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In this video Jim Prior shows you how you can DIY soundproof your walls with 7 different soundproofing wall systems.
Most of these ways to soundproof a wall have been used by professional installers of sound insulation for the last decade.
Jim Prior as a thought leader in the soundproofing industry gives his honest opinion on how you could install theses various combinations of different soundproofing materials.
Jim shares his experience of the expected noise reduction you can expect to achieve on each of these soundproof wall systems if you were to install them to your own home.
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@onlyfriendyeah Ай бұрын

by far the best video i've seen on the topic, thanks for sharing these methods. subbed + getting the book

@ms-media 13 күн бұрын

Great explanation! Have you any experience or have an opinion of reducing the Rockwool thickness from 100mm down to say 50mm? Thus with option 6 (175mm) or option 7 (185mm) the space required would be 125mm or 135mm? Thank you

@jimprior7 10 күн бұрын

Thanks very much for watching, so glad you got value from it, it is a great question. It is not something we have tested in residential homes. However some bespoke projects we have done similar things. The main reason we build the floating frame like we show you in the Noise Free DIY Soundproofing Course is because of the load bearing. The frame is built with pressure and anti-vibration pads giving superior isolation and decoupling compared to the traditional stud frames. I think you could use a 2 x 2 timber and a 50mm RW3 but to take the load bearing you would have to secure the timber to the flanking walls, ceiling and floor and maybe even put noggins in a few places like a traditional stud frame. Saying that I am really intrigued to see how you get on. I have a couple of things for you….the first is The Soundproofing Masterclass I am running really soon….here is the link: jimprior.com/soundproofing-masterclass-registration/ And also...Check this video out: it show the thicker system and the thiner system joining between the upstairs bedroom and the downstairs lounge: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ebhnjdd7mMytYpc.htmlsi=J1fAznh04oB6twLp

@brundle210 5 ай бұрын

Great video, thanks! I have a renovation 3 bed semi, I'm looking to soundproof two adjoining walls (lounge and main bed), I also have access to cavity between ground floor ceiling and 1st floor floor (ground floor floor is solid concrete, no void). I'm looking to utilise one of the low thickness options as I don't have much space - the house is 1950's 100mm cavity wall build but I don't believe there is a cavity in the adjoining wall. I have the option to build onto the existing good plaster finish or remove back to bare brick - which option would you recommend? Thanks!

@jimprior7 5 ай бұрын

Ah thanks very much mate, and thanks for your question too…go straight over the good solid plaster. Only remove back to brickwork if you have hollow voids like drywall or dot and dab technique. Here is a bedroom wall being soundproofed: DIY Soundproofing walls from noisy neighbours kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aruklsukksClZn0.html

@Cagstok 2 ай бұрын

Hi Jim. Excellent video, thank you. I am looking to tackle a solid brick plastered party wall (1950s UK terrace house) which airborne sound is the problem (conversation namely). Before installing any of the systems included in your video I will plaster the same brickwork wall in the ceiling joist zone and loft zone and floor joist zone as I understand this helps terminate air gaps through the brickwork (and would create a level substrate for one of your systems). Is this a correct approach?

@jimprior7 2 ай бұрын

Hi @Cagstok, Thanks very much for your comment, yes that is a very nice way of doing it. Sometimes we have to do that when the render is thick to avoid a discrepancy or step in the layers. Taking the time to render these areas will save you time during the installation. When the render is thinner, we go straight over it.

@Oneiros88 Ай бұрын

I’ve only started looking into solutions for our noise issues, but to help me focus my efforts, are there affordable, preferably DIY, solutions that can be attached directly to an existing plasterboarded stud wall without removing the existing sheets of plasterboard?

