The presence of a stylish interior and fashionable furniture, modern household appliances and a luxurious interior still indicate the presence of a comfortable atmosphere. You can forever forget about positive emotions from staying in the apartment if a fair amount of noise falls into it. On how to make noise insulation in the apartment, and it will be discussed in our article.

Features of sound insulation work

When choosing a technology for conducting insulating work, it is also necessary to take into account the fact that an apartment building is made from what material. This is due to the fact that each material is characterized by various sound insulation indicators.

In most cases, it is necessary to deal with three types of houses:

• panel;
• monolithic frame;
• brick.

Noise isolation of the apartment in the panel house is carried out in full. The walls, ceiling, floor and entrance doors are covered with sound insulation material. Such measures are due to the fact that noise from the apartment located on the top floor is distributed throughout the walls. The same applies to monolithic frameworks where sound waves apply even faster.

If apartment buildings are built of bricks, it is quite enough to implement partial sound insulation. For example, when living too noisy neighbors in the apartment "Top", this problem is solved using noise insulation in the apartment only ceiling etc.

Selection of material

Now there is a huge range of materials for noise insulation of the apartment. The most common are:

• plasterboard;
• polystyrene foam;
• polyurethane foam;
• basalt wool;
• membrane products.

Plasterboard sheets have a small thickness. Thanks to this, they can be used in low rooms. When mounting drywall in the resulting space, fiberglass laying occurs, which perfectly absorbs various sounds.

A rather popular material is noise absorbing panels made of extruded polystyrene foam. The most famous Isotex and Isoplaat of them.

The first material is a plate with foil paper. The fastening of the ISOTEX panels is carried out directly to the insulated surface using liquid nails. The assembly of the slabs is made by the method of "spike-groove" with the absence of slots and gaps through which sounds penetrate.

Isoplaat panels are made of coniferous trees and do not contain synthetic components. When they are installed, no surface alignment is required, which significantly reduces the time and means. One of the sides of the panel has a rough surface, so that sound waves dissipation occurs.

The production of plates of ecoacoustik is carried out of polyester fibers. The material is applied not only for noise insulation, but also to adjust the acoustics. Ecoacoustik has 3 layers: two are reinforcing, one - carrier. Due to this multi-layer combination inside each layer, sound attenuation and reducing aerodynamic noise indicator occurs.

Polyurethane plates with a thickness of 15 mm are characterized by excellent sound absorption. The scope of their application is not limited to residential premises. They are mounted even in recording studios. Plates are easy to install.

The mineral panels are noise, which contain basalt, are one of the best solutions at noise insulation of the apartment. Easy installation, environmental friendliness and low price make this material very popular among the population.

Among the membrane coatings, TECSOUND enjoys the greatest demand to eliminate high-frequency noise. For the manufacture of these membranes used aragonit. TecSound has viscoelastic qualities and bulk weight.

To carry out their own hands, noise insulation in the apartment can also be used:

• elastomeric gaskets and plates;
• bitumen-cork substrate;
• foamed glass;
• coconut fiber;
• cellulose wool.

Choosing a sound insulation material in residential rooms, close attention is paid to its ecological indicators.

Soundproofing ceiling

For noise insulation in the ceiling apartment, the installation of a plasterboard ceiling with laying sound insulation membranes will be the most optimal option.

The technology of work provides the following actions:

• the old ceiling is pasted the thermal vicoisol;
• top 70 is mounted on top 70 (dowels and glue are used);
• mounted suspensions (5 pcs. / 1 \u200b\u200bm²) and frame profile (60 * 27 mm);
• the space between the profiles is stacked by a mineral plate with a density of 50-60 kg / m³;
• the side surfaces of profiles are covered with TECSOUND strips;
• plasterboard attached to profiles.

If the ceiling height allows, to improve the noise absorbing surface properties, another layer of the membrane passes over the drywall, which is covered with another plasterboard sheet.

For those who do not want to work with plasterboard, a good alternative plasterboard will be an acoustic stretch ceiling. This design is made of perforated fabric, which absorbs the sound waves. Between the stretch ceiling and the slab of the overlap necessarily stacked the mineral wool.

Another option is a cork ceiling, which has excellent sound insulation properties due to the porous structure of the material. In addition, such a coating is not afraid of moisture.

