If you have the dimensions of the walls you want to cover, feel free to send them to me and I can get a quote together for you. The unfortunate part about these is that because they are made by hand, they are fairly expensive at around $13.00 per square foot. These panels are VERY heavy but could be hung from very stout screws or hooks anchored into the header behind the sheet rock.
#Whisper mat sound control membrane install
We install grommets across the top edge and would attach a vertical Velcro section to attach one panel to the next to make a wall with no air penetrations in it. On either side of the vinyl, we install a nominally 1″ thick piece of fiberglass and then wrap the whole thing in a heavy duty vinyl. In the center of these panels, there is an 1/8″ thick, 1lb per square foot layer of Mass Loaded Vinyl which is a decent noise barrier. They are not light, flowing pieces of cloth that pleat up like a hospital curtain. This is not a “curtain” in the traditional sense of the word. The NEXT step would be to explore the option of hanging the “BSC-T25” Acoustical Quilted Curtain panels over the entire wall. You still have to screw through this second layer, back into the studs for structural support, but it will help. It’s not an adhesive, but it is like a tube of elastic that goes between an existing layer of sheet rock and a new layer. Kind of like putting your fingers on a drum symbol or a bell to reduce the sound that is being made by either, this stuff does the same thing to sheet rock. This is what they call a viscoelastic damping compound which helps eliminate sheet rock from vibrating or resonating.
The BEST way to block the sound would be to add the RSIC-1 clip assembly to the wall and “float” another piece of sheet rock, but it doesn’t sound like this is a possibility in this case.Īnother product that would help but require an additional layer of sheet rock is a product called Green Glue. The difficult thing about blocking sound is that the products to do that are always found INSIDE of the wall assembly, covered with sheet rock. The decoupled wall will out perform the wall where only mass is added to the wall. Basically there are two ways to block sound, one is to increase the amount of mass and density that you have between space A and space B, and the other is to de-couple the wall assembly, or build two separate walls that don,t touch each other. Unfortunately blocking sound is a bit more of a tricky problem than is absorbing echo within the room. So I would be willing to put a good bit of money into it to get the best quality. but it does span the downstairs and upstairs. The wall isn’t very large it only has one obstacle which is a guard rail. My question is do you know of any really good materials to use, if its similar to a mat that I can pull on and off that is great. If not then I guess they can just complain when they come to inspect. If I can make something that is easily movable that will insulate the wall from noise that is great. Also I could use nails I just know its going to be a slightly bigger clean up before I leave.
It would be great if I could hang something from the wall using a massive amount of plastic ”picture hangers” adhesive hangers or whatever name they go by. I know you said that most people worry about ”the aesthetic” of the place. However, I feel that since I pay the maximum rent which really doesn’t save me much money over renting a house here in WV, and put over 600 dollars down for a security deposit I should do as I feel. I am not suppose to make any alterations to the apartment. Luckily, I only share one wall with my neighbor. I live in a lower income building where the walls are very thin. I appreciate your help if you take the time to answer my question.
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