@jimprior7 Ай бұрын

Hey Oneiros88, great question, thanks for your comment. Absolute not no, a hollow stud wall can be a main cause of the noise. Going over the top like some soundproofing material suppliers suggest…will channel the noise into the hollow floor, hollow ceiling void and into the structure. Check this installation case study out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q513iL15rrXdpas.htmlsi=1Rd7VzMYYMen2qKT Bottom line is, the sound is resonating in that plasterboard wall and you need to open it up and insulate the hollow void to stop the sound resonating….and then go over the top of it. Hope that helps Let us know how you get on JP

@gezaantal3916 19 күн бұрын

Hi this is a really good video thank you, I just have a question if the chimney is still in use can I use the number 6/7 method there? is it safe to put rubber mat on the chimney breast? and if the room is the first floor bedroom do I need to soundproof the floor and ceiling as well or just around the party wall?

@jimprior7 18 күн бұрын

Hey Gazaantal3916, Thanks very much for watching glad you are getting value from my content. Such a great question, thanks for bringing this up…If the flue is lined or 150mm away from the rubber then yes you can use the rubber on the chimney stack. If not use metal studs. Any Heatas registered engineers reading this will be able to help me out and correct me on this, but here in the UK we can not use anything combustible within 150mm of the flue for a used chimney. There is a detailed lesson on this on the Noise Free DIY Soundproofing course. With the bedroom check this video out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aruklsukksClZn0.htmlsi=ABdjFfu7M27yKyRt With regards to the bedroom, most of the time yes, to get that soundproofing of a detached house yes you need to tuck the system down, treat the floor, loft and flanking walls and sometimes the walls in other rooms. (I explain in next weeks video); However; do the ear on the wall test and test the flanking walls in that bedroom. Next time the neighbours are playing music…being loud and making noise, put your finger in one ear and the other ear on the flanking walls and listen….what do you hear? Might be the same volume next to the party wall but only slight the other side of the window wall…maybe watch the first part of this video again to see what you can put on these flanking walls. Hope that helps, great questions….please let us know how you get on. Also I’m running a SOUNDPROOFING MASTERCLASS real soon, look out for the email if you on the waiting list for the Noise Free DIY Soundproofing Course….what is quite refreshing is there is nothing to buy at the end, its pure content to help DIYers.

@mateusz4735 5 ай бұрын

Hi. Amazing videos, mate. I'm very impressed about your job 👌. Keep doing it 👍 Been searching for videos about Floating frame installation, but can't find it on your channel 😕 Can you please, paste mi the link , here? Best regards ✨️

@jimprior7 5 ай бұрын

Hi @mateusz4735 , glad you are enjoying the videos, thanks very much for your comment, much appreciated. We give step by step lessons on all the different layers the Floating Frame and all the other soundproof wall systems, soundproof floors and soundproof ceilings on the Noise Free DIY Soundproofing Course. There is actually a lot to it, which is why there a few lessons on each different layer. This video is about as much detail I go into on KZfaq: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bbWUfqx20tbGh4E.htmlsi=4uO8hAO3ejLHd35I Hope that helps. Please let me know how you get on with your soundproofing, what type of house you have and your noise problem? Thanks again for your comment

@TheHotstepper76 3 ай бұрын

Hi great video, I am looking to reduce the noise from a saniflow waste extraction pump my neighbour has fitted in their recently installed en-suite. We have a 1930s semi and their en-suite is in the alcove on the party wall so is clearly audible in both our main bedrooms and also the living and dining rooms below. What would you recommend to reduce the sound to a minimum?

@jimprior7 3 ай бұрын

Hi @theHotstepper76, thanks for the comment, I think you are going to need something like this in the alcoves: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gLuUndehxpjNm2Q.htmlsi=cWbz53Tvaw4J2qYE The soundproof wall system to the alcoves would need to be joined up between the alcoves downstairs and the alcoves upstairs. However there are two key things I would recommend to do to reduce that pump noise. 1. Every hollow void in the main bedroom and loft and living and dining room needs to be insulated with a RW3 like we show you in the course and videos. (Floors, ceilings, stud walls and boxing) 2. Need to apply that M20AD rubber I bang on about all the time to alcoves and chimney stack and any flanking wall you are hearing the pump noise. Does not matter what system you put on the wall, unless you do those two things it will still come through. Assuming you can’t pay your neighbour to decouple the pump from the structure with a piece of rubber? Thanks very much for watching, hope that helps and let us know how you get on.

