Lumber liquidators has unfinished oak for .99 an sf but if your enviroments humid or hot, or damp you NEED machined like above, this is thick real hardwood and those environments expand and contract it so much it is a nasty problem.PAINT TIP:Interior exterior paint king?

Unfortunately, in the business we're in we sometimes have to have a thick skin and be tough when it comes to situations like these.

In conclusion, I would still look in the hood for the right deals, you just gotta have thick skin!

It sort of looks like painted concrete, but the sheen is different.ThanksJustinThe floors are an 1/8 inch thick bella vernici concrete overlay, stained and top coated.

Also had to purchase reinforcer for mixing, primer for bonding the concrete to the backer, the color stain I wanted, a sprayer and a suitable top coat.Step 2: (Only for wood subfloor)Install HardiBacker, tape seems with fiberglass tape, serico all seams. 3 coats and sand.Step 3:Paint a coat of primer over everything and when tacky to the touch:Mix concrete with reinforcer and trowel on roughly an 1/8" thick everywhere.

A degreased is sometimes helpful to cut through thick tar/nicotine buildup. 

Just adding thickness won't block the entire listening frequency spectrum, surface textures can help too, look to studio construction, it should explain the frequency ranges and standards as well as textures in design.....find an audio engineer.Why not ask the neighbor not to put the dog along that wall.

I would consider maybe a rubber apron of some sort or really thick cloth.

Brick can be laid up thousands of ways and thicknesses depending on the aesthetics or structural demands of the home/building.

Believe it or not, you kind of need a thick skin to do this because you’re going to hear all kinds of stuff, some of it critical, some of it positive, and some of it a little nuts or pretty far from objective.