Soundproofing walls

This work begins with inspection of walls. With large drops (over 1 cm), they are aligned with plastering. It also close all the cracks and gaps that are in the outlets. The dried walls are grained by a special grid.

In places of contact of walls and heating pipes, the gaps are embarrassed by silicone sealant. Only with the help of this material can avoid cracks in seasonal temperature differences.

For noise insulation of walls in the apartment, you can use drywall with sound insulation material. The technology of its installation is similar to the fastening of plasterboard to the ceiling. In the formed space, laying mineral wool. The slots between the plasterboard sheets and the floor with the ceiling are sealed.

The simpler way of sound insulation of the walls is the installation of ready-made zips panels, which include plasterboard, dry-fiber and staple fiberglass. For reliable fastening of this material, it is not necessary to spend extra time and means.

Installation of the SIPS panels provides:

• alignment and shtpocking of walls;
• sticking two layers of noise absorbing tape on the ceiling and floor;
• installation of panels;
• their cutting in places of contact with pipes and other communications;
• treatment of joints with silicone sealant.

If the walls are adjacent to the busy motorway, then to improve the soundproofing, the room will have to be resorted to replacing windows. The best option is to install metal-plastic windows with a three-chamber double-glazed glass and an external glass thickness of at least 6 mm.

Soundproofing floor

The noise insulation of the floor in the apartment is carried out depending on the type of flooring (linoleum, laminate, tile) and the type of construction (screed, lags).

Improve linoleum sound insulation by laying vibratek. Moreover, the material of the material is fitted to each other as close as possible, and the seams are closed with a tape. In the rooms where the load on the floor is not too large, isoPlaat can be used as a sound insulation coating.

If laminate is chosen as the finishing floor, the best noise-absorbing material will be Isoplaat plates. Plate laying is running straight on the draft floor. For fixing, glue is applied, the application of which is made in several places.

For good sound insulation of the tile, it is better to use basalt fiber or glass fiber 2-3 cm. In combination with a concrete screed, such a material will provide excellent floor insulation.

Just under the tie, you can use noise or noise. Laying Shumashanet is made by braziness. The joints of the compounds are sampled by scotch, and the material itself is laid on the walls in height of the fuel reinforced screed (at least 6 cm).

Installation of plates Shumastop is an online jack. The reinforced film of polyethylene is laid over the soundproofing material. Also made on the wall.

If there is lag in the underground space for the soundproofing of the floor, a soft material is used. Its thickness should exceed 5 cm. Noise insulating material stacked between lags. After that, the installation of plywood and flooring takes place.

If the apartment is located in the panel house, then you should not allow the following errors:

• nails are not clogged in beams through floorboards;
• it is impossible to lay sound insulation material with the presence of lumps;
• it is necessary to avoid tight contact of the plinth to the floor.

Soundproofing inlet door

The most optimal option for noise insulation doors in the apartment will be the use of heat-insulating material. He will protect the living room not only from the sounds from the entrance, but it will be a reliable obstacle from the penetration of the cold.

Soundproofing Doors pursues three main goals:

• achieve full isolation of all fasteners and connections;
• seal all the cracks;
• tight contact of the door frame with a wall.

The most relaxing materials are:

• styrofoam;
• mineral wool;
• foamed polyurethane;
• corrugated cardboard.

The soundproofing process itself consists of the following steps:

• removing upholstery;
• laying material;
• exterior decoration of the canvas.

After removing the upholstery with the help of a cloth moistened in acetone, dust and dirt are removed from the inner surface of the door. The canvas dries up, after which you can fasten the noise absorbing material.

Through the doors, thick sheets of bituminous material are glued, and from above - light from the foam rubber. Mineral wool is stacked in the free space of the canvas. For its reliable fixation, use the old fishing network. It is attached to nails, which fixed the old upholstery.

For external finishing, the lining or MDF panel is used. Boots are made in size. The panel is connected to the blade with liquid nails. Fastening the last workpiece is carried out from the castle side. The slots existing between the panel and the door frame are closed with silicone sealant.

In addition to sound insulation of the door leaf, you should close the gaps between the door frame and the web. This uses a seal made of foam rubber. It must be laid throughout the perimeter of the door frame. If there is a double entrance door in the apartment, the seal is used on both boxes.

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