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| I am planning to finish my basement. Half of the basement is under Wooden floors. To avoid the noice from wooden floors from the 1st floor, I am planning to insulate the ceiling. BTW, I am using Sheetrock/Drywall for the ceiling. Is there any special insulation for sound barrier? Or should I use thick thermal insulation?
Thanks for advise. - Sam |
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| sam congrats on your project - we just finished 1/2 of our basement - I did research on soundproofing - and found a host of information - I ended up applying Roxul (brand name) which is a mineral wool used for firestopping & soundproofing btwn the joists - it now comes in batts similiar to the pink stuff Next applied MLV (mass loaded vinyl) 1/8" thick HEAVY stuff and difficult to work with overhead (see pic) THEN used grid system & Acoustical tiles - Not an easy application Depends what you are isolating - ?Foot fall on wood floors above - that is probably the most difficult - I still hear foot fall We did it now for kiddies - isolate the noise - later perhaps a real home theatre layers of sheetrock - of varying thickness is another proven soundproofer - homosote (basically what these ceiling tiles are) is another - Try over on the remodeling forum - you'll find threads there and also on home theatre type acoustical forums It does get confusing & adds $$$ up - any conduit for sound must be properly treated or you will continue w/same prob. I put a wood exterior door from finish/utility side of basement w/a sweep on the bottom good luck |
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