ATS Acoustics

One of the most common sound complaints we get here at ATS is footstep noise from rooms above. We constantly have customers calling us and saying things like; “I can hear my neighbors walking above me and sliding their chairs around…And It’s Driving Me Nuts!” Many of them are hoping that they can simply add a few acoustic panels to the ceiling and the problem will be taken care of.  Unfortunately it is not that simple.  Our panels are designed to treat other common acoustic problems within a room, such as slap/flutter echo.  They are not very effective at sound isolation (stopping the transfer of sound from one room to another).  To solve this problem you can check out our line of sound isolation products.  To understand the options for reducing the impact noise, the first question is whether you can change the floor above (removing the existing floor and starting over), or whether the improvements have to be made from below. If you can renovate the existing floor (which is the most effective method), please check out our New Floor Construction Page. If you cannot remove the existing floor, then take a look at the Upgrade Existing Ceiling Page.

We let you know a couple of weeks ago about increased shipping costs due to a UPS rate increase that had a big effect on large boxes. We’re very pleased to say that ATS and UPS have reached an agreement to enable us to go back to offering great low shipping prices, even on big boxes of Owens Corning 703 and other acoustical materials. These lower shipping prices are in effect on our web site as of now.

ATS has added a new brand to it’s line of sound isolation materials.  QuietGlue Pro is an affordable noise-proofing compound that is applied between layers of drywall or flooring to reduce the transmission of sound from one room to another.  So if you are looking to build a soundproof studio, or just want to reduce the sound coming from annoying neighbors, check out our full line of sound isolation products.

Effective January 3rd, 2011 UPS has increased their shipping rates by about 5%. More importantly (especially in the acoustics business) they have increased rates on large, light boxes by an additional 17%! This means UPS is now charging significantly more to ship boxes of DIY acoustic materials which are large, and not very heavy. We started ATS Acoustics to make acoustics affordable to people like ourselves. These new UPS rates make it harder to do that, and we hate that. For now, we have no choice but to pass the extra shipping costs on to you, our customers.

We will be negotiating with a number of shipping suppliers, looking for the best options we can find to get your cost back down to something we can feel good about. We’ll keep you posted.

After 5 years of building acoustic panels in 2-foot increments, we’ve broken out of the mold with our new 24x36x2 and 24x36x4 stock size acoustic panels in both original burlap and microsuede fabrics. This size is close to the golden ratio, a proportion considered ideal since the ancient Greeks. They’re pretty. We like ’em.