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Nancyjay
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Username: Nancyjay
Post Number: 3
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 3, 2006 - 2:26 pm: | 
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We just bought a two-family house, and we share a wall with our VERY nice tennant, who happens to have a REALLY loud TV (her hearing isn't great). Besides asking her to lower it, move it, and all the rest of the things we're thinking of doing, we're also considering putting up some kind of soundproofing on the wall to help muffle the sound (even when the TV is off, we can still hear eachother a bit, and it would be nice to minimize that). Any good ideas on this? I'm hoping we can find something that won't have to be super-thick. If I haven't given enough info about the wall, room, etc, let me know. tx!
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rssounds
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Username: Rssounds
Post Number: 377
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 3, 2006 - 3:23 pm: |
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Sound transmission is difficult to control. If expense is no object, take down the sheerock/plaster on your side and install sound bats between the joists. (similar to fiberglass insulation) Put up one layer of 1/2 inch sheetrock. Stagger another layer of 5/8 inch sheetrock. Make sure to rest the sheetrock on a layer of neoprene rubber to decouple the wall from the floor. The sheetrock should fall short of the ceiling by about 1/8-1/4inch. Fill that gap with a good caulk. That should help quite a bit. It won't help the floor or ceiling borne transmission but there is not much you can do about that.
If you can't afford this extensive a job, then add a layer of 5/8 sheetrock to the existing wall. Carpet your tenants floor. Or better yet, offer to buy her a pair of hearing assisted headphones. They are not very expensive. You plug an infra red transmitter into her TV which then broadcasts the TV sound to a pair of headphones. Worked great for my dad. |
mimi
Citizen
Username: Mimi
Post Number: 224
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2006 - 8:34 am: |
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rather than multiple layers of sheetrock, you might want to research a product called quiet rock serves the same purpose. but better. and it is only 1/2 inch thick and can be put right over the existing wall. it is composed of sheetrock with a layer of polymer coated metal in between. it offers the equivalent soundproofing of 8 layers of 5/8 inch sheetrock. it is more expensive, but much more effective and less labor intensive.
good luck. |
musicme
Citizen
Username: Musicme
Post Number: 1638
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2006 - 3:41 pm: |
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Offer to but her a set of infrared headphones. They are battery powered and wireless!
Works well for my deaf father. And non-deaf mother! |
Nancyjay
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Username: Nancyjay
Post Number: 4
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 - 9:07 pm: |
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Thanks everyone. I love the headset idea, but I think she also leaves the TV on for "company" and isn't even sitting watching it half the time (and sometimes it's just loud radio stations too). so I don't think she'll go for the headset, tho we'll try it anyway!
Mimi, is quiet rock something we can get at Home Depot or somewhere like that? Just started to look into soundproofing, and hadn't heard of it. Sounds like something we can install ourselves, too, which would be good. My husband says he's familiar with the technique Rssounds mentioned too. Sounds like it could also help. Just not sure what's the best thing to do...
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mimi
Citizen
Username: Mimi
Post Number: 226
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, April 6, 2006 - 7:35 am: |
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quietrock is a specialty product. go to quietsolution.com for more info. and to locate a dealer. you'll likely want it delivered since it is pretty heavy.
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