How To Soundproof Exterior Walls

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  • Опубликовано: 27 янв 2025

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  • @soundproofyourstudio
    @soundproofyourstudio  Год назад

    FREE Soundproofing Workshop: www.soundproofyourstudio.com/workshop

  • @DNGMaestro
    @DNGMaestro Год назад +1

    I'm building my home studio in my garden and your videos are a big help. I'm gonna have pretty good double walls, but i was thinking about something extra. What would you say about drywall just on the inside?

    • @soundproofyourstudio
      @soundproofyourstudio  Год назад

      Not sure I understand, but you need two layers at least of drywall on the inside and outside walls. If the outside wall is exterior then match the drywall mass with exterior siding.

  • @DunsonDrums
    @DunsonDrums Год назад

    Another fantastic video, thank you!

  • @spaceOpia1
    @spaceOpia1 Год назад

    Exactly where I was at! Thank you

  • @chrisamos
    @chrisamos 6 месяцев назад

    This is great info. Thanks for sharing your knowledge! What kind of insulation do you recommend to go between the interior and exterior walls?

  • @waynep4963
    @waynep4963 Год назад

    thank you. I have a bedroom with alot og traffic noise, Hardy board on the outside with 1/1/2 hard foam with osb board, pink insulation 6 inch studs then 1/2 inch drywall.
    I guess green glue and add 5/8 fire reated drywall. replacing 2 windows with doubble pain glass plastic coated. hopefully this will reduce the noise cheers

    • @soundproofyourstudio
      @soundproofyourstudio  Год назад

      You are on the right track. I saw your email and responded there. Thanks for watching.

  • @jonjonEZmusic
    @jonjonEZmusic 4 месяца назад

    What about an exterior wall with brick? I’m trying to decide what to do in the long run. I have a lot of time because I’m not really near the finishing stage of my studio at all. The outside wall has a big window so I’m thinking about what I’m gonna do with that I do have brick on the outside of my house, I was thinking of putting another window on the inside framing double window it I don’t know as far as the outside wall to consider doing the double drywall with green glue I don’t want to lose a whole lot of extra space in my studio since I’m limited to the size

  • @anamystick
    @anamystick Год назад +1

    What's the principle behind matching the mass? Will otherwise adequately dense walls be made worse if one wall is different from the other? If so, I'm also wondering about significant furnishing additions to the mass of the interior wall, e.g. wall to wall thick bookshelves

    • @soundproofyourstudio
      @soundproofyourstudio  Год назад +1

      If you have walls with differing mass the wall with less weight will perform worse, but not necessarily bad. Furnishing like a big wall to wall bookshelf should be considered as more mass.

    • @anamystick
      @anamystick Год назад

      ​@@soundproofyourstudio Thanks, that's interesting. To make sure I'm clear, if the lesser wall will perform worse do you mean 1 ) worse than the greater wall, due to having less mass 2 ) worse than an equivalent but balanced wall, due to a dynamic of the ratio itself

  • @jonnymiskatonic
    @jonnymiskatonic Год назад +1

    I'm building an outside office but I do like to have my music cranked up. Not gonna be able to do the double wall, with the size constraints I have, but it will be 2x6 walls and I'm looking at doing stucco, that should add about 10lbs per square foot. Though that it'll have a glass sliding door, I'm not sure how hopeful I can be for keeping it quiet in there. Probably needing to get a good curtain to go in front of that.

    • @soundproofyourstudio
      @soundproofyourstudio  Год назад

      I would decouple with hat channels or a staggered stud wall. Good luck!

  • @jimmycrackorn28
    @jimmycrackorn28 Год назад +1

    If you don't mind my asking, how did you secure the 5/8" drywall to the exterior wall of the Tuff shed build? I am just concerned that using drywall screws might penetrate the exterior wall. Thank you for the great video!

