Our kennel is a metal building. No problems with sound echoing there!!
The noise was so bad, you could not even hear yourself think let alone have a conversation in the building.
We had sound baffles installed. Now you can actually have a brief conversation.
Still not whisper quiet, but it has certainly helped.
We used NetWell and the total cost was just under $6,000 in 2018.
We could only place them on the walls because of skylights, but I think if we could have put them on the ceiling that would have reduced the sound even more.
Our building is 4,500 SF, and our Friends of group raised the funds to pay for them.
Besides all the tips for keeping dogs quiet, sound baffles will really help.
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Tracy Mohr
Animal Services Manager
City of Chico Animal Services
5308945630
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-02-2022 07:50 AM
From: Kingman County Humane Society
Subject: noise mitigation
Does anyone have any practical solutions to help reduce the overall noise level in the kennels? I know size, construction materials, number of animals, etc can all impact the noise level but I hoping to get some input about what works and what doesn't work to dampen the noise. Using a handheld decibel meter, our 20 dog kennel area registers between 90 and 105 db during peak activity times.
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Kingman County Humane Society
director
Kingman County Humane Society
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