CHEAPEST Budget Way For soundproofing Ceilings & Floors!
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2023
- Soundproofing a room on a budget can be challenging sometimes, especially if you're tasked with Soundproofing a ceiling or soundproofing a floor to get rid of noisy neighbors stoping above you! In this video ill show you every aspects of soundproofing your floors and ceiling for cheap!
Using materials that might not have the word acoustic on them will keep the price low. I compiled some alternative soundproofing material that will work almost just as good but at a fraction of the cost and keeping your soundproofing project on budget!
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Articles to check out for any soundproofing projects! Especially the DIY!
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I never had a problem before new tenants moved in. Now i yell out earthquake since i already talk to them and they seem to not care hard to believe a 5'5" dude makes that much noise.
Same here but seriously they are just a holes because 99% of time they prove the noise is not necessary but do it because they do not care at all . And wont make an effort
The 5,5 guy is probably a lead singer in a band. 😂small bois be loud
Time to get a small tube of crazy glue and introduce it to their 🔑 hole...👈🙂👍
I have exactly the same problem, I haven't lived in my flat for over two years, I went back for about 6 weeks on the middle of this, but things came to ahead, I'd likely hospitalise, the triple A A- hole if I get hold of the spineless gobshite in the street, because of the expense etcetera, not living in my home, I'm probably going to lose my flat, because of those A-holers. I work nights, it's impossible to sleep. Never had a problem with anyone else in 25 years - I'm just waiting for the day if not to late. That they are gone, I despise them, they're only renters / tenants, Enough is enough !
oh my god upstairs tenants are the worst i had issues with that too and it's very unpleasant even when you talk to them i have no idea what they are doing upstairs!!! i had three different tenants live above us and all three was craziness!! i feel your pain!!!
Helps a little but I’m renting and I can’t rip out anything. I have a wooded floor above me. The landlord was too cheap to install any insulation at all, so anything over 30 decibels is heard from other apartments around me. Most of us that rent don’t have the option to do work on their floors. Hello this is for most of us that rent and don’t own. I don’t think my landlord will approve this kind of work.
Thank you for all of the effort you put into these videos.
Effort? He cant be bothered to follow through and answer the odd question or two
Thank you for reading the comments ! Looks like I will have to hire the work out, but at least I will be able to explain what I require.
Big help !!
If you are going to hire the work out, you might look at some other solutions, too :) I think these were geared towards DIY'ers, and I think there might be some even better stuff available, if you're hiring it out anyway :)
Hello, i blew Cellulose installation in my condo ceilings, goung to add 5'8 drywall to existing ceiling to cover all the holes, i wanted to use Green glue sealant in holes and then add Green glue between the drywall. Does this work in deadening impact noise? Or better to use vinyl? Thank you
Hi
So I need to do my ceiling with no access to the upper floor as the people staying up are non cooperative. I need to handle the footsteps, furniture dragging and object fall impact.
So my guy has suggested one layer of gypsum board followed by glass wool and again a layer of another gypsum board.
What do think of this solution?
Any help will be most welcome.
Thank you
excellent tips
Will 8ftx8t cube with inner layer sonopan and outer layer drywal block noise originated from heavy hammering or wood piece hitting on the ceiling ? What would be the best way to take care of this situtation as the neighbor is not friendly at all.
Would you recommend resilient channel with some type of fiber glass for impact sound coming from the unit above my condo? It's been hell living here for past 4 years we thinking about hiring a contractor to rip out the ceiling and get some work done.
Will mass loaded vinyl be safe to use over a radiant heated floor? It’s hot water. Thanks!
Great video. If I am putting down mass-loaded vinyl on the floor of the second floor, should I put carpet padding between that and the carpet, or just install the carpet right on top of the vinyl? I want maximum sound deadening; cost is not an issue.
Always use carpet padding.
i want to do sleep stream which is loud what do you recommend
Can one nail or staple roofing singles and then add 5/8 drywall
my bedroom and homegym is in my basement would this advice help make it so the people above me don't have to hear noise I am making below them?
Thanks for all your efforts and content. The link for the mass loaded vinyl doesn't seem to work for me. What is your recommendation brand wise for mlv? I'll look for it asap
when you say it doesn't work for you, do you mean you have applied it to the ceiling and it was no good or if is not practical?
