1) ceiling: my neighbor from above bothered me with both loud music/loud TV and impact noise. What I´ve done so far: I decoupled the ceiling with resilient sound clips, put some absorbing material in the air cavity (rockwool) and a layer of drywall (1/2″ thick) with MLV (a bit...
Raised voices required: Anything from 71 to 80 decibels. Extremely loud: Noise levels above 80 decibels. So it’s no surprise that many diners think restaurants have gotten too noisy. In fact, diners rate noise as the second-biggest problem when it comes to eating out. A good acoustic expe...
Suppose the noise is outside (1) and you're on the inside (2). The concrete walls and air gap (3) will dramatically reduce any direct transmission of noise. But sound will still travel through the floor (4) and the ceiling (5), reducing the gains you make. For really effective ...
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Acoustical Surfaces engineers and manufactures a wide range of construction products for noise control applications. We have products for soundproofing aparatment walls, ceilings, flooring assemblies, doors and windows. Our unique sound isolation clips prevent noise from penetrating through ceiling, floor,...
It turns out that air is able to support not just one wave but many different waves simultaneously. This means various pure tones can be mixed and sent through the air at the same time. This is where music, speech, and other "noise" come from. ...
In general, we are trying to stop vibrations from getting to "your" side of the wall or ceiling. Below is an illustration of the typical noise problem through a typical wall. They are making noise on their side of this wall, and you hear it. The red arrows in the above diagram ...
There is no fixed or suspended ceiling in this area. The laundry/furnace room is separated by two-by-fours from the rest of the finished rec room. Would it help if I moved the batts down to the level of the bottom of the joists, creating an airspace above them, or install a second...
RC-8 should be installed horizontally at the bottom and top of your wall, then every 2' or less in between. Up to (2) layers of 5/8" drywall and a layer of SheetBlok may be hung on RC-8, even on a ceiling. Insulation Details for Sound & Noise Reduction in buildings ...
Below is an excellent video that shows you four different methods for soundproofing a basement ceiling so you don’t hear the noise above, and the people above don’t hear the noise in the basement. The first, easiest and probably best method he illustrates is to apply to layers of ⅝...