    • @soundproofyourstudio
      @soundproofyourstudio  Год назад +1

      Yes, you need to use smaller screws. I would have to ask Henry the contractor what size they used.

    • @jimmycrackorn28
      @jimmycrackorn28 Год назад

      @@soundproofyourstudio one other question if you don’t mind. What did you use to fill the gaps between the drywall and the studs? Unfortunately the studs of my shed aren’t the straightest and there are some gaps here and there. Thanks again!!!!

  • @skamowna
    @skamowna Год назад +1

    What do you recommend if exterior walls are in a basement? There is a ton of mass there, so is there any benefit in doing anything over and above typical framing on those walls? This assuming a dropped ceiling which would be decoupled from the floor above.

    • @soundproofyourstudio
      @soundproofyourstudio  11 месяцев назад +1

      If you have concrete walls then you are off to a great start. A seperate framed wall is best. You can also decouple using foam and drywall. Lots of options.

  • @MYCRCOG
    @MYCRCOG 11 месяцев назад +1

    Building a gymnasium at church. Looking to minimize the bleed over sound from the basketball court to the adjacent rooms. The court is in the middle of the building on one side there’s the youth room on the other the kids room. Both rooms are separated from the gym by a 3hr fire wall. It has 3layers of 5/8 Sheetrock on each side of the metal stud wall. Would putting rock wool in firewall cavity help with sound transmission? Or is the 6 layers of Sheetrock sufficient?

    • @soundproofyourstudio
      @soundproofyourstudio  11 месяцев назад +1

      The six layers of sheet rock is good, but there isn’t any decoupling. Adding fiberglass insulation would help damp resonances in the wall cavity.

  • @DALAprodukte
    @DALAprodukte Год назад +1

    Hey, I'm about to build a control room to do Dolby Atmos mixing, so I need to mount speakers to the ceiling. My ceiling is made of OSB, and I'm having trouble finding a way to mount the speakers while making sure the vibrations won't travel into the ceiling, and convert my room into a giant cello. Do you have any idea how to do this? Thanks!

    • @soundproofyourstudio
      @soundproofyourstudio  Год назад

      I don’t have much experience with mounting speakers to ceilings, but I imagine you need speaker mounts that decouple sound vibrations. There must be mounts on the market for atmos systems.

  • @MattLunser
    @MattLunser Год назад +1

    So what if the exterior is already done, with one layer of osb and vinyl siding. Will I get no benefit for two layers of sheet rock on the inside since the outside is not equal mass?

    • @soundproofyourstudio
      @soundproofyourstudio  Год назад

      You just do the best you can. You will certainly get a benefit. What about adding another layer of sheet rock on the inside?

    • @MattLunser
      @MattLunser Год назад

      @@soundproofyourstudio hello and thanks, I was considering 2 layers of rock and then a 1/2" laminated slat wall for the interior. Basically it's dust and glue with a laminate that looks like a wood grain. However it's thin where they join, so not sure what I'll gain for sound proofing vs aesthetics. You're other video convinced me to stay away from MLV. ;-)

  • @ClydeRosencrance
    @ClydeRosencrance 2 месяца назад

    Working on a studio build in a barn right now, and was planning on a double wall for exterior walls. I have 14’ ceilings so the walls will be quite large. Any thoughts on alternative options for double layer drywall on the outside walls that will be facing the outside of the building? It seems like it may be close to impossible to stand up walls that large and heavy if we build then on the ground and try to stand them up.

    • @soundproofyourstudio
      @soundproofyourstudio  2 месяца назад

      I wouldn’t add drywall to the wall until it is up and in position.

    • @ClydeRosencrance
      @ClydeRosencrance 2 месяца назад

      ⁠​⁠@@soundproofyourstudiounfortunately because it’s the exterior facing wall there will not be enough room to get back there and hang drywall

  • @bruceh4861
    @bruceh4861 Год назад +1

    Do you avoid products like Quietrock due to cost?

