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Hi there,
Just about to start my project and am hoping somebody can tell me, from their experience, whether I've wasted my time and lots of money or if I'm on the right track and should achieve my goals.
I live above a unit that enjoys heavy bass and a powerful home theatre system. The music...bass only....can be heard for a good 20 ft radius in my home, the room it's coming from is 10x10. I own the condo and cannot afford to move....this is my first attempt at sound blocking one of my bedroom floors so I can even go in the room, let alone sleep in it.
I tried all of the normal neighborly things for years, escalated to the rage moments of throwing a basketball & shoes at the walls and yet it continues, daily.....it's 12 yrs later and I'm desperate enough to finally suck it up and spend the money for 100 sq ft of peace in my 1100 sq ft condo. Oh, and I purchased RS170 wireless headphones 5 yrs ago - I LOVE THEM, but I can still hear their BASS :vs_mad:even with earplugs & headphones.
I don't believe, from what I can hear (& feel) coming up from below, that there is any insulation between the floors. My floor is likely plywood subfloor with gypcrete (?) poured over it. I do believe that's the extent of what is between the floors.....besides airspace from their drywall to my subfloor. The building is only 14 yrs old.....obviously the developer cheaped out and met the bare minimum building requirements.
I just bought 1/4" recycled rubber, green glue & green glue caulk. Just read the other day that rubber may actually make it worse because it's a resilient material (?) as opposed to rigid. Rigid allows the sound, vibration and reverberation to punch right through so I thought softer mass would be better. I also read that MLV was not as effective with low frequency so now I'm confused and reaching out for some success stories before I start putting down a barrier.
Can green glue be used on re-cycled rubber without ruining the rubber (I hadn't thought about that) or should I use 1/4" plywood to sandwich the green glue to the subfloor and then just loose lay the rubber over it for mass? I'd even buy more green glue if I have to....so I can build a 1/2" of: Green glue, plywood, green glue, rubber. My ceilings are only 8 ft, so I'm limited with adding floor height.
To recap the noise I'm dealing with, when I'm in my room, the bass thumps into the entire airspace up to the ceiling and sometimes vibrates the floor depending on how loud they have it.....the surround sound system is like having a thunder storm inside your house.
Anybody out there dealt with the same issue and been successful at blocking the bass & vibration and pressure that slams you in the ears? I see a lot of threads and I know that THEY need to stop it from exiting their unit, but they will not. I welcome any and every suggestion, without judgment for waiting so long please. I'm just a single working mom and couldn't afford to do anything about it, until now. Thank you.
Just about to start my project and am hoping somebody can tell me, from their experience, whether I've wasted my time and lots of money or if I'm on the right track and should achieve my goals.
I live above a unit that enjoys heavy bass and a powerful home theatre system. The music...bass only....can be heard for a good 20 ft radius in my home, the room it's coming from is 10x10. I own the condo and cannot afford to move....this is my first attempt at sound blocking one of my bedroom floors so I can even go in the room, let alone sleep in it.
I tried all of the normal neighborly things for years, escalated to the rage moments of throwing a basketball & shoes at the walls and yet it continues, daily.....it's 12 yrs later and I'm desperate enough to finally suck it up and spend the money for 100 sq ft of peace in my 1100 sq ft condo. Oh, and I purchased RS170 wireless headphones 5 yrs ago - I LOVE THEM, but I can still hear their BASS :vs_mad:even with earplugs & headphones.
I don't believe, from what I can hear (& feel) coming up from below, that there is any insulation between the floors. My floor is likely plywood subfloor with gypcrete (?) poured over it. I do believe that's the extent of what is between the floors.....besides airspace from their drywall to my subfloor. The building is only 14 yrs old.....obviously the developer cheaped out and met the bare minimum building requirements.
I just bought 1/4" recycled rubber, green glue & green glue caulk. Just read the other day that rubber may actually make it worse because it's a resilient material (?) as opposed to rigid. Rigid allows the sound, vibration and reverberation to punch right through so I thought softer mass would be better. I also read that MLV was not as effective with low frequency so now I'm confused and reaching out for some success stories before I start putting down a barrier.
Can green glue be used on re-cycled rubber without ruining the rubber (I hadn't thought about that) or should I use 1/4" plywood to sandwich the green glue to the subfloor and then just loose lay the rubber over it for mass? I'd even buy more green glue if I have to....so I can build a 1/2" of: Green glue, plywood, green glue, rubber. My ceilings are only 8 ft, so I'm limited with adding floor height.
To recap the noise I'm dealing with, when I'm in my room, the bass thumps into the entire airspace up to the ceiling and sometimes vibrates the floor depending on how loud they have it.....the surround sound system is like having a thunder storm inside your house.
Anybody out there dealt with the same issue and been successful at blocking the bass & vibration and pressure that slams you in the ears? I see a lot of threads and I know that THEY need to stop it from exiting their unit, but they will not. I welcome any and every suggestion, without judgment for waiting so long please. I'm just a single working mom and couldn't afford to do anything about it, until now. Thank you.