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“Dear PoP,
We’re looking for a reliable contractor to soundproof the bedroom ceilings in our condo. We have tried everything in terms of getting our upstairs neighbor to reduce her noise level, but we can still hear her quite regularly. Do you know of any contractors who do this kind of work in DC? I saw a thread from 2009 about soundproofing a wall of the home, but we need to soundproof our ceilings, and we would like to see if we can get a contractor to do it rather than having to do it ourselves.”
We looked at a few options here and here.
But does anyone have specific tips to soundproof ceilings?
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