Hi there
I must have spent days over the last few weeks researching the options to soundproof a party wall in a semi detatched house.
I understand the Principle is mass and an air gap , and that i should build a decoupled stud wall , insulate and soundboard.
I cant afford to loose that much space and the proprietry methods are just too expensive.
I do not have a major problem with Sound the current neighbour does not play loud music does not have wild parties, however I hear doors closing ( she doesnt seem to use a handle ) , and when there are visitors can hear voices. Just the general sound of living ! .
I am in the middle of redecorating the living room, and decided to tackle this as part of the work.
It is a late 30's brick built house, single brick , with a gap between the walls.
My plan is first to put high density insulation against the party wall under the floor. to help prevent sound travelling from under floors.
I am also going to hang insulation under my floor , but this is more to improve the thermal insulation of the room. , + I will be laying a soundproof underlay between the floorboards and the new oak flooring.
For the walls I have considered , the 25-30mm high density insulation , wood battened to the wall and 2 layers of soundboard.
Wickes sell high density insulation which says you do not need to stud / batten the wall, but i really cant see how if this is just glued to the wall it will hold up 2 layers of soundboard ! .. i asked in wickes but they didnt have a clue
So then i went off the idea of the high density insulation and had a thought :
Would it make sense to glue that green laminate floor underlay which is about 3mm to the wall, and glue the soundboard to that ? i could stick another layer of underlay inbetwen the soundboard as well. I know this would not be the best solution, but i am thinking that it would help decouple the masonry from the Soundboard, and have experience how good that stuff is in terms of blocking sound. and the big plus for me is i would only loose about an inch and qtr from the room, rather than 2+
Any advise is appreciated.
I must have spent days over the last few weeks researching the options to soundproof a party wall in a semi detatched house.
I understand the Principle is mass and an air gap , and that i should build a decoupled stud wall , insulate and soundboard.
I cant afford to loose that much space and the proprietry methods are just too expensive.
I do not have a major problem with Sound the current neighbour does not play loud music does not have wild parties, however I hear doors closing ( she doesnt seem to use a handle ) , and when there are visitors can hear voices. Just the general sound of living ! .
I am in the middle of redecorating the living room, and decided to tackle this as part of the work.
It is a late 30's brick built house, single brick , with a gap between the walls.
My plan is first to put high density insulation against the party wall under the floor. to help prevent sound travelling from under floors.
I am also going to hang insulation under my floor , but this is more to improve the thermal insulation of the room. , + I will be laying a soundproof underlay between the floorboards and the new oak flooring.
For the walls I have considered , the 25-30mm high density insulation , wood battened to the wall and 2 layers of soundboard.
Wickes sell high density insulation which says you do not need to stud / batten the wall, but i really cant see how if this is just glued to the wall it will hold up 2 layers of soundboard ! .. i asked in wickes but they didnt have a clue
So then i went off the idea of the high density insulation and had a thought :
Would it make sense to glue that green laminate floor underlay which is about 3mm to the wall, and glue the soundboard to that ? i could stick another layer of underlay inbetwen the soundboard as well. I know this would not be the best solution, but i am thinking that it would help decouple the masonry from the Soundboard, and have experience how good that stuff is in terms of blocking sound. and the big plus for me is i would only loose about an inch and qtr from the room, rather than 2+
Any advise is appreciated.