@gabrielmihaianghel4192 3 ай бұрын

Hello, I want to create a soundproofing wall for a part wall, I'm thinking to use rockwool accustic extra, tecsound SY70 and 2-3 layers of accustic drywall. But I'm not sure where it's better to put the tecsound, directly on the party wall or between the drywall layers?

@jimprior7 3 ай бұрын

Hi Gabriel, that is a good question, I would use the TecSound SY100 Self Adhesive on the party wall directly if you can. Make sure it’s not plasterboard on the party wall. (Always remove that first) If you can get a layer of TecSound between one of those layers of acoustic drywall as well as sound deaden the party wall with it as well, that would also be good. If you had to choose party wall or between the board for the TecSound….because you already have 2-3 layers of mass with the acoustic drywall….I would go for the party wall and sound dead it first with the TecSound. Hope that helps. Great Questions. Here is a video of us using it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qNlofLeF27HMaH0.htmlsi=1E8_EfA2moOuohI0

@JasonDIYbuilds Ай бұрын

In your example the floor joists run perpendicular to the party wall. This is not the case for me, they run parallel to the wall. If I were to cut back the floor to tuck in the wall I would be damaging the structural support of the floor. Is there a way to solve this issue? I don't have access below as both spaces are finished areas. Thanks for the excellent videos.

@jimprior7 Ай бұрын

Hi Jason, Thanks very much for your comment. There are a number of options and they are all featured in lessons on The Noise Free DIY Soundproofing Course (next intake second week of June 2024). Your awesome question and probably demands its own video…but I will try and answer it here. Assuming you are not comfortable moving the joist over because it will disrupt the room downstairs: - You could go over or past the joists using a thicker soundproof wall system, this would allow you to tuck the system down and seal the layers to the ceiling below. - To support the floor boards and renew the structural integrity of the floor, install a joists trimmer using noggins and a new piece of timber the same thickness as your floor joists…I will feature this in my next video -part 2 of this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jLt9ncKB18CrYZc.html - If you require a large load bearing next to the party wall, then install a new joist along side the existing would be best option (the ceiling board below won’t need to be connected to this) - If less of a load bearing is required and especially if the joists are close together you could fix 4 x 2 timber to the next joists to reduce the span of the floorboards. Please forgive me I have not seen your project, but hopefully this makes sense. Thanks again for your great question, less us know how you get on

@kennethknight7870 4 ай бұрын

any good for kitchens to offset washing machine activity 2 washing machines

@jimprior7 4 ай бұрын

Hey Kenneth, thanks for your question, the best solution for you would be floating frame, which we show you in the Noise Free DIY Soundproofing Course. It sound deadens the wall and then has a 25mm isolation gap from the wall and the structure, which will be best for the different frequencies a washing machine gives off....but also helps with the impact noise when the washing machine is on spin. Consider the floor too, a lot of the noise will be vibrating through the floor and you might want to consider and floating floor and even anti-vibration pads under washing machines... if you have access to those washing machines.

