Chrisharry12345
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Hi in the next couple of weeks I plan to try and do some sound dampening on the wall between us and our neighbors. I have come up with the following and was wondering if anyone could give any further advice and guidance on what to buy? I will be doing just the one wall between us and the neighbors and the some sort of mats under the carpet. When I do my living room where my full home cinema set up is ill also do the side walls and ceiling to prevent flanking.
It is mainly to reduce the horrible noises coming from the neighbors bedroom routinely at 8.30am on a Saturday morning! Also so I can listen to music and not have to worry too much..
So I plan to do the following.
1. Electrician is coming round to move the existing plug socket on the wall onto a side wall.
2. Build a stud wall decoupled from the existing wall with a 10mm gap using 75mm thick timber. The bottom of the stud wall will be seperated from the floor with these isolators
http://www.eqacoustics.com/products-page/sound-proofing/noise-block-stud-wall-isolators
3. The wall will then be insulated with slabs of 75mm Rockwool sl930
http://www.insulationexpress.co.uk/Product.asp?gclid=CIucy8Dr0b0CFTHItAodpQIAVQ
4. The plasterboard will then be added which is the Gyproc SoundBloc Tapered Edge 2400 x 1200 x 15mm
http://www.jewson.co.uk/building-materials/plastering-plasterboard/plasterboard/acoustic-plasterboard/products/PRBBG583/gyproc-soundbloc-tapered-edge-2400-x-1200-x-15mm/
5. A second layer of plasterboard will be added with 2 tubes of green glue per sheet staggered from the first.
6. A small gap around the edge will be left and filled with Green Glue sealant
Green Glue Noiseproofing Acoustical Sealant
7. Mats to be placed under the carpet something like EQ Acoustics
8. Wall plastered
Ok so I have put this list together based on my research and help from current users who have done similar. I have no background building knowledge and have a couple of questions/ checks..
1. Have I missed anything?
2. Can anyone recommend a product as a better alternative to something I have suggest? In particular the insulation and the matts to go under the carpet
3. What screws/ nails are reccommended for the plasterboard?
Thanks in advance
It is mainly to reduce the horrible noises coming from the neighbors bedroom routinely at 8.30am on a Saturday morning! Also so I can listen to music and not have to worry too much..
So I plan to do the following.
1. Electrician is coming round to move the existing plug socket on the wall onto a side wall.
2. Build a stud wall decoupled from the existing wall with a 10mm gap using 75mm thick timber. The bottom of the stud wall will be seperated from the floor with these isolators
http://www.eqacoustics.com/products-page/sound-proofing/noise-block-stud-wall-isolators
3. The wall will then be insulated with slabs of 75mm Rockwool sl930
http://www.insulationexpress.co.uk/Product.asp?gclid=CIucy8Dr0b0CFTHItAodpQIAVQ
4. The plasterboard will then be added which is the Gyproc SoundBloc Tapered Edge 2400 x 1200 x 15mm
http://www.jewson.co.uk/building-materials/plastering-plasterboard/plasterboard/acoustic-plasterboard/products/PRBBG583/gyproc-soundbloc-tapered-edge-2400-x-1200-x-15mm/
5. A second layer of plasterboard will be added with 2 tubes of green glue per sheet staggered from the first.
6. A small gap around the edge will be left and filled with Green Glue sealant
Green Glue Noiseproofing Acoustical Sealant
7. Mats to be placed under the carpet something like EQ Acoustics
8. Wall plastered
Ok so I have put this list together based on my research and help from current users who have done similar. I have no background building knowledge and have a couple of questions/ checks..
1. Have I missed anything?
2. Can anyone recommend a product as a better alternative to something I have suggest? In particular the insulation and the matts to go under the carpet
3. What screws/ nails are reccommended for the plasterboard?
Thanks in advance
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