sound insulation
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- dddc
anyone ever dealt with complaining neighbors? besides stabbing what have you done to soundproof your apt/room/house?
- brains0
lots of foam and egg cartons. Cover all that glass ! A layer of corrugated cardboard, blankets, some cheap foam ( the ribbed type ) and egg cartons. Diffuse that shiiiiiiiit !
- MIJA0
excessive threats of violence.
- brains0
just continually play some jim-beam powered jargon at 4am with lyrics resembling.. " no more monkeys jumping on the bed ! " over, and over, and over, and over.. do a nice rolling ending, and then start again. fantastic.
- dddc0
please respond seriously
- blaw0
we framed out the walls, leaving about 1 to 1-1/2" of airspace, then covered this we two layers of 5/8" drywall. everything - seams, outlet covers, etc. - was sealed with caulk.
we put one layer of 1/2" drywall on the ceiling, covered with 12" square ceiling tiles.
the finishing touches were things like a plug for the floor drain, pissing with the door seams, etc.
when we know things are going to be exceptionally loud i put a box in the window. it's just a plywood box with handles, filled and covered with carpet padding.
by the way, this is for my music room. the first four times we played there the cops came twice. we did all of the above and there hasn't been a complaint since. things can be going full throttle and if you're standing outside the door you can barely hear it.
- acescence0
the idea is to isolate a room within a room. use materials that transfer low frequency vibration inefficiently. contrary to popular belief, egg cartons and foam will do near nothing for your neighbors. it will only make the inside of your space sound less reverberant.
neoprene rubber on the floor, with a plywood and 2x4 floor built on top, not touching the walls at the edges.
a layer of homasote on the walls covered with drywall.
- blaw0
that's exactly right. the airspace i mentioned does the most work for me.
also, a surprising amount of sound can travel through the smallest space, which i why we sealed everything with caulk.
- dddc0
if you had to estimate
how much would u say it would cost me to get this done by a pro's hands? like call one of these sound insulation companies..
for a 2000 sqf LOFT WITH effin 14 feet high ceilingswhat would u say?
- acescence0
i think a specialized sound insulation company may charge you more than if you just approached a general contractor with the specs laid out for them.
the fact that you DO have high ceilings and lots of space means it will be easier to get the results you want though. you have the space to build a completely isolated room within. imagine a box inside a box touching only at the floor.
i did a lot of the framing in my studio myself. of course it took forever. i hired someone to run some electrical, put in lighting, hang the doors and put in windows. cost me maybe 3k total for a few hundred square feet. but i can play a drum kit in an office building and no one complains!
- nicko0
Check out http://www.acousticregs.info
The regs relate to UK building industry but no matter.
Wall density, with no air gaps, are the only way to stop the passage of sound. If you can't get Fermacell drylining in the US then use a double layer of standard drylining (Fermacell is much denser than ordinary plasterboard.
Hope this helps.
- nicko0
Here's a bit more detail: http://www.part-e.info/html/solu…
You need to be looking at Separating walls (NOT internal walls) as these constructions perform better.