@deaosatori216 5 ай бұрын

At the beginning of the video you seem to say the clip and channel systems outperform resilient bars. If so, would you consider building a floating frame and then using clips on top of that? Also, have you ever considered using clips to fix the floating frame in place, instead of the rubber pads? Cheers

@jimprior7 5 ай бұрын

Thanks very much, great question. The reason we do not use clips and channels on our floating frame is because the channels move too much between the clips, where a resilient bars is fixed to the frame. The frame is sometimes only screwed in a couple of places on the head plate and sole plate and often glued or sometimes with the right property, no fixings and just pressure and the pads. (That’s 19 years’ experience of installing it though to do that!) Resilient bars are also only 17mm space loss keeping the floating frame system at 175mm. Using the clip and channels will take the wall system over 200mm, but yes if you have that space available it would be better….just make sure the frame is secure and not completely floating so you don’t end up with too much movement in your wall. Have you seen this video yet: DIY Soundproofing - Step by step kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bbWUfqx20tbGh4E.html Are you looking to install a floating frame for your project? What kind of noise problem do you have?

@deaosatori216 5 ай бұрын

So if you have too much movement in the wall, what's the problem caused? Is it that the plasterboard will crack? That other video is great thanks. I'm looking to install a very thorough system to a Victorian semi bedroom. Joists run parallel to the party wall. Walls are mixture of original lime plaster and sections of newer stuff. Removing some plaster has revealed a lot of holes in the mortar, some 20cm deep!

@ReeseBayley 2 ай бұрын

We are experiencing outside noise and impact noise down the side of our house. Would you recommend system number 4 for the flanking walls? We would be looking at clip and channel for the direct noise path we think

@jimprior7 2 ай бұрын

Hey Reese, thank you very much for your question. System 4 would be best to sound deaden the light weight thermalite blocks, a clip and channel system would need to go on a floating frame after you have sound deadened the wall, otherwise you may channel that noise to the bedroom above, especially if your house is a new build. Remember Reducing impact noise is never just the direct noise path. The impact noise of kids running around in the alley way between the detached houses is coming into your lounge through a number of noise paths. Here are a couple of 1min shorts 👇that might be useful. kzfaq.infoI_kh99Ohvvs?si=J735uZN2_jgiou4_ Also this short which you may have seen already: kzfaq.infoQ-CvdeA9m7s?si=JBvyCBmVtQm7rBDr Hope that helps, thanks for your question

@ReeseBayley Ай бұрын

@@jimprior7 thanks Jim! This is really useful. We have been considering giving it a go ourselves. Just want to make sure we don’t make any mistakes :)

@jimprior7 Ай бұрын

@@ReeseBayley I think you should give it a go yourselves, jump on the next intake of the Noise Free DIY Soundproofing Course, it has step by step video lessons on each of the layers of the different system. At least you will be following a tried and tested soundproofing methodology taught to you by professional award wining installers. You can do it at your own pace it's an on demand course. Give me a call if you want. 👍

@Edgix10 5 ай бұрын

Hi Jim, quick question... Would you be able to advise what would be an approx. difference between 50mm thick RW3 insulation & 100mm thick RW3 insulation in terms of dB improvement. If I were to use 50mm thick but denser insulation (e.g. 80kg/m3 or 100kg/m3) would that achieve similar results to 100mm thick 60kg/m3 rockwool? Thanks in advance

@jimprior7 5 ай бұрын

Hi @Edgix10, That is a really interesting soundproofing question. To be honest I’m not sure of the dB difference between 100mm and 50mm Rockwool. This is mainly because it depends how you are using it. In a residential setting, the db reduction value is kind of irrelevant unless you apply the same rockwool system to the ceiling, floor and all the walls perpendicular to the separating party wall…..and check for any holes in the structure first. With regards to the density of the Rockwool insulation I recommend the RW3 (60kg/m3) because it’s not too dense that when you install it between joists it will bridge the gap. It is difficult to pack it in tool tight if you cut it too big. The different densities will tackle different frequencies of noise. For DIYers and builders I always recommend the RW3 (60kg/m3) because it is more readily available and it does a wide range of frequencies we hear from neighbours and easy to use. Here this video might help a bit: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f8Bxfqdl0LDanIk.htmlsi=Zb_VHqeuhZ1HtbSU Hope that helps….what is you noise problem and where are you plaining to use it?

