I live in a townhouse where the neighbor's kitchen is adjacent to our own. Our kitchen is facing a light renovation in the near future. New tiles, countertop, freshening up the cabinet doors, etc. I was thinking of trying to reduce the noise from the neighbor's kitchen, mainly loud talking and cabinet doors slamming, in conjunction with this.
Can anyone recommend a method or material for this? Possibly there might be some board that can be attached to the wall, which can also have tiles applied to it?
Grateful for any tips!
Can anyone recommend a method or material for this? Possibly there might be some board that can be attached to the wall, which can also have tiles applied to it?
Grateful for any tips!
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A discussion about possible insulation methods becomes much better if you can describe how the wall between the kitchens is constructed today. Materials and thicknesses.
A discussion about possible insulation methods becomes much better if you can describe how the wall between the kitchens is constructed today. Materials and thicknesses.
Thank you so much!
Wow, I have barely any idea about the material. There's tile all over the wall today, that's all I know. When you knock on the wall, it doesn't feel solid. My guess is that there are fairly thin walls with a cavity between them where water pipes and other things run.
Wow, I have barely any idea about the material. There's tile all over the wall today, that's all I know. When you knock on the wall, it doesn't feel solid. My guess is that there are fairly thin walls with a cavity between them where water pipes and other things run.
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· Trelleborg
· 19 757 posts
I would think that a slightly more extensive renovation is needed to achieve a good solution, as I would have wanted to frame up a new interior wall against the neighbor.
Thank you for the response, you're probably right about that. However, I don't have any ambitions to make it completely soundproof, but rather to achieve a slight improvement with minimal means.
Do you have any thoughts on this? Together with plasterboard, for example. https://www.gyproc.se/sites/gypsum..../Produktdatablad_SE/PRI_AkustikMembran_SE.pdf
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· Trelleborg
· 19 757 posts
Unfortunately, I believe it won't bring any significant improvement since you don't plan to replace the cabinet frames and so on.
Describe what kind of house it is, when it was built, number of apartments, etc. It provides good guidance. It doesn't sound like a modern apartment building.
Exactly correct, it is a row house in functionalism style built in 1945. Unclear material, it could be either brick or some form of concrete or lightweight concrete?J justusandersson said:
Most likely brick. Apartment-separating walls made of concrete did not start appearing until the 1960s. There are probably recesses in the brick that allow sound to pass through. I can think of two methods. 1) Locate the recesses where the sound is strongest and insulate them. However, this may be difficult since half of them are on the neighbor's side. 2) A stud frame construction in your kitchen as a placeholder for insulation against the wall. Use the heaviest material possible, not fiberglass. I believe a thickness of 45 mm is reasonable considering effectiveness and available space. Alternatively, build with aerated concrete or lecasten.