room. It may dampen the sound a little. Now I have tested how much Dynamat and Fatmat can dampen sound and vibration. Now Fatmat is the same as Dynamat but less in price. The thicker the mat, the more it will dampen sound but will not stop all sound. I used Dynamat in a S10 pickup that was getting a lot of road noise when driving. The road noise was about how two people would talk to each other. After the Dynamat. The road noise became a whisper, but still noticeable. Fatmat did the same thing as the Dynamat did. Now on the car audio side both work... » Read More Sorry Timsrr, this will not silence a room. It may dampen the sound a little. Now I have tested how much Dynamat and Fatmat can dampen sound and vibration. Now Fatmat is the same as Dynamat but less in price. The thicker the mat, the more it will dampen sound but will not stop all sound. I used Dynamat in a S10 pickup that was getting a lot of road noise when driving. The road noise was about how two people would talk to each other. After the Dynamat. The road noise became a whisper, but still noticeable. Fatmat did the same thing as the Dynamat did. Now on the car audio side both work great for vibration and stopping panel noise. « Show Less
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Its a great mat, But Im honestly not sure about the noise reducing. Im a personal trainer, and I use it outside at parks for people to drop the barbell on when we do things like deadlifts and cleans.
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suggest you decouple your speakers although this is a good mat that won't build up static if that is a need.
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I truly do not know. I have never used it without the mat. As my treadmill does not have a motor, the only noise is the belt.
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Worked pretty good to absorb noise running on a treadmill in a 2nd floor apt. Hope this helps.
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I bought this once before to put along the shared wall in an apartment. Before laying out the felt you could hear the neighbor as if he was in the same room with us. After the installation you could hear slight muffled noise. Not 100% noise cancelation but it made a great difference.I actually used felt and a foam and carboard combination. Since you are only using it on the doors you should have enough do do a few layers. I would recommend one layer felt, one layer cardboard and one layer felt. Multiple layers for the sound to get trough will help with the noise.
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Hi, I live in a one story home...but I do the tread climber at 4 am and no one in my house has complained about the noise. We put foam puzzle mats under it so that it would not damage the floor so this may be helping too. Note: we keep our house pretty cool about 63 degrees. It takes the shocks a few minutes to warm up so it is a little bit clunky at first. Also this thing has wheels but is extremely heavy once it is put together so moving it up and downstairs if you move will take two grown strong men. But this is not a bad thing because it feels sturdy when supporting the weight of my 300 lb husband, some machine we have had in the past feel flimsy.
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Hi, I live in a one story home...but I do the tread climber at 4 am and no one in my house has complained about the noise. We put foam puzzle mats under it so that it would not damage the floor so this may be helping too. Note: we keep our house pretty cool about 63 degrees. It takes the shocks a few minutes to warm up so it is a little bit clunky at first. Also this thing has wheels but is extremely heavy once it is put together so moving it up and downstairs if you move will take two grown strong men. But this is not a bad thing because it feels sturdy when supporting the weight of my 300 lb husband, some machine we have had in the past feel flimsy. Hi, I live in a one story home...but I do the tread climber at 4 am and no one in my house has complained about the noise. We put foam puzzle mats under it so that it would not damage the floor so this may be helping too. Note: we keep our house pretty cool about 63 degrees. It takes the shocks a few minutes to warm up so it is a little bit clunky at first. Also this thing has wheels but is extremely heavy once it is put together so moving it up and downstairs if you move will take two grown strong men. But this is not a bad thing because it feels sturdy when supporting the weight of my 300... » Read More Hi, I live in a one story home...but I do the tread climber at 4 am and no one in my house has complained about the noise. We put foam puzzle mats under it so that it would not damage the floor so this may be helping too. Note: we keep our house pretty cool about 63 degrees. It takes the shocks a few minutes to warm up so it is a little bit clunky at first. Also this thing has wheels but is extremely heavy once it is put together so moving it up and downstairs if you move will take two grown strong men. But this is not a bad thing because it feels sturdy when supporting the weight of my 300 lb husband, some machine we have had in the past feel flimsy. « Show Less
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This is a very quiet unit. It can be used in a situation like yours. If you want, you can put/add a small carpet uder it or one of those rubber exercise mats.
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We have ours on the second floor of our house you can hear it running when your downstairs but it's not too bad it's quieter than the other treadmill that we have. We did put a very thick mat under it the ones that get-together sort of like a puzzle
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Yes, I believe this Marpac would help. It may not completely eliminate noisy neighbor sounds, but when placed properly within the room it will definitely help.
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The machine is quiet, but if you're walking on it, people will probably hear you.. especially if you break into a jog.. You may be able to cut down on the noise by purchasing a treadmill pad. The more padding you have, the less noise. It all really depends on how heavy you are, how loud you walk. ^_^
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I only use these when I'm inside on a treadmill, but while I can hear what's going on around me, it seems to be muffled.
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I don't think the connecting tabs would hold up the constant flexing of having something as soft as carpet under them. You might be able to do it if the carpet is indoor/outdoor very short closed loop like used in offices and high traffic areas, with no pad underneath... but that isn't typical of bedrooms. If you put a very heavy underlayment down over the carpet first... maybe it will work. Or remove the carpet and put down a heavy foam rubber material (costly) to provide your noise dampening.
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I don't know, we also had carpet. We use it more for protection. We only used the treadmill after we got the cal mat. However, Our baby was sleeping in the next room. It didn't disturb her when we used the treadmill.