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soundproofing for urban people: December 2013
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Soundproofing for urban people. Information and simple solutions for people with neighbor noise. Monday, December 30, 2013. Insulating walls with Roxul. Is an insulation product that comes in the form of batts. It's composed of mineral fibers and it's considered to be green, fire-retardant, and very good for sound control. Like cellulose fiber, it insulates airborne noise better than fiberglass. In the USA, you can buy Roxul at Lowes. In Prince Albert or at Econo Lumber. A lot of these problems could be ...
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soundproofing for urban people: Roxul in ceilings
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Soundproofing for urban people. Information and simple solutions for people with neighbor noise. Monday, May 5, 2014. This is yet another video about using resilient channel for drop ceilings. And it's yet another video extolling the virtues of using Roxul "Safe and Sound". Insulation. As one of the comments on the YouTube page says, however, " clips and hat channel. Remember: if you're going to spend money on drywall, get something like QuietRock. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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soundproofing for urban people: Soundproofing a bedroom ceiling
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Soundproofing for urban people. Information and simple solutions for people with neighbor noise. Saturday, August 9, 2014. Soundproofing a bedroom ceiling. I found this YouTube video posted by Tone N.W. and it annotates the steps he took to soundproof his bedroom ceiling after his upstairs neighbor tore out her carpeting and began walking around on bare hardwood floors above his home. He said that he learned everything he needed to know from this document. From The Soundproofing Company in Michigan.
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soundproofing for urban people: August 2014
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Soundproofing for urban people. Information and simple solutions for people with neighbor noise. Saturday, August 9, 2014. Soundproofing a bedroom ceiling. I found this YouTube video posted by Tone N.W. and it annotates the steps he took to soundproof his bedroom ceiling after his upstairs neighbor tore out her carpeting and began walking around on bare hardwood floors above his home. He said that he learned everything he needed to know from this document. From The Soundproofing Company in Michigan.
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soundproofing for urban people: December 2014
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Soundproofing for urban people. Information and simple solutions for people with neighbor noise. Sunday, December 21, 2014. How loud is it? The average American home built after the 1940s probably uses gypsum board nailed onto wood studs over a hollow enclosure. The STC rating for that setup is 30 decibels. According to this chart. Normal conversation is still audible through a 30 STC wall. That should be no surprise to some of you apartment dwellers. These blog posts from Mason Chang. How loud is it?
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soundproofing for urban people: June 2011
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Soundproofing for urban people. Information and simple solutions for people with neighbor noise. Friday, June 10, 2011. Another Green Glue video. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Search for soundproofing products. Another Green Glue video. Auralex (acoustical treatment products). Contractors from Hell (read before you hire someone! KE Shakeaway (vibration isolation pads). Sound Divide (for Canadian readers). Sound Service (Oxford) UK. SoundStop (for U.K. readers). Soundproof Windows.com (add a 2nd window).
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soundproofing for urban people: Blow-in cellulose and your hollow walls
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Soundproofing for urban people. Information and simple solutions for people with neighbor noise. Saturday, June 21, 2014. Blow-in cellulose and your hollow walls. A few years ago, most American homes had no insulation in them. When a homeowner did insulate, it was usually with fiberglass batts. Then along came some better products. One of them is blow-in cellulose insulation. Does it work? Blow-in insulation is inexpensive. You can hire a specialist to do it, or as this YouTube video by Craig Wolfe.
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soundproofing for urban people: June 2014
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Soundproofing for urban people. Information and simple solutions for people with neighbor noise. Saturday, June 21, 2014. Blow-in cellulose and your hollow walls. A few years ago, most American homes had no insulation in them. When a homeowner did insulate, it was usually with fiberglass batts. Then along came some better products. One of them is blow-in cellulose insulation. Does it work? Blow-in insulation is inexpensive. You can hire a specialist to do it, or as this YouTube video by Craig Wolfe.
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soundproofing for urban people: February 2013
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Soundproofing for urban people. Information and simple solutions for people with neighbor noise. Thursday, February 14, 2013. Two layers of drywall and Green Glue. Another YouTube video: layering drywall. We don't get to hear the results, but if I were them, I would have either staggered the wall studs (since they were building the wall from scratch), or put soundproofing green tape. Aka " joist tape. On every other stud to keep the drywall from touching the wood (a "fake" staggered wall).
