We recently bought a new build house. We are very pleased with it and it seems to be built good and solid (unlike our last house).
One thing that irks me is that water running thru the pipes is very noticable when I have the outside sprinklers on, or if someone is taking a shower (and when the bath is being run it sounds like the ceiling is going to come crashing down).
I figure there's not a lot I can do about the pipes inside the walls, but I wonder what I can do to deaden the sound from the pipes in the basement, which are all exposed. Would simply adding foam insulation help or would I have to do something on a more larger scale? The basement pipes are all ceiling level so they are close to the floor on the main floor, which is probably why they're so loud.
Thanks
-Otter