Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Mar 18, 2007 9:27 pm Hi – can anyone advise me about sound-proofing, or at least removing the amount of noise exiting a bedroom of a unit?
I apologise for my long winded question below I am trying to create a home studio in the bedroom of a ground floor unit. My neighbours above me seem to complain about the noise when I sing and play guitar (nothing to do with the talent I swear sir!!!). The ceiling is concrete with a thick layer of cottage cheese looking vermiculite. I understand vermiculite was used because it was a sound proofer. I am now getting a gyprocker to put a false gyprock ceiling in the unit to cover the ugly vermiculite. The gyprocker said that for the bedroom I am converting into a studio, he could use CSR Soundcheck gyprock and put some insulation between the vermiculite ceiling and the new layer of soundcheck gyprock. My concern is to do this will lower the ceiling quite a lot and the cost of the soundcheck gyprock and insulation adds a fortune of money to the bill. So my question becomes, - given that the vermiculite is already a soundproofer, - if I opt for the added expense and lower ceilings by using the soundcheck and insulation over the vermiculite, will it make that much of a difference or is it just a waste of money? My thinking is that if I just have one ordinary 10mm sheet of gyprock placed over the vermiculite ceiling (like he is doing with the rest of the unit) I am therefore creating a piece of plasterboard and about 2 centimetres of air on top of the existing vermiculite ceiling, and perhaps this would be enough soundproofing? Would the soundcheck and insulation make that much difference to the problem of noise escaping? Just to confuse matters, I have air vents in the walls of the room. Presumably the neighbour upstairs does as well. It seems to me then that there is sound escaping out of the vents and entering his unit. Am I right in thinking that covering the vents would make more difference than the expense of the special soundcheck gyprock and insulation? Any thought or other ideas I could do to make sure the neighbours don’t complain about noise? Thanks very much. Re: Can anbody give me advice about soundproofing and gyproc 3Mar 19, 2007 7:44 pm deuce42 My concern is to do this will lower the ceiling quite a lot and the cost of the soundcheck gyprock and insulation adds a fortune of money to the bill. . I recently installed bradford soundscreen insulation in interior walls between bedrooms in a renovated house. The installation is easy, and I've seen it done for ceilings and it's easy and cost wise is quite cheap. From memory it was around $80 for 8m2 of coverage. I think you'll find the price might be due to the gyprock and fixings. Soundproofing ceilings require special acoustic fixings for the gyprock roof to stop of transfer of noise. http://www.gyprock.com.au/Gyprock/View.asp?Category=Plastering+Solutions&PageType=Noise+Solutions§ion=DefaultPage&ProductList=True&topItem_name=Plastering+Solutions&sub_item=Noise+Solutions For ceilings, two layers of Soundchek are fixed to furring channels and resilient mounts to the underside of floor or ceiling joists. Sound insulation is also used in the floor space. You're average cinema has 4 layers of soundcheck on each side of the wall (thats a total of 8 sheets for both sides) - possibly 13mm thick sheets and stuffed with full with around 300mm of insulation. If you don't want to annoy the neighbours then simply get yourself some good head phones. For me the sound is much better using headphones. The NCC (National Construction… 1 26170 Upgrading your windows to soundproof ones, like triple-glazed, can make a significant difference. While changing window… 4 11665 Old Home Restoration / Renovation To reduce noise transfer without compromising the aesthetic of your exposed I beams, consider filling the 100mm gap between the I beams and the floor above with dense,… 6 9156 |