Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Help with Sound Proofing 2May 03, 2010 3:00 pm Site Start: 10th September, 2010 PCI : Friday 27th January, 2011. Handover: 3rd February, 2011 Build Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=37677 Re: Help with Sound Proofing 9May 04, 2010 7:51 pm http://take2-customdesigndownslope.blogspot.com 07-10-09 omg they have cut the block 14-05-10 we finally have the keys Re: Help with Sound Proofing 10May 04, 2010 9:21 pm take2 We used rockwall on an external wall to block out sound from next door deck a pool filter, it does make a huge difference, so its worth the investment it was just over double the price installed over standard 1.5r batts installed. Cheers Lou Thankyou McQueen Mansion in Progress Proud owner of dirt Plans Completed Currently trying to sell our current house Re: Help with Sound Proofing 11May 04, 2010 9:40 pm Search for 'acoustic' and 'sound proof' in this forum and you will find that the story is a little more complex than what you are reading in this thread. Good sound proofing is expensive as the density of the material is what attenuates the sound. From a surprisingly high frequency down, such material has negligible effect on the transmission of sound. Pfiff Finally making progress again, with a clothesline (yippee) and some much needed little things being attended to over the holidays. 40 C on New Year's eve? We love our a/c! Re: Help with Sound Proofing 12May 04, 2010 10:44 pm I installed around 80sqm's of acoustic batts in my house (with the site supervisors permission). The total cost was less than $700 and it took me a day on my own to put up (it was much trickier to install over regular insulation due to its thickness). Our house thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=18335 Re: Help with Sound Proofing 13May 05, 2010 9:51 am Hi vonwoman, Fiffaro makes a good point. If it's just sound deadening you want, as the others have mentioned, good acoustic batts and even the acoustic gyprock or 13mm plaster instead of the 10mm plaster will deaden some of the sound and make it quieter. If that's all you're after then that's fine. That's not sound proofing though. Especially if you're worried about low frequency, or "bassy" sounds from subwoofers then these batts don't do all that much. In those cases, you have to break the sound transmission path in the wall itself by using a staggered stud wall. Sounds like most people are just happy with batts, though. SK Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34120 Handover 23 Dec 11 Squatting 21 Dec 11 Fixed 12 Oct 11 Plastered 31 Aug 2011 Framed 7 June 2011 Site Start 7 Feb 2011 Land Titled 18 Jan 2010 Land Deposit 25 Jun 2009 Re: Help with Sound Proofing 14May 05, 2010 1:20 pm Eskay40 Hi vonwoman, Fiffaro makes a good point. If it's just sound deadening you want, as the others have mentioned, good acoustic batts and even the acoustic gyprock or 13mm plaster instead of the 10mm plaster will deaden some of the sound and make it quieter. If that's all you're after then that's fine. That's not sound proofing though. Especially if you're worried about low frequency, or "bassy" sounds from subwoofers then these batts don't do all that much. In those cases, you have to break the sound transmission path in the wall itself by using a staggered stud wall. Sounds like most people are just happy with batts, though. SK It's hard to say what will suffice, as I am not used to any form of Soundproofing, and seem to manage to sleep when DH is watching tv in the other room. I think it's just more because it is one of the kids rooms that will be backing onto the family room, and just worried that the tv will keep them up. We probably would just be happy with 'sound deadening' as we have a seperate Home theatre room at the other end of the house if DH want's to watch a movie etc. So much to consider. Thankyou everyone 3e McQueen Mansion in Progress Proud owner of dirt Plans Completed Currently trying to sell our current house Re: Help with Sound Proofing 15May 07, 2010 6:02 am Eskay40 is right. People are sometimes satisfied with insulation, however of the 4 elements of soundproofing (decoupling, absorption, mass and damping) absorption (insulation) is the least contributive. Similarly, when people / contractors discuss insulation, they feel that more is better, which is not the case. Denser insulation runs the risk of actually conducting a vibration, which can be disastrous. Standard density as used for thermal purposes is more appropriate. I would encourage you to look at standard less expensive insulation, as anything that says "acoustic" or "sound control" really isn't. Decoupling the framing as Eskay pointed out is a fundamental starting point for significant isolation. Alternately, you can get improved performane by spacing your wall studs further apart. This introduces flex, and increased isolation. Ted White Scientists have used random matrix theory to demonstrate theoretically that the neutrino mass hierarchy can be explained mathematically. When a substance is fragmented… 21 21123 thanks Chippy, i hope they have applied sealer but i am doubt to be honest, so i am gonna do this job after handover. 8 17192 Brass fly wire, you will need to cut it, shape it and jam it into brick slots 1 8011 |