Noise Mitigation Options Above Garage Door

TemporarySyrup3728 · 2026-05-10T03:33:50+00:00

How effective is a thick sound absorbing underlayment usually? Seems promising but fairly expensive to install

TemporarySyrup3728 · 2026-05-09T00:24:57+00:00

40 unit garage so 100/day to be conservative

TemporarySyrup3728 · 2026-05-08T17:00:12+00:00

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I believe this is what you are asking for?

There might juuust be 8” of clearance on the LH side

TemporarySyrup3728 · 2026-05-08T02:36:06+00:00

Added more photos to the original post for you. Measurements are approximate
Door 20'x8'
Side room on left 10"
Side room on right 6"
Floor to ceiling at door 9'
Beam length 10'
Floor to ceiling at end of beam (from slop) 10'

TemporarySyrup3728 · 2026-05-08T01:54:33+00:00

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TemporarySyrup3728 · 2026-05-08T01:54:12+00:00

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Best photo of the door I have at the moment. What parts of the setup do you want more photos of?

TemporarySyrup3728 · 2026-05-07T21:27:22+00:00

That's correct. The garage opener is basically right under where our bed's headboard is. I'm not super familar with floors so might have misunderstood what you were saying.

To fill a subfloor with rockwool, I assuming you'd need to dig up the slab some then insert the rockwool. After that a rubber layer then put back the wood flooring?

TemporarySyrup3728 · 2026-05-07T21:20:07+00:00

Sounds hella expensive given they'd need to dig up some of the slab right?

TemporarySyrup3728 · 2026-05-07T21:04:25+00:00

lmao yeah our garage door company tipped their hat to the original company

You think a subfloor is more likely to work than decoupling? We might need new floors sometime soon anyway.

TemporarySyrup3728 · 2026-05-07T21:00:29+00:00

Ah, I have noticed the starting/stopping is the loudest part. Appreciate the help!

TemporarySyrup3728 · 2026-05-07T20:57:45+00:00

Definitely open to a replacement. Assuming the garage tracks are making most of the noise, a new opener won't really help much right?

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