I need to soundproof a wall against a toilet on the upper floor.
I am looking for the type of material used by radio/TV stores when they make rooms where you can go in and listen to music.
Does anyone know what good materials are available for that ???
I am looking for the type of material used by radio/TV stores when they make rooms where you can go in and listen to music.
Does anyone know what good materials are available for that ???
Egg cartons work quite well, but they are not particularly beautiful, though.
Hmmm, wondering if it's to keep the sound in so the surroundings can be undisturbed, or to keep sound out so one can "do it in peace";D ;DSweli said:
I know there's at least one "hobby" sound expert in the forum, he'll probably show up to the rescue soon.
What, who, me? ;D
There is a bit of a difference between an acoustically insulated room and a soundproof wall. If you're going to insulate the bathroom wall, the simplest thing is probably to screw double plasterboards on both sides of the wall, which insulates more than tongue and groove wood and plaster. While the walls are open, you can put in some insulation, rock wool, or glass wool, but it doesn't offer much soundproofing. On the other hand, you can fill the walls with sand, but then you need to check the load-bearing capacity of the floor joists... While you're at it, you can do as they did in the past under parquet floors: 5 cm of sand.
In listening rooms, you can advantageously use about two decimeters of rock wool or glass wool closest to the wall, then perforated hardboard (the distance between the holes should be 25 mm), and finally acoustic panels. These are profiled foam of the same type found in recording studios, and the appearance resembles egg cartons, but the acoustic panels are much more absorbent. They measure 120 x 100 cm and are about 6 cm thick at the peaks.
If instead of dampening the sound, you need to diffuse it, a cheap tip is to have plenty of bookshelves full of books in the room. If you want a really good effect, make sure the books are at different depths, i.e., push every other book in at different amounts. If you don't have a cleaning fanatic at home, it works very well.
There is a bit of a difference between an acoustically insulated room and a soundproof wall. If you're going to insulate the bathroom wall, the simplest thing is probably to screw double plasterboards on both sides of the wall, which insulates more than tongue and groove wood and plaster. While the walls are open, you can put in some insulation, rock wool, or glass wool, but it doesn't offer much soundproofing. On the other hand, you can fill the walls with sand, but then you need to check the load-bearing capacity of the floor joists... While you're at it, you can do as they did in the past under parquet floors: 5 cm of sand.
In listening rooms, you can advantageously use about two decimeters of rock wool or glass wool closest to the wall, then perforated hardboard (the distance between the holes should be 25 mm), and finally acoustic panels. These are profiled foam of the same type found in recording studios, and the appearance resembles egg cartons, but the acoustic panels are much more absorbent. They measure 120 x 100 cm and are about 6 cm thick at the peaks.
If instead of dampening the sound, you need to diffuse it, a cheap tip is to have plenty of bookshelves full of books in the room. If you want a really good effect, make sure the books are at different depths, i.e., push every other book in at different amounts. If you don't have a cleaning fanatic at home, it works very well.
Thank you all for the fun comments and especially Bod for the detailed description.
It will be double plasterboards.
The reason for the question was because we're moving the toilet to get a larger "his" closet and it will be right next to our bedroom.
Not so fun if you have a guest who flushes the toilet in the middle of the night, so the purpose of isolating is to enclose it ;D ;D
It will be double plasterboards.
The reason for the question was because we're moving the toilet to get a larger "his" closet and it will be right next to our bedroom.
Not so fun if you have a guest who flushes the toilet in the middle of the night, so the purpose of isolating is to enclose it ;D ;D
