Bedroom soundproofing?
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Weird Harold
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angela146 said:
I helped a friend install two layers of half-inch acoustic fiber-board on the walls and ceiling of her bedroom. Since she ever bothered to paint it it was like being inside a bulletin board, but it did stop the neighborhood noises from driving her crazy(er).
In her case, it was as much as she could do to a rental apartment and quiet was more important than appearrance to her.
I''ve had other friends and acquaintances who tiled all or part of their rooms with Acoustic Tile -- usually just down to the wainscotting/chair-rail level. It reduced echos from their stereo systems, but didn't do a great deal for keeping outside sounds out or inside sounds in. Acoustic tile does reduce sound transmission through the wall/ceiling, but it doesn't block it to the point I'd consider it "spund-proof."
To do a proper job of sound-proofing, you need to open up the walls and fill the framing with acoustic insulation like Styrofoam panels or self-expanding foam -- fiberglass batting is thermal insulation, not acoustic. Doing that is also going to affect the thermal insulating proprties and may cause some condensation problems.
And don't forget the door -- if the door is a cheap hollow-core, it's more like having an amplifier than sound-proofing. Just changing the door can make a big difference in how much sound gets in and out.
Windows are also important, but even single pane windows can be sound-dampened by heavy drapes without replacing them. Double-pane windows are better at blocking sound, but if you're serious about sound-proofingthe room you'll need to upgrade to triple-pane windows.
Just how sound-proof do you want to make it and why?
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ANGELA!!!
love to see you posting. such a hit or miss deal.
soundproofing our bedroom would be a major undertaking. if the house is very quiet you can clearly hear conversations had in the kitchen or from our bedroom in the kitchen. its the heating/cooling system.
so, i think we'll just hafta deal.
love to see you posting. such a hit or miss deal.
soundproofing our bedroom would be a major undertaking. if the house is very quiet you can clearly hear conversations had in the kitchen or from our bedroom in the kitchen. its the heating/cooling system.
so, i think we'll just hafta deal.
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I had a more radical solution.
I bought a large solidly-built house with more bedrooms than we needed. At any time at least one of them was quiet. With the bedroom door shut almost any noise was contained within the room.
The next solution was to send the children off on their careers and buy a detached house. We can make as much noise as we like and only the cats complain...
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I bought a large solidly-built house with more bedrooms than we needed. At any time at least one of them was quiet. With the bedroom door shut almost any noise was contained within the room.
The next solution was to send the children off on their careers and buy a detached house. We can make as much noise as we like and only the cats complain...
Og
Also, after foaming the interior of the wall, add an extra layer of sheet rock, walls and ceiling. If you have a basement, you may want to do the same thing to the floor joists (Accustic foam).
Our bedroom had foam core walls with double sheet rock, the door is a solid core and one in there no noise from the outside gets in. Also no noise gets out.
The only noise may be from outside via the window, but it is a double pane double hung window. During a thunder storm I am never awaken by noise from outside.
Our bedroom had foam core walls with double sheet rock, the door is a solid core and one in there no noise from the outside gets in. Also no noise gets out.
The only noise may be from outside via the window, but it is a double pane double hung window. During a thunder storm I am never awaken by noise from outside.
