Hi,
We want to cut out the noise from chatting, music and TV from our student neighbours - don't mind it in the day but not after say 11pm so we're going to try soundproofing
Along the party wall (2 alcoves and chimney breast) I was going to build a new stud decoupled using the approach lined out at the bottom of the post.
What I would like to know is:
Q1) Should I use resilient bars or is this overkill considering we will have 80cm of junk/clothes in front of the stud.
Q2) Is membrane between the plasterboard sheets overkill.
Q3) The wardrobe's hanging space will start at about 1.90m Our ceilings are 2.7m so alot of wasted space. I want to put in a large shelf in each alcove for storage. I will need to put some braces in the wall to support the shelf - if i screw these through the plasterboard and into the noggins of the decoupled stud will it undermine the soundproofing?
1.lifted flootboards in room above and floor and blocked the void and filled with insulation.
2. Leave 2cm gap
3. Put up timber 3x2 CLS studs unattached to party wall. On the 2 side studs and head/sole plate put a bead of acoustic sealent where they meet the surface.
4. Use rockwool flexi 70-100mm (seen sound blocker quilt plus is thinner and 4 times better but really dear) in the studs
5. 12.5mm soundboard screwed into the studs.
6. Another layer of 12.5mm soundboard so joins don't overlap
7. Acoustic sealent round the gaps
8. Skim
9. Sliding wardrobes doors . wardrobe will be 80 cm deep. The back 30cm will have heavy duty shelves for our boxes of junk and the fron 50cm will have double height clothes rail.
Cheers!
We want to cut out the noise from chatting, music and TV from our student neighbours - don't mind it in the day but not after say 11pm so we're going to try soundproofing
Along the party wall (2 alcoves and chimney breast) I was going to build a new stud decoupled using the approach lined out at the bottom of the post.
What I would like to know is:
Q1) Should I use resilient bars or is this overkill considering we will have 80cm of junk/clothes in front of the stud.
Q2) Is membrane between the plasterboard sheets overkill.
Q3) The wardrobe's hanging space will start at about 1.90m Our ceilings are 2.7m so alot of wasted space. I want to put in a large shelf in each alcove for storage. I will need to put some braces in the wall to support the shelf - if i screw these through the plasterboard and into the noggins of the decoupled stud will it undermine the soundproofing?
1.lifted flootboards in room above and floor and blocked the void and filled with insulation.
2. Leave 2cm gap
3. Put up timber 3x2 CLS studs unattached to party wall. On the 2 side studs and head/sole plate put a bead of acoustic sealent where they meet the surface.
4. Use rockwool flexi 70-100mm (seen sound blocker quilt plus is thinner and 4 times better but really dear) in the studs
5. 12.5mm soundboard screwed into the studs.
6. Another layer of 12.5mm soundboard so joins don't overlap
7. Acoustic sealent round the gaps
8. Skim
9. Sliding wardrobes doors . wardrobe will be 80 cm deep. The back 30cm will have heavy duty shelves for our boxes of junk and the fron 50cm will have double height clothes rail.
Cheers!