In recent years, silence at home has become a real luxury for many people. As practice shows, in most cases the main reason for this is that no one thought about soundproofing at the construction stage. The ideal way to eliminate this problem is to soundproof the walls. This article will discuss how to do this with various soundproofing materials.
Wall preparation
Very often (especially in old houses) under a layer of plaster and wallpaper there are all kinds of gaps between the plates, holes or through sockets leading directly to the neighbors. Even if they are small, extraneous sounds can enter the apartment through them. Their usual termination often helps to return silence to the house. The through socket can be moved to another place, and the hole can be repaired with mounting foam. Such measures significantly improve the situation, but the ideal option would be to perform noise isolation using soundproof materials.
Using drywall
The most common way to insulate against noise is now considered to be a combination of drywall with other fibers of the appropriate purpose. In this case, the space between the pre-mounted guides must be laid using ecowool, mineral wool or cellulose insulation. It should be noted that soundproofing materials for an apartment are recommended to be laid very tightly, without any savings. After that, the structure is covered with drywall, and the walls are painted or wallpapered. The only drawback of this method is a slight loss of floor space.
Cork and panels
Quite often, soundproofing panels and cork act as soundproofing materials. The advantage of the first of them is that sheets, the thickness of which is from 4 to 12 centimeters, can be mounted directly on the wall. In this case, the joints are lubricated with sealant. As for the second material, it is made from the bark of the cork tree, which is endowed with high insulating parameters by nature itself.
Membranes
Membranes have been included in the list of the most common soundproofing materials relatively recently. At the same time, they are becoming more and more popular every year, because they have very high rates. Being very thin, they have a high density, so the sound is practically not transmitted. For human he alth, soundproofing membranes are absolutelyharmless, because the material for their production is aragonite - a natural mineral.
These panels are very easy to bend and blend perfectly with other materials. When using them, the thickness of the insulating layer will not exceed 3.5 centimeters. It should be noted that only membranes guarantee 100% noise protection, so they are used even in recording studios. As for the cost that applies to such soundproof wall materials, prices per square meter start at a mark of approximately 640 rubles.