    • @soundproofyourstudio
      @soundproofyourstudio  Год назад

      Yes, I don’t think they perform any better than two layers of 5/8” drywall.

  • @tannerj5826
    @tannerj5826 Год назад +1

    What is the point of doing this if you have a lower arc window? Noise will just enter the window.

    • @soundproofyourstudio
      @soundproofyourstudio  Год назад

      Do you mean an arched window? You need to soundproof the windows as well.

    • @tannerj5826
      @tannerj5826 Год назад

      @@soundproofyourstudio lower stc sorry auto correct

  • @AllAccessConstruction
    @AllAccessConstruction Месяц назад

    💯💯

  • @chrisklatt3652
    @chrisklatt3652 Год назад +1

    Who puts a window into a soundproofed room? You never mentioned 4 by 8 sheets of sonopan sound proofing or 3/4" plywood

    • @soundproofyourstudio
      @soundproofyourstudio  Год назад

      Many people put windows in soundproof rooms. I do not recommend Sonoran.

  • @thehonestman26
    @thehonestman26 10 месяцев назад +2

    This is the second video I've watched and I have real mixed feelings about the information you are sharing with others. I think some of it is spot on and good for people to know. Other information, may be ok but there are certainly better solutions. Normally I wouldn't care, but from the two videos I have watched, it appears as you're selling yourself as someone who is highly knowledgable in the field and here to help others. I think if you are going to do that, you have a responsibility to be somewhat of an expert in that field or mention that you aren't if you are not. People out there are going to listen and follow your advice, and I think no information is better than wrong information. I think one of the worst things you can do on RUclips is to give others advice they will believe that will end up leading them in the wrong direction. Just say that you aren't an expert and that we are all learning together. Sorry just my two cents on that.
    Regarding sound, I totally agree with the double 5'8" drywall and the double wall with air gap being the best way to go. Spot on advice. But it isn't all about mass. Yes Hardie board is dense and helps some with sound, however 1/2" steel has a mass of 20.4 lb/sqft, far exceeding anything mentioned in the video, and is a terrible material for sound reduction regardless of its mass. It's the composition within the material that is making the difference. With the double wall, if it were all about mass, you would just but them all together. But it is the air gap, which has very little mass that is a huge component in the equation. A better solution for your exterior walls would be to add 2" of polyiso insulation, which has low mass, to the outside of your sheathing followed by an air gap, made by strips of wood and then throw your Hardie plank on top of that. There is no insulation covering the beams within your walls, it's only between the beams, so if you don't insulate them, sound and weather can travel through them without a ton of resistance. In addition, not only will you have better sound deadening properties this way, but the air gap between the polyiso and the Hardie plank will also act as a rain screen, which is very beneficial for letting moisture wick away or dry and not allow mold to form on your walls. Between the studs in the walls, I myself would do Rockwool instead of fiberglass as not only do I think it has better sound properties, but it has several safety benefits to it, as well as others. Having said everything above, I am also not a professional in this area of expertise and understand I could be wrong as well about some things. I am just someone with a lot of experience that has done a tremendous amount of research.

    • @soundproofyourstudio
      @soundproofyourstudio  10 месяцев назад

      Thanks for sharing. I don’t claim to be an expert and I am always learning too. If people do what I say and it works great. If I am wrong call me out and I will learn.

  • @alexmagor
    @alexmagor Год назад +1

    One quick tip. Lowe’s carpet glue apparently works even better than green glue and costs far less.

    • @soundproofyourstudio
      @soundproofyourstudio  Год назад +5

      That is a myth. Stay away from carpet glue.

    • @alexmagor
      @alexmagor Год назад

      @@soundproofyourstudio Have you seen this comparison. He tested regular carpet glue and like you say it did not perform well however this particular brand of carpet glue which I think is thicker than normal performed even better than green glue:
      ruclips.net/video/BW2ce3H-sAo/видео.htmlsi=YSro-NLA0uChF__D