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My house has a finished basement which has become a living quarter. Unfortunately when the basement was finished we did not take sound or floor traffic noise into account. With that being said, it's aggravating trying to sleep in the basement room. I wake up at least 3-4 times from floor traffic noise. I've bought ear plugs rated at 32 decibels but I still wake up, not to mention they are uncomfortable and not a permanent solution.
Here's what I'm working with.
The subfloor is 40+ years old so you can imagine how many floor creaks it must make (I'll shim or screw these areas). But I can also hear TV's and every foot step. There's no insulation or anything, plus the basement has recessed lighting which I think allows the sound to easily come through.
I've been reading up on soundproofing materials and I understand how to use some of the materials but if I were to follow this knowledge then it would point to some kind of resilient channels with thick drywall. My concerns are my low ceilings, I really don't want to lower them anymore. I'm looking for any alternatives to killing the noise. Maybe I could take down the ceilings and attach mass loaded vinyl to the back side? Add some insulation inbetween floor joists? Or maybe I could just simply change out the sheetrock panels with quietrock panels? Or green glue 1/2" quietrock panels onto the existing sheetrock panels.
Anyone with experience? Recommendations?
Here's what I'm working with.

The subfloor is 40+ years old so you can imagine how many floor creaks it must make (I'll shim or screw these areas). But I can also hear TV's and every foot step. There's no insulation or anything, plus the basement has recessed lighting which I think allows the sound to easily come through.
I've been reading up on soundproofing materials and I understand how to use some of the materials but if I were to follow this knowledge then it would point to some kind of resilient channels with thick drywall. My concerns are my low ceilings, I really don't want to lower them anymore. I'm looking for any alternatives to killing the noise. Maybe I could take down the ceilings and attach mass loaded vinyl to the back side? Add some insulation inbetween floor joists? Or maybe I could just simply change out the sheetrock panels with quietrock panels? Or green glue 1/2" quietrock panels onto the existing sheetrock panels.
Anyone with experience? Recommendations?