Soundproofing

[alec green]

Hi, has anyone had any dealings with or know someone who has of "tom smith soundproofing"

they claim marvellous things!

- can this true?

Thanks

[charles]

remembering the BBC Guide to Accoustic Practice, I think it's highly unlikely that soundproofing can be achieved without a lot of structural alterations.

[The Natural Philosopher]

soundproofing"

they claim marvellous things!

- can this true?

Hard to say since absolutely no information is given on their website

Soundproofing is not macgic however.

Its down to mass for low frequencies no air gaps for high and multiple reflection paths for very high.

Sand in a sealed panel is better rhan magic..

[Andy Burns]

"Let the Soundproofing Specialists Eliminate your Noisy Neighbours"

Sounds like a perfectly reasonable way of getting results!

[meow2222]

soundproofing"

they claim marvellous things!

- can this true?

[Brian Gaff]

Yes, most studios tend to suspend everything and use triple glazing, but it really depends on what you are trying to keep out or in.

Brian

[RobertL]

unlikely that soundproofing can be achieved without a lot of structural=20 alterations.=20

Of course you need to know the path that the sound is taking (from outside = via windows, through walls? etc). but if it's coming through the party wal= l you can do quite a lot if you don't mind losing a little space. If you w= ant to stop sound transmitting through a party wall you build a second stud= wall just infront of the party wall. You do NOT let it touch the existing= wall but fix the studs at floor and ceiling only. You fill the space loos= ely with rockwool and you put two layers of plasterboard on the front (or '= acouti-board' heavy plasterboard). caulking (filling the little gaps) is ve= ry important. =20

Robert

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Moat studios don't have windows at all. Except between the studio and control room. Outside windows would simply be a reflective surface which you don't want. The control room windows are normally double panes of plate glass but with a much bigger gap than normal double glazing. And in theory best not parallel to one another.

[Adam Aglionby]

h soundproofing"

they claim marvellous t= hings! - can this true?

Well their membership of one trade club wasn`t:

insulation is a complicated subject with no magic solutions really, suspect a bait and switch on sale they can do it but will need to line your ceiling and floor as well....

Plasterboard, sand , things with mass and decoupling it from the source isn`t magic, just messy.

For instant results could look at Mass Loaded Vinyl, MLV , barium suphate gives it weight of 1lb square foot, hard to find in UK , some hire places have started carry it for quietening compressors and things.

Cheers Adam

[Charles]

replying to alec green, Charles wrote: Used their wall soundproofing, may be ok for voices and tv noise, no good with 'impact' noise, eg slamming doors, people walking over laminated flooring or shutting draws. be carefullof their hard sell.

[tabbypurr]

Get yourself a sane portal to this place. This is newsgroup uk.d-i-y. You replied to a 4 year old post.

NT

[Andrew]

+1

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Then you can stop using idiotic portals like homeownershub (and similar copycat sites, that exist simply to collect advertising revenues).

[Xo]

replying to Charles, Xo wrote: Hi Charles did you use this company we did and are having major issues with them, would like your thoughts

[Brian Gaff]

I think this post just shows that this portal to Usenet is still crap. No idea how old this is, no idea what went before as the main userbase are not using this daft web site to read it. Brian

[Brian Gaff]

IE. . posted on October 21, 2012, 6:39 pm

Brian