FabSwingers.com mobile

Join us FREE, we're FREE to use

Web's largest swingers site since 2006.

Already registered?
Login here

Back to forum list
Back to The Lounge

soundproofing

Jump to newest
 

By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I live in a semi and the neighbours have put their house on the market dreading a young family buying it, as the walls aren't very thick...I can hear next door's clock chiming, their arguements and TV. Last thing I wanna hear is screaming kids etc.

Anyone know about soundproofing, thinking about getting lounge and bedroom walls done, anyone know costs and how easy it is to do?

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ask your local council

They may even still be able to help with the cost as well xx

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The lack of soundproofing will work in both directions.

Make a racket at every viewing until you see a purchaser you think might be quiet - like an old lady

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

lol!! good idea.

Never thought about the council...cheers for that

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"lol!! good idea.

Never thought about the council...cheers for that"

I'd be astonished if any council has money for soundproofing a privately owned home. They don't even have money to soundproof their own housing stock.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

you can buy acoustic panels (they use them in cinema complexes to stop sound transference from one screen to the next)...... big job though to then plasterboard over them to cover them up.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Didn't Blue Peter show people how it can be done using egg boxes?

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"you can buy acoustic panels (they use them in cinema complexes to stop sound transference from one screen to the next)...... big job though to then plasterboard over them to cover them up.

"

someone told me egg trays tiled on a wall does the job, then covered in plasterboard. they reckon it worked well too

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

we did that at school years ago in the music rooms.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"we did that at school years ago in the music rooms. "

i darent say what we did in the music room

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

.


"we did that at school years ago in the music rooms.

i darent say what we did in the music room"

Made sweet music?

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *leasureDomeMan
over a year ago

all over the place


"I live in a semi and the neighbours have put their house on the market dreading a young family buying it, as the walls aren't very thick...I can hear next door's clock chiming, their arguements and TV. Last thing I wanna hear is screaming kids etc.

Anyone know about soundproofing, thinking about getting lounge and bedroom walls done, anyone know costs and how easy it is to do?

"

Its not easy ,to stop sound transferring you need mass especially to kill the long wave bass frequences you would have to reduce the size of your luinge by between 6-9"and build another isolated wall from the current one it would require an air gap of approximately 1 inch partioning made of 4.2 dfor the whole length of the wall your trying to isolate from ,the studding would have to float on 50mm + neoprene then 2 layers of plasterboard +high density rock wool or more expensive bulky material then another outer layer of 18mm plasterboard .

sound can reconstitute itself in any gap as its method of tranduction is air

so it would need to be build with precision or it would not work .

as some one else said talk to the council see what they say .

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

wow that sounds complicated and I didn't understand most it....think soundproofing for dummies lol!!!

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

Stick loads of egg boxes to your walls!

Remember to take the eggs out or it gets a bit smelly

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"you can buy acoustic panels (they use them in cinema complexes to stop sound transference from one screen to the next)...... big job though to then plasterboard over them to cover them up.

someone told me egg trays tiled on a wall does the job, then covered in plasterboard. they reckon it worked well too

"

Youll have to eat a hell of a lot of eggs to completley sound proof your house lol best start eating them now so when the new neighbours move in you should have enuff lol

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I live in a semi and the neighbours have put their house on the market dreading a young family buying it, as the walls aren't very thick...I can hear next door's clock chiming, their arguements and TV. Last thing I wanna hear is screaming kids etc.

Anyone know about soundproofing, thinking about getting lounge and bedroom walls done, anyone know costs and how easy it is to do?

Its not easy ,to stop sound transferring you need mass especially to kill the long wave bass frequences you would have to reduce the size of your luinge by between 6-9"and build another isolated wall from the current one it would require an air gap of approximately 1 inch partioning made of 4.2 dfor the whole length of the wall your trying to isolate from ,the studding would have to float on 50mm + neoprene then 2 layers of plasterboard +high density rock wool or more expensive bulky material then another outer layer of 18mm plasterboard .

sound can reconstitute itself in any gap as its method of tranduction is air

so it would need to be build with precision or it would not work .

as some one else said talk to the council see what they say ."

my head hurts now lol

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *ominantPerv85Man
over a year ago

Maidstone

To get it done 100% will be a fair bit of work, would cost a fair bit, and you would also loose a lot of space.

There are acoustic panels that you can buy, which would knock out enough conversation type noise. Obviously if you were having a full blown disco, then next door would still hear.

But for day to day stuff, kids, tv, clocks, arguements, sexual sessions, then some simple acoustic panels would work fine. You would be best to plasterboard over it, but I don't see why you couldn't wall paper or paint over them. Could even go retro and paint each panel a different colour

If you want any more help or specific advice, then let me know

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *leasureDomeMan
over a year ago

all over the place


"you can buy acoustic panels (they use them in cinema complexes to stop sound transference from one screen to the next)...... big job though to then plasterboard over them to cover them up.

someone told me egg trays tiled on a wall does the job, then covered in plasterboard. they reckon it worked well too

Youll have to eat a hell of a lot of eggs to completley sound proof your house lol best start eating them now so when the new neighbours move in you should have enuff lol "

unfortunately egg cartons wont work in attenuating sound, what they do is simply reduce the reverb time and attenuate the midrange frequecies slightly but they wont actually reduce sound pressure levels, you will need a floating wall and mass for that

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *leasureDomeMan
over a year ago

all over the place


"wow that sounds complicated and I didn't understand most it....think soundproofing for dummies lol!!!"

yeah acoustics is very complicated and unfortunately expensive to be effective,if you do not isolate all of the source then it will simply rreconstitute itself in any gaps .

There is however the field of psychoacoustics where eventually you will get used to most moderate levels of sound as long as its not repetative ,if you have a noisy swing partner who makes a lot of noise when cuming its best to put music on to defuse the noise for the neighbours.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Can you not just get some funky ear muffs ?

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Can you not just get some funky ear muffs ? "

yeah that's a good idea, tho I think I need the soundproofing to stop them hearing my screaming orgasms too lol!!!

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Can you not just get some funky ear muffs ?

yeah that's a good idea, tho I think I need the soundproofing to stop them hearing my screaming orgasms too lol!!!"

gag'd be cheaper

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think you may find it shrinks your room by 75 mm though ......at least !!!

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden


"Can you not just get some funky ear muffs ?

yeah that's a good idea, tho I think I need the soundproofing to stop them hearing my screaming orgasms too lol!!!"

Yeah and also I'm quite attached to them!

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Putting egg boxes or acoustic panels on your wall will do nothing with regards to sound proofing. Im actually studying acoustics at the moment.

The only thing I'd say you could do to minimise sound from next door would be to strip your wall to the brick, put some wooden studding up, then fill it with insulation before putting foam back plasterboards up and skim over.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
 
 

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pleasuredome is spot on with everything he's saying. Didn't read the whole topic before I posted.

Reply privatelyReply in forumReply +quote
Post new Message to Thread
back to top