Search results for query: sound insulation

...next door. Plus the main party wall is not particularly sound resistant either. I think it's 9" solid. Question is, is there a sound insulation which could actually work? I intend to insulate the whole party wall and dry-line over the top. I've only seen the Rocksil type insulation; is...

Hi, I'm in a conversion flat and the flat above me (1st floor), is very noisy with squeeky floor boards and generally has poor sound insulation. Can anyone suggest a fairly inexpensive way of solving it (without tearing down my plasterboard and stuffing insulation above it). perhaps laying...

I am having a water damaged plasterboard wall removed and i have some questions regarding sound insulation for the replacement wall. In a previous post i asked about why 3 layers of plasterboard were used on this wall and 2 contributors to the post said it would be for amongst other things sound...

I was told that if hardboard was fitted to a stud partition before the plasterboard, it makes for very good sound insulation. anybody else heard of this ?

In a stud wall which is the best for sound insulation 100mm rockwool on a roll or two layers of 50mm rockwool slab. Thanks Thornton

Hi everyone, I'm currently working on a small project, although we don't need to meet Part E of the building regulations for sound insulation, I'd like to achieve a similar standard. My goal is to provide comfortable living environment with minimal sound transfer. What steps should I take to...

I am considering replacing an internal door between a livingroom and a study in order to improve the sound insulation between the rooms. The existing door is a cheap hollow molded type. Does anyone have any advice for the best type of internal door for sound insulation? Is there anything I...

hi, I'm looking to put Sound insulation in the joist area between ground and 1st floor. Knauf Sound insulation is generally harder to find then Thermal insulation, and I'm wondering is there any difference? I only have 50mm of space to place the insulation into, and I'm thinking what if I just...

We have a thin party wall with our neighbours and need to improve the sound insulation. What is the best insulation to use? I've only heard of Rocksil - is this the right stuff? And will a cavity fill also be a solution?

hi got old house thats not greatly build. basically want to install interneal sound insulation for an area of 10 sq meters. does anyone know how much i should roughly be looking at for this thanks

...much from them, just their baby crying sometimes. He must have bionic hearing or something. Anyway, is there a way to improve sound insulation without breaking the bank? Or some plasterboards better insulated than others? Or other simple options, such as replacing whatever insulation there...

Hi all, Im currently boarding the loft with a view to having it as an occasional bedroom. Ive only just thought about insulating it for sound. Has anyone any tips or recommendations? Thanks

I'm in the process of building a shed/man cave. It's 5.5 X 2.5 m2 and constructed from timber. Due to budget constraints the floor joists sit on top of 22 equally spaced concrete piers. I've been collecting Rockwool insulation slabs to use in the walls and ceiling. I've used celotex in the...

...work, previously I did succeed by adding another suspended ceiling but this time round I don't have any space to loose, I wonder if any one could advice me on a sound insulation system either using material from DIY stores or "cost effective" specialist material. Any advice will be...

...mm plasterboard. We have new neighbours who like to listen to their TV quite loud(!) so I have been looking at improving the sound insulation. I had assumed that filling the 25mm air gap would improve the sound insulation, as a trial I filled the gap with vermiculite but this seems to...

Looking for input from people who have experience of sound insulating rooms. I have built a garden room which is a 4x2 timber framed construction with a suspended floor of 7x2 joists sat on concrete piers. The room is to be a music room for listening to music and playing music in. I play in...

...On one side of the wall is a bathroom and on the other side of the wall is a bedroom. I will fill the studs with 100mm Rockwool Sound Insulation But am I being OTT by using sound deadening plasterboard on one side of the stud wall (with the other side having regular plasterboard? Or is it...

I am working on a flat and this old semi was converted in 1982. There is nothing between each floor in terms of sound insulation. The big 9" joists just contain the electrics and water pipes. Ideally i will have an exposed wood floor in the living area, but i need to address the sound issue...

Hello all, I have two questions regarding sound proofing and insulation. im almost at the end of my 7 month project and before Monday I need to build a frame around this soil pipe so that the plaster can then plaster board and skim. my question is once I have built my frame to go...

Hi, What sort of edge strip do you recommend to fill the expansion gap between a plywood floor and the wall. I'm trying to get good sound insulation between the floor and the flat below. Thanks