Sound proofing a wall.

Yeah it is a bit silly how much you can hear. Tv or people talking in bed on the phone are really apparent. (I would like to spare my friend the affairs of my attempts at bringing home freshers) :D
I think I will try large canvasses with some sort of sound proofing layer behind them. No loss if it doesn't work as I want something to cover my wall.

Would it be possible to buy large poster sized sound absorbing material that I could glue a print to. Does anyone know of a suitable material?
 
ChroniC said:
Yeah it is a bit silly how much you can hear. Tv or people talking in bed on the phone are really apparent. (I would like to spare my friend the affairs of my attempts at bringing home freshers) :D
I think I will try large canvasses with some sort of sound proofing layer behind them. No loss if it doesn't work as I want something to cover my wall.

Would it be possible to buy large poster sized sound absorbing material that I could glue a print to. Does anyone know of a suitable material?
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You could getting a thin bit of wood and covering it in flashing tape/sound deadening, securing it to the wall then putting the canvass on it? Would need to be pretty large.

No idea if it'll work... search for dynamat although a cheaper (less effective) alternative is flashing tape.

Pestilence said:
I have now!

Oops. :D:p
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At least you have a disclaimer in your sig. :D
 
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Lots of options, it doesn't need to cost thousands to be effective.

It depends on how much you want to spend and what you are allowed to do if the property is rented.

We reboarded one partition wall which was 18ft by 12ft (on both sides) with a special type of plasterboard (doubled skinned on each side of the wall using green glue inbetween) with heavy rockwool inbetween.

Difference before and after was huge, not subtle at all.

Apart from getting the 2 walls skimmed and installing mains on both sides I did everything myself in one afternoon plus decorating time. Cost was minimal vs the benefit.
 
Lydzor said:
Egg cartons won't make much difference, all they do is scatter out some of the very high frequencies.
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Pretty much, they act like tiny Helmholtz resonators.

You need something pretty thick to block lower frequencies, and while my earlier suggestion of mattresses seems a little OTT, it does work pretty well I've found.
Spook187 said:
I have the same problem,but i like to hear my next door neighbour getting nailed on friday nights lol:o:eek::eek:
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DO NOT inject expanding foam into the cavity, as it will push the plasterboard apart and the skim will crack and fall off.
 
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