Hello my friend, I have some questions to ask you regarding noise above my home, there are 2 types of annoying noise, airborne noise and impact noise, I have a concrete ceiling and my question is Do I know if I can add cork insulation between the vinyl mass glued first to the ceiling and plasterboard drywall "the cork is sandwiched"? Here is the size of the acoustic plaster plate which will be glued with a special glue: width: 60 centimeters - length: 2.50 meters - thickness: 12.5 millimeters and the weight for the plate is 17 kilograms. Do you think this could make noise isolation more effective? Or stay only on the vinyl mass covering + drywall? My second question is to know if the polyurethane expansion foam is effective in filling noise in a Placoplatre wall covered with glass wool but of no effectiveness and I would like to fill in the hollow part, that is to say between glass wool and polyurethane foam concrete wall, can this be effective against the noise from the neighbor above? I give you this in order: placo wall, glass wool, hollow space, concrete wall. I wanted to inform you that on placo walls I would add additional insulation on top at the end for greater effectiveness against noise because it is low frequency noise. This upstairs neighbor knocks on the ground to provoke me and he also connects a low frequency generator above my house and these noises reach my walls. thank you for your answers
The video is helpful, but i live in an apartment that i lease, so adding another layer of drywall is not an option with the landlord. I saw your other video and will try those options, but it is mainly the footsteps as upstairs has laminate floors. What else do you suggest a tenant to do for the structural noise, without damaging the apartment?
All upstairs apartments should be banned from having laminate flooring on their floors.
@@skygazer6898Agree 💯. In my sister's building the renting tenants' lease prohibits it but the people above have bought their apartment and it's allowed. Absolutely crazy, and selfishly inconsiderate. Owner doesn't care. They have also overpopulated the property and are most active 11pm to 2am.
@skygazer6898 Agreed. Just moved in under the 5th floor and it's a f'ing nightmare cause I think all the units have laminate wood flooring. I'm going nuts.
Thx by the way your channel is great
Update with the whole cornhole in house thing. Got a door sweep and what a difference with sound period as for the banging of the bags on the boards I decided to go right to the source and put stuff on 2 sections of the bottom of the top I put Amazon car sound deadening sheets on one then cork on top of that and other one the sheets then acoustic foam trying to figure out another sheet on top of cork or foam they both already made huge difference can barely hear bag hit it outside still got experimenting to do in process of looking up underlaying
Will mass loaded vinyl mess up hard wood floors if I put that over the hardwood floors? I’m a renter, don’t want to mess up floors.
I am trying to reduce acoustic noise coming from my downstairs neighbor. She plays her TV and music super loud at 1AM and is always screaming on the phone. While putting the padding under the rug help? Which one would you recommend?
Can I just use the vinyl for foot steps?
Maybe you can discuss it how to mitigate noise from A/C unit outside a bedroom wall ! Do you add a sound barrier ( small wall) outside or treat wall and window inside!
Yes this, I have the bedroom right next to the AC unit wall and it is so loud! Would using a moving blanket nailed to the wall work or would I need to double-sided velcro it?
Would you be able to recommend methods of sound proofing a dog kennel?
Thanks you
what about a heat blower or a microwave or oven or some sort of fan that generate 100 Hz down to my room.. I feel like living inside a guitar. I believe is a structural noise, what do you think?, I tried already corners tamps (rock wool).. nothing reduce that "hummmmm"
Mr. SoundProofGuy and others, what about placing the sound proofing under a vinyl or linoleum floor? Also ¹if there are cats and dogs that can pee anywhere on the floor is there a way to stop the urine from reaching the sound proof floor vinyl? I heard some carpets have with a liquid barrier.
Thanks for the VOD, but……..why was the thumbnail indicating there is some hanging silver speaker thing and it was not mentioned once??
Sorry, it was suppose to be something of a magnifying glass showing mass loaded vinyl having embedded metal particles to make the ceiling more soundproof. Didn’t turn out so well in the picture 😩
Thanks for the quick response and that makes sense now, was a great vod as are all your uploads!!!
What about apartments with concrete ceilings?
Want to soundproof my ceiling reducing the noise from the upstairs neighbor.
What would work in this case?
The same process of a layer of mass loaded vinyl and 5/8 dry wall on the ceiling.
It’s just a larger pain to drill the holes to support the mlv and drywall
Really appreciate this. Outstanding 👍
Would you recommend a layer of rug gripper before the MLV to prevent the MLV from sliding? I'm thinking about covering the floors with rug gripper and then MLV and then area rugs where is needed.
Can you use mass loaded vinyl under LVP flooring for upstairs?
How do I calculate how much vinyl I would need for my room? Thank you
Sq footage.
Hello, is there a way to soundprove my dishwashers wastewater? It always makes a lot of squarling or slodging noise when it pumps out the dirty water into the house sewer-drain.
Interesting question. If you have access to the water pipes, you can wrap them with self adhesive vehicle sound deadening material.
