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RE: new/old project

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In Reply to: RE: new/old project posted by Doc B. on February 15, 2008 at 07:42:36

The double sheet rock is definitely one of the best bang for the buck treatments for reducing outside noise. Another one is staggered studs - typical approach is to use a 2 by 6 top and bottom plates in the walls and then set a series of 2 by 4 studs flush to the outside, and another set of 2 by 4 studs flush to the inside halfway between the other (outside) set. In a remodel, you can fur out the top and bottom plates with 2 by 2, and set a series of studs flush to the inside in between the existing studs. It gets you some of the isolation performance of the sophisticated store-bought isolators.

Another alternative is to hang the double-rock on horizontal furring strips set on the stud wall. Lots of variations on these themes are possible; the steel hat sections with isolators are a high-tech version of the same idea.

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RE: new/old project - Doc B. 17:25:50 02/15/08 (1)
- RE: new/old project - Hank Murrow 13:41:51 02/16/08 (0)

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