@Edgix10 5 ай бұрын

@@jimprior7 Thanks for the response. I'm planning to soundproof my party wall to reduce low bass from my neighbors. I'll be soundproofing the ceiling with 100mm RW3 and soundbloc plasterboard, flanking walls with TPS65W system and party wall with isolated frame system - M20AD directly to the wall / 15mm gap / 50mm stud frame and RW3 / MLV / resilient bars / 15mm SBX / 15mm Soundbloc.

@richardsmith8325 5 ай бұрын

Does sound proofing a wall help with heat loss

@jimprior7 5 ай бұрын

Hi Richard, Thanks for your question: Yes absolutely, a soundproofing installation will help with heat loss. Normally the soundproofing installation is focused on getting air tightness and requires a lot of attention to detail sealing up all the joins of the different soundproofing layers, unlike traditional drywall methods. Therefore the amount of sound insulation layers, the air tightness of the installation the quality of the soundproofing materials together with applying sound insulation to the ceiling, soundproofing the window walls and soundproofing the floors. Your room will be very well insulated after you have installed sound proofing. A great added bonus to soundproofing - quieter and warmer rooms

@richardsmith8325 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your great reply@@jimprior7

@tirconaill Ай бұрын

A data sheet for the M20 rubber panels recommends mechanical fixings, is this a definite no-no? I'm a bit concerned about the integrity of the plaster I'd be adhering on to. Are the panels known by any other names, can't seem to find suppliers in Ireland.

@jimprior7 Ай бұрын

Hi @tirconaill, we use mechanical fixings with the 50mm system. Also if you have dusty old brickwork. Still use the two different types of adhesive for that resilient layer and fix it in the way we show you in the Noise Free DIY Soundproofing Course. When you purchase them from the builders merchants the panels are sometimes called RR20. I know Travis Perkins call them RR20. Hope that helps 👍Spray contact adhesive bit.ly/3s82pjv

@tirconaill Ай бұрын

@@jimprior7 Thanks for your help Jim.

@paultaylor7479 Ай бұрын

For the rubber gym mats most people i know use horse mats do you think this is ok

@jimprior7 Ай бұрын

Hey Paul, I’m not sure, I have not used them before, they look very dense. How much does the ones you are looking at cost? Are you in the UK?

@paultaylor7479 25 күн бұрын

They are around £60 per matt and yes in the uk the only downside is they are very heavy

@jimprior7 15 күн бұрын

@@paultaylor7479 Need to be a corky type of rubber like these: www.soundservice.co.uk/M20.html or www.floorscan.co.uk/product/m20-rubber-sheets/ or soundproofingshop.com/acoustic-boards/m20-rubber-panel?_gl=1*1m37jeb*_up*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAjwmrqzBhAoEiwAXVpgosRZaYcg54a8wofv13nHxCLqBy6jFfyxmQWf48EKutwWEpxtunsU7xoCfZQQAvD_BwE

@paultaylor7479 11 күн бұрын

Thank you very much

@alanirving1972 3 ай бұрын

Congatulations... your room is now half the size !

@_rcs 5 ай бұрын

A local soundproofing company to me says they offer an "Independent Wall" solution, which I think is the same as method 6 in this video. However, they do not say that they remove the existing plasterboard wall first. They build the new timber frame on top of the existing plasterboard wall. Is this a red flag?

@jimprior7 5 ай бұрын

wow! 🤯yes big red flag ....No it will not be a floating frame they will offer,. What they offer will be isolated from the party wall only, clips and channels with TecSound and 2 layers of 15mm board installed to the channels.....make sure you get a page of references of who they have work for and actually phone those people up and ask them what reduction in noise they got....seems simple but amazing how many people don't do this. Here check this video out: How Much does soundproofing costs? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m62ChrKb3riWdKc.htmlsi=LnPE6jGs0m2Q-ZdC

@_rcs 5 ай бұрын

@@jimprior7 Thanks Jim.