We are thinking of remodeling the kitchen a bit, and we would like to recess the fridge and freezer into a wall that has our bedroom on the other side. To maintain enough space around the bed, the headboard would end up against the wall with the fridge/freezer. In other words, the only thing between the fridge/freezer and our ears would be a wall.
Is it possible to achieve such good soundproofing that we don't hear the noise from them? We will be taking down large parts of the wall, so there's an opportunity to build an entirely new wall with everything that's needed.
Is it possible to achieve such good soundproofing that we don't hear the noise from them? We will be taking down large parts of the wall, so there's an opportunity to build an entirely new wall with everything that's needed.
Hello
There are challenges with that question.
The wall is one thing and the floor is another.
Structure-borne sound is a risk that is hard to avoid.
What does the floor construction look like?
A suggestion that works but is probably reasonably impossible/expensive is to cut up the floor and create a construction that doesn't have contact with the joists, so structure-borne sound is minimized.
Feasible is to break up the floor and cast a slab on which you build a wall outside the bedroom wall.
Do what you can to minimize structure-borne sound and insulate the wall.
I've heard/guess that the wall should not be fully insulated but have an air gap inside the wall to reduce the sound that goes through the wall.
Good luck
/Workingclasshero
There are challenges with that question.
The wall is one thing and the floor is another.
Structure-borne sound is a risk that is hard to avoid.
What does the floor construction look like?
A suggestion that works but is probably reasonably impossible/expensive is to cut up the floor and create a construction that doesn't have contact with the joists, so structure-borne sound is minimized.
Feasible is to break up the floor and cast a slab on which you build a wall outside the bedroom wall.
Do what you can to minimize structure-borne sound and insulate the wall.
I've heard/guess that the wall should not be fully insulated but have an air gap inside the wall to reduce the sound that goes through the wall.
Good luck
/Workingclasshero
Thanks for the reply. It's a crawl space with wooden joists. Had hoped for some simpler solutions 😀. We will probably try with different insulations. And if it doesn't work, we have an alternative solution where the fridge and freezer stick out a few dm.Workingclasshero said: