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Old Posted Feb 16, 2015, 9:22 PM
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Originally Posted by WarrenC12 View Post
I'll have to take a closer look, thanks. It was sold as concrete of course, but I'll reserve judgment for now. I've been in a few modern wood buildings that have great sound insulation. It's also a myth that you'll never hear your neighbours in concrete. It depends more on the people than the construction IMO.
You hear impact noises and low frequency noise (i.e. subwoofers, bass) which transmit readily through concrete.

If the construction creates a subfloor with an air gap, that would deaden the transmission of those noises (i.e. it would be a higher quality finish).
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