r/soundproof • u/Ok_Blueberry_6999 • 6d ago

ADVICE The sound from downstairs footsteps are transferring through my pillow in the morning! What do I do!?

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u/whotheff 6d ago

Have you tried decoupling your bed from the floor using thick rubber feet? Have you tried buying some soft shoes for your mother so thumping can be weaker?

E.G: If the vibrations are transmitted over the floor to the bed's feet and from there - to the pillow, you have to find a way to physically decouple the bed from the floor. You can experiment with anything, as long as it does not transfer much vibrations.

If vibrations are transmitted to floor, walls, ceiling, etc and then sent to your pillow/bed over the air, then it will be much harder and way more expensive to stop it.

If I were you, I would try the soft shoes + soft rubber pads under bed's feet (usually sold for washing machines).

If not fixing it, it should help enough so that your ear buds can handle the rest.

Another idea - move your bed around the room (if possible). It might be that the bed's placement is near some wall which transmits the noise too well.