Resilient mounts with standard 13mm plasterboard
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This is from the Gyprock installation guide: "The resilient mount has been design for use on ceilings and can be used on walls provided plasterboard with minimum mass of 12.5kg/m2 is fixed on the resilient mount side of the wall. "
Answer to second question: because mass is critical to suppress sound.
Sound suppression is very tricky so you need to do lots of research. Apart from mass the next critical issue is sealing any air gaps around the room you are trying to quieten. You can have a 1m thick dense wall (and ceiling) but if you have thin windows and air gaps around any window, door, ceiling cornice and any other opening you will improve things in only a minor way.
Lots of so called "experts" including window manufacturers, salespeople and builders have no idea about reducing unwanted noise so do plenty of your own research. Be prepared to pay for some time with a real expert - someone like an acoustic engineer who has had previous experience with home builds.
Will take care to fill all gaps. For a previous extension I used Sika expanding foam to fill all gaps. Seems to work really well to stop sound, or is there a better way to do it?
Hi, thanks for the info. We got good uPVC windows, but the walls are only 90mm timber with 14mm exterior cladding. I will follow your advice and pay a bit more for the heavy soundchek lining.
Will take care to fill all gaps. For a previous extension I used Sika expanding foam to fill all gaps. Seems to work really well to stop sound, or is there a better way to do it?
Will take care to fill all gaps. For a previous extension I used Sika expanding foam to fill all gaps. Seems to work really well to stop sound, or is there a better way to do it?
What we have done in a few theatres ( including my own) is run 2 layers of 13mm gyprock, but sounds insulation especially for the bass is really tricky as a lot of that noise can travel up the wall through the studs as vibrations. Aircon vents are also an issue so you need to have a think about that as well.
cheers
Simeon
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Thank you alexp79 and gommeqld for your advice, that's very helpful, thanks