Soundproofing?

[rumpelstiltskin]

My friend is having bother with chav next door neighbours,karaoke at 3am,then taken outside usually,whats the cheapest,best way he can soundproof the wall of his living room?15ftx8 and a half?

[The Dude]

Practically impossible. Seriously.

Ear plugs would be the best bet.

Or a grenade through their letterbox.

[Plotloss]

The Dude said:

Practically impossible. Seriously.

Yep, there are products which will do the job but not without considerable work and considerable expense.

We do a material which is 6mm thick and has the same acoustic properties as 12" of concrete. However, for all its key USPs, cost isnt one of them.

[minimatt1967]

A sniper?

[scott.s]

my dem room has two layers of acoustic plaster board with green glue between the boards and has a flooting floor...............it works real well and costs a fortune.

i suggest as a cheaper option that you murder the next door chav's.
this will also save the goverment huge amounts of money in hand outs.

on the down side local industry (drug dealer and off licence) will lose out.

[rumpelstiltskin]

I'd murder the little gits too but the last person who complained about them got their new Seat Cupra destroyed!So they're trying not to go down that route and end up with more hassle.

Edited by rumpelstiltskin on Saturday 4th October 21:12

[RJB_666]

My neighbours have sound proofed their wall aparrently, because of the noise they make (renovating over the past 18 months!!)

From our side it hasn't helped one bit, still can here the noisy bds!!

[benzo]

Never tried Acousti-Coat #150, but the marketing says it is a 'sound reduction paint coating' that is reckoned to reduce 'sound transmission and reflection by 30%'

http://www.hytechsales.com/prod150.html

grenade through the letter box

[AL...Ease]

benzo said:

Never tried Acousti-Coat #150, but the marketing says it is a 'sound reduction paint coating' that is reckoned to reduce 'sound transmission and reflection by 30%'

http://www.hytechsales.com/prod150.html

grenade through the letter box

I wouldn't try it either, not with a website like that.

[AL...Ease]

Plotloss said:

The Dude said:

Practically impossible. Seriously.

Yep, there are products which will do the job but not without considerable work and considerable expense.

We do a material which is 6mm thick and has the same acoustic properties as 12" of concrete. However, for all its key USPs, cost isnt one of them.

How much? (interested in making a studio-shed that won't bother the neighbours)

[chevy-stu]

Isolation is the best soundproofing,
Build new rooms within the existing rooms from thick plasterboard onto a timber frame, sitting on 'floated' floors on neoprene pads, that'll work, but not really worth it in a residential home...


Reckon the hit-man option is probably cheaper and easier.. (and more satisfying)

[Plotloss]

AL...Ease said:

Plotloss said:

The Dude said:

Practically impossible. Seriously.

Yep, there are products which will do the job but not without considerable work and considerable expense.

We do a material which is 6mm thick and has the same acoustic properties as 12" of concrete. However, for all its key USPs, cost isnt one of them.

How much? (interested in making a studio-shed that won't bother the neighbours)

Depends on quantity, roughly works out to about £150 per sqm + fitting.

[BigAlinEmbra]

Calling the police every time they are at it.
Something like second or third visit and they can seize the offending noise making equipment.

[JustinP1]

AL...Ease said:

benzo said:

Never tried Acousti-Coat #150, but the marketing says it is a 'sound reduction paint coating' that is reckoned to reduce 'sound transmission and reflection by 30%'

http://www.hytechsales.com/prod150.html

grenade through the letter box

I wouldn't try it either, not with a website like that.

I believe you would get just as good an effect from my patent-pending all purpose Snake Oil. Only $150 a tin. You'll need about eight.

[steveo29]

BigAlinEmbra said:

Calling the police every time they are at it.
Something like second or third visit and they can seize the offending noise making equipment.

indeed, if after 10pm they still continue the police should be straight round there.