@@soundproofguide Thanks! 👍
For RenterFriendly sound deadening, to avoid complaints from angry neighbours, are interlocking foam tiles or cork tiles an effective solution ❓
To reduce the foot-fall and impact noise heard below, yes. For reducing acoustical noise heard below, it won't do much.
@@ssoffshore5111 What can I do? I'm not renting, so I can't be kicked out, but I'm trying to be more considerate of my neighbors.
Hello from Miami , FL , what other brand besides Red Devil ? thank you sir
Green Glue Acoustical Caulk
Hi Mr Martin, any email address for asking questions about soundproofing an apartment ceiling in a building block of 6 floors? Thank you!
Hi! Check out my members section If you want a soundproofing consult. Knowing the proper way to soundproof and the right materials to use for your particular project can save you a lot of money and headaches! 😊
Adding mass and layer(s) of isolation from the top is often the easiest way to make a significant improvement, but not always practical. The way to really address this properly from underneath is to place MLV or strips of 5/8" drywall up inside the cavities on the bottom side of the floor (up against it), fill it with insulation, and then install sound or isolation clips and hang 5/8" drywall (preferably 2 layers) from the isolation clips. Make sure the drywall isn't in direct contact with the walls for best results. Calk the edges, you can tape over that if visually needed. It will be some work and wont be super cheap, but reasonable if you can DIY and the results will be truly amazing!
Ok, on ceiling I have a neighbor that I don't hear talk or other voice. But squeaking creaking, occasional banging. is this air or what did you call it? and living in apt what is my best option for ceiling? We have zero carpet. 100% hardwood floor. Its optional if anyone wants to put a throw rug wherever. I don't have to worry about under me. As I'm on 1st floor, there is an under ground garage for parking under me. So it doesn't matter how I walk or my noise. Same to other side of my den. There is a stairwell between me and renter there.
Btw what will work for noise out in hallway and where do you target for that? elevator is 2 doors to left of me. I can often hear it in my kitchen. The bing, bell, from elevator and some tenant noise too. Standing in front of it.
Thankfully my bldg has no doorbell. Only an app on phone to allow for door downstairs to let someone in to the bldg to go up on elevator to get to me.
answer???
@@MusikLover8 Do you own or rent? And are you willing to add drywall? Are the floors on concrete slab or are they all wood? Is your door to the hallway solid (it should be) and does it have weather stripping on the edges where it seals (tightly)? Does the door have a floor sweep? A lot of this is how much noise do you want to remove, how much are you willing to speed, and how much work are you willing to do.
I can only guess. IDK rent. can't, my guess wood? how would i know? how do u know a solid door from one not? i know it has weather stripping at bottom, thats metal. doesn't do much. ws i guess is used as door sweep. @@ssoffshore5111
Would be cool if you use SI units of measurement or at least both, the US and the international one.
Great point! I’ll definitely take that into consideration! 😊
2.54cm per inch ; 2.2 pounds per kg & memory
What about doing 2 layers of the Mass Loaded Vinyl; Overkill?
Not really if you feel the noise is too much. But you can buy 2lb MLV with is thicker but more expensive than the 1lb MLV. I’d go with the 2lbs and you should be good.
So what was the device you were hanging up in your thumbnail?
I thought it was one of those an EMF blockers lol
Mass loaded vinyl, the type that has metal particles imbedded in it.
@@soundproofguide
No - that is not what is shown in the thumbnail image for the video. Here's the image: i.ytimg.com/vi/1e-6Gg7eV4s/maxresdefault.jpg. What is that?
@@JonathonNevilleit’s a graphic that is supposed to look like a magnifying glass, showing a close up of the mass loaded vinyl.
The proper technical method to use MLV is to ensure MLV is always separated/decoupled from the problematic surface.
Hence, to optimally treat any floor for max isolation to ensure the floor below doesnt suffer:
1. Apply rubberised carpet underlay.
2. Apply MLV on top of No1.
This will decouple the MLV from the hard floor.
3. Lay carpet on top of MLV.
99% MLVs in the USA are made in China, and all China MLV manufacturers will recommend the same 3 step method above.
Do NOT use MLV on your ceiling because its very heavy. No adhesive can secure it for long if you try to stick it to ceiling to act as a noise barrier (not optimal but effective) unless you have discovered a method to DECOUPLE the MLV from the hard ceiling. This can be done by fabricating a dry wall to COVER your entire ceiling (expensive) where there is a huge air space between your original hard ceiling and the new fake drywall ceiling. Inside this big airspace, you can use wire to suspend 2” of rigid fiberglass (Eg: Dow Corning) and suspend a layer of MLV. This is the most effective way to treat any ceilings and its done in my hifi room.
