Worth soundproofing just one part of my wall in apartment bedroom?
TLDR is it worth soundproofing just a portion of an apartment wall; a “non-functioning” door and maybe some sq footage of the rest of the wall? Or it’s an all-or-nothing situation to dampen sound of neighbors?
Just moved into the 1st floor of a railroad apartment which means we get the sound of all neighbors coming and going.
Since it’s a railroad, we have an access door in our bedroom that we don’t use (we enter on the other end of apt), but it’s right where every other tenant enters into the building, so lots of shuffling and occasional conversation. It’s rarely any slamming or sudden noises, but it certainly affects that feeling of privacy you want in a bedroom. I suspect the door is the main culprit of sound leak, but also the fact that one entire wall is shared with the lobby. Was thinking of soundproofing the door, and maybe mounting some textile art to the wall in areas to dampen sound, but not sure if it would be useless if I’m not soundproofing the whole wall and door together. Trying to find balance of cost and effectiveness