I just moved into a new apartment and recently noticed that the walls are incredibly thin. I mean, I think the walls may actually be hollow. So, an issue I'm having is that sound travels VERY easily.

Those tall walls along the side of the highway aren't there to prevent cars from crashing into your backyard. Here's what ...

Dealing with noise complaints is just a fact of modern-day life -- especially if you share a wall with neighbors, have a colicky baby at home, or have weekly band practice sessions in your den. Or ...

With apologies to Robert Frost, there are two sides to every wall. Mark Ganderton, a Mill Valley homeowner whose backyard faces Highway 101 just north of the Tiburon Boulevard/East Blithedale exit, ...

Dear Jim: We need to soundproof the walls between some rooms and also in a new bedroom we will be adding. What is the best way to block sound and will the same methods work for the old walls and a new ...

(Updated at 11:40 p.m.) The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) says it intends to replace deteriorating sound walls along I-66 in Arlington. The sound wall replacement is part of the larger ...

La Cañada Flintridge has decided to spend a little extra time and money to gauge the impact of planned sound walls along the Foothill (210) Freeway on three potentially historic properties. The City ...