Sound deadening insulation and the sound deadening sheetrock for below.
Carpeting for the floors above would give you a more muffled sound.
Carpeting for the floors above would give you a more muffled sound.
Sound deadening insulation and sheetrock is what I wanted to do. I'm curious as to how much noise that will actually stop though. From my understanding the floor traffic noise that is killing me is caused by vibrations through the floor joists. The insulation will take care of airborne echo noise inbetween joists but I'm curious as to how much noise can be killed by simple insulation + quietrock and green glue.Sound deadening insulation and the sound deadening sheetrock for below.
Carpeting for the floors above would give you a more muffled sound.
I have been looking at the sound deadening insulation specifically. The ones that are 5" thick and made out of cotton fibers. I don't know anything about insulation so I will also look into this cellulose material. Especially since the ceilings are already finished, it might be easier to have the stuff blown in instead of tearing down the ceilings.I don't know a lot about sound proofing, but I had cellulose insulation blown in when I built my house and it filters out a lot of noise.
Yeah, I've been reading up on different ways to soundproof existing ceilings and it would seem that adding sheet rock on top of the existing sheet rock with green glue is one of the cheapest and easiest methods. I just don't know how much I need to soundproof to be content. For example, would 2 panels of 5/8" sheetrock green glued together with insulation inbetween joists be enough for floor traffic noise? Most sites recommend sound clips with drywall attached to channels, etc. for floor noise.I agree w/ Ron, and ADD the new sheet rock, don't replace the old w/ it. Mass is needed to stop noise. Can you deal w/ a noise that is a constant "hum"? If your brain will turn it off, it will help w/ what is coming from above.