How much of a reduction in noise or vibration have you noticed? Primary reason to get mat is to reduce sound in rest of house.
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I purchased the mat to protect my hardwood floors. I haven't noticed any vibrations or noise as a result of my treadmill. That may be due to the fact that I have a brand new treadmill.
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Works perfect. I actually bought 2 mats since I live on the 2nd floor of an apartment. Excellent mats.
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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.
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I have hardwood floors and I needed a good mat for my Pilates Reformer because my neighbors/family downstairs said they can hear me working out. The rubber mat is so thick and wide, I cut it in half and stacked it, my machine sits on top of the mats. It works because my neighbors don't hear me working out.
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For me yes. I live in an apartment building and it helps drown out the sound from the people living above us. I've also found it helps me with anxiety. I put it on and I'm more easily able to do some meditation/mental imagery work that helps me fall asleep.
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The mask extends to partly cover the ears, so it may minimally reduce noise. If noise is your problem, get the sleep mask AND a white noise machine. You will be disappointed with the mask alone.
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This machine started off quiet, but soon after started squeaking at the handles. I live in a house so no neighbors to bother but I still use a mat under it. The main noise for me are the handles that squeak at random. Not a really big deal for me. I still love it. Good luck!!
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No. Hardly any noise to speak of. Just a low hum. And, depending on the type of floor you have, I'd say there would be no vibration strong enough to shake the floor. My floor is terrazzo, so I can't say for sure, but there is very little noise. The vibration is meant to be low, although you can turn it up or down.
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Well, that's a little hard for me to answer. Our treadmill is already on a carpeted floor. I didn't seem to notice much difference in sound after. Ik got the mat to protect the carpet.
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It will definitely help to absorb sound and some vibrations. I cannot speak to all vibrations. I purchased these interlocking mats for similar reasons , i.e., not wanting to wake up my downstairs neighbor during my P90X3 workouts.
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As I've only had the futon for a month, I can't really answer that. The center of the mat, where I spend most of the time is compressing a little but, it is still retaining most of it's volume. As with everything, time will tell.
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I agree, yes to both. The mat is great! Every new cabinet install should come with one of these. Unfortunately, I didn't know these existed when I really needed it, but I'm sure it will prevent any future problems.
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The foam sheet is not that thick for your purpose. I would think you would be better to lay a thick carpet padding and a wall-to-wall carpet over the entire floor in the room you wish to decrease the noise from below.
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This type of product doesn't keep sound that originates outside of the room from entering the room (such as road noise), it keeps sound that originates within the room from bouncing around inside the room. In other words, it reduces room echo.
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I've done it both ways and really a nice thick mat is soooooo much nicer on your joints and less slippery than carpet. I'm older (55) so being nice to my joints makes sense. Mine is about 3/4 inch thick black puzzle mat that I got here on Amazon. I bought two sets and put them together to make a larger area. Well worth the $. The thin yoga mats really only help with the slipping part.
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You can definitely hear it. It's not terribly loud. I put it on an anti slip pad and it cuts the vibrations.
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If you can see a gap under your door (hardwood floors or very short carpet), I would expect this to help. I bought it just for sound reduction on hardwood floors, and am happy with it. It wouldn't help with people directly outside your door, but it could reduce reflected sounds that normally go under the gap between floor and door.
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The pad absorbs the vibration protecting your hardwood. The sound mainly comes from your feet and the contact with the treadmill, but is minimal.
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My wife tells me that it cuts down the noise level, but they can be uncomfortable to sleep on. If you sleep on your back this may not be a problem.
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Hello Jessica, you pose a good question, which I can only answer in part as I don't know the type of construction of the floor structure. However, of all the mats that I looked at, this one does provide the best noise and vibration reduction. As a construction engineer, I can say that two elements come into play for noise and vibration reduction, and that is mass and density. Of all that I've seen this product is one of the best and personally I am fond of it. We have oak flooring and it does not seem to have any deleterious effects on the wood. Good Luck!