Tips for soundproofing walls in an apartment with your own hands. What methods exist and what building materials are very effective at absorbing noise. Video about TECSOUND and PhoneStar. One of the main disadvantages of the materials used in the manufacture of walls, ceilings and floors in panel houses is poor sound insulation. When, after the city noise, you want to retire and be in silence, it is not very pleasant to hear children's crying, musical chords or other extraneous sounds from the next apartment. At the same time, it is not encouraging when the neighbors are aware of all the events that take place in this or that living space. That is why residents of multi-apartment panel buildings are increasingly thinking today about proper soundproofing of the room with their own hands.
To achieve the maximum effect of isolation from extraneous sounds, it is necessary to solve this problem comprehensively, including walls, ceilings and floors. But first, about the most important component - soundproofing the walls.
Survey of the premises
In order to correctly establish the places of insufficient insulation from extraneous noise, it is necessary to act according to a certain scheme:
- To begin with, it is worth finding out which components of the wall panels and in what quantity need sound absorption.
- It is also necessary to examine the walls for cracks and crevices that allow noise penetration.
- And the closing stage is to check the tightness of the sockets, which are used to mount sockets and switches.
The procedure for studying the condition of the walls of the apartment will allow you to determine the important and secondary elements that need to be isolated from noise.
Noise elimination methods: soundproofing
As you know, the isolation of one single component of the structure does not bring the desired result.
Usually, gaps and gaps between walls and ceilings are a hallmark of panel buildings. However, sometimes residents of brick houses also face such a problem. Therefore, before starting the installation of soundproofing boards, it is necessary to carefully seal all cracks and gaps. As mentioned earlier, the light switch and outlet areas are areas that require special attention, as they also contribute to the penetration of unwanted noise into the room. If cracks or chips of concrete are noticeable in the places of their installation, they should also be carefully sealed. Replacing built-in sockets and switches with open-type products also contributes to an increase in sound insulation.
In addition to all of the above, all elements of the premises from lightweight building materials need isolation. These include aerated concrete walls; partitions made of wood; panels of frame structures.
Despite their certain advantages, structures made of the above materials will not be able to provide residents with an adequate level of comfort.
Do-it-yourself soundproofing of walls in an apartment
But first of all, a modern person needs to understand one very important fact: it is not worth it, recklessly trusting advertising, to spend money on ultra-thin and unique materials for sound insulation, since they simply do not exist. Quite often, being influenced by advertisements or word of mouth, people try to achieve a high level of indoor insulation by using foam or even egg containers.
The only correct decision today, according to experts and a wide range of consumers, is to use for these purposes a special soundproofing system made of plasterboard, which is made with sealing all voids with specially designed sound-absorbing materials. This solution to the problem of excessive sound conductivity is the most effective today.
Existing voids can be filled with the following materials:
- from cork;
- mineral wool slabs;
- mineral fillers of other types;
In order to quickly and effortlessly fill the voids formed during the installation of drywall, it is recommended to use mineral wool slabs, the working thickness of which is about 50 millimeters. When buying such a material, first of all, you need to pay attention to the soundproof properties of the product. And only after deciding what characteristics are needed in a given situation, purchase the product.
Cork material for sound insulation has proven itself quite well. You can buy it on free sale in specialized building materials stores.
Read about cork flooring
To achieve the maximum effect, when carrying out installation work, it is recommended to put soundproof substrates specially designed for such purposes under the frame elements of drywall. You can also buy them in hardware stores.
In the modern Russian market, the demand for German panels of the PhoneStar brand is growing more and more among consumers. They are distinguished by a fairly high level of sound insulation, relative lightness. Another advantage is that their working thickness is identical to the thickness of the drywall sheet and is 12 millimeters. At the same time, the weight of the German panels slightly exceeds 18 kilograms per square meter.
The maximum effective absorption of sound by "PhoneStar" panels is achieved due to a special filler, which is played by special mineral formations in a free state. The popularity of German panels is also explained by the fact that they are able to withstand impact noise quite well.
Video about soundproofing boards PhoneStar
Then you can watch a video about the TECSOUND sound insulation technology: what kind of technology it is and how to install it correctly.