As long as you ensure nothing touches the sheet of MLV, you will enjoy optimum results from MLV👍
Please telll me all those produscts name .please,please🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
PLEASE tell us what the medallion-shaped device is in your thumbnail!!
It’s just a graphic of a magnifying glass showing detail of the mass loaded vinyl. ;)
i thought he would talk about the foam panels in the back 😢
Hi, is it possible to soundproof an apartment ceiling in a building block of 6 floors? Urgent! A million thanks!
Maybe tack sheet cork up there? You could take it out when you move and fill the holes.
I do wish the people that upload these videos take the time to answer some of the questions people are asking.
Yes, because that’s all we have to do in our lives.
@@soundproofguide if that is your attitude, why bother putting this up in the first place
@@skygazer6898 💰💰💰
where are you from ? you sound french canadian !😛
If you can't access the ceiling? Especially when the roof is so narrow.
Floor above? Can be difficult to soundproof without access…
Move to the beach..
Hi, is it possible to hire you to come over and soundproof a ceiling? It is hard to find a contractor who understands exactly what to do, and since it seems that you are an expert, I would love to hire you. Please get back...thank you.
As a carpenter, when throwing up drywall on a ceiling, you just build a “T” two 2x4s in the shape of a T
It’s $6 you may want two of them, maybe not…
That’s how we do it
Is this a concrete structure?
No. Just drywall and mass loaded vinyl in between the two layers of drywall
what about putting something above the kitchen cabinets so you muffle their putting things away and cooking?
wish the old bag that never leaves would get big rug in the kitchen above or leave daily. these retirement places are 30 years of watching tv, useless and annoying and they collect for that long. I don't get to sleep b/c she doesn't and I work. People are falling apart due to habits and smoking.
Idk why mass loaded vinyl is in this video as it's $140 for 50sqft of the 1lb
I have a hardwood floor. Ok.
Some of these suggestions will be helpful, but I’m specifically trying to isolate noise from a second floor washer and dryer. Y’all order, I know.
And products you suggest for under the washer to dampen vibration?
Here’s a video that will help you with that! 😊 Washing Machine Vibration & Shaking Solution!
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There are anti-vibration pads you can buy for them or buy a rubber sheet that the machines would sit on. The latter you can buy in bulk in a roll and layer the rubber as needed or optionally glue onto a composite wood sheet or plywood
Or lock the door for the upstairs room ; evict your children ; or make them wear foam shoes..
That’s not a very cheap process in any case. Ripping up floors can be a substantial cost based on what flooring you’re ripping up just to insulate & lay new flooring down. Adding MLV to your ceilings can be pricey & adding drywall comes w/ the added cost & labor of tape, mud, drywall, drywall knives, caulk &/or foam, the rental of the drywall lift if you don’t have someone else to help, sanding supplies, & paint & associated supplies. This also doesn’t account for any ducting extensions or fixture box adjustments you’ll need to make to accommodate the added thickness of the ceiling drywall by 5/8” like you’re recommending. It’s somewhat disingenuous to recommend all of this & leave a lot of the major costs to DIYers out or your explanation. A more thorough video like what Home RenoVision DIY posted would be better. You’d be better off ripping out the existing drywall, filling w/ insulation if nothing is already installed, installing two layers of 5/8” drywall w/ joints overlapped & a sound deadening material in between. Seal all cracks & gaps & extend vents/fixture boxes where needed. There is no quick way to accomplish this level of sound deadening aside from better flooring above. If you have the unusual ceiling height to do so, you could make a decoupled ceiling like Home RenoVision DIY does w/ a wall, but that would be very uncommon.
I agree that some people might not find it "cheap" but the name of the video is "Cheapest", meaning there are many alternatives out there like resilient channel, double wall construction, staggered stud wall to name a few that would come with a much higher price tag. I do appreciate the feedback and will definitely take it into consideration on other videos like this one.
@@soundproofguide I can appreciate that & what it takes in making videos for sure. The issue I was mainly trying to point out, probably more implicitly after rereading my comment, is that you're audience is likely to be unprepared for that type of work. Omission of the the initial startup costs to complete said DIY work, aside from renting the lift, is the part that seems disingenuous about the term "cheapest" verbiage being used. Whether that cause be on purpose or not isn't really what I'm trying to get to either. Thank you for your hard work in any case & keep it up.
No@@soundproofguide
So the thumbnail is deceptive.
Actually the pic is showing mass loaded vinyl embedded with metal fibres inside the ceiling. I just did a terrible job showing that on the pic…
I am not interested in the cheapest, I'm Interested in the best. Where can I find that video? Thanks
I want to stick some acoustic panels to mass load vinyl and then stick both to the wall.
Would that be too heavy for the double sided tape to hold up?
Would cork underlay work also?