| In today's world, basements are no longer
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| | of the airborne sound transmission and
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| simply places to store things like a
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| | some of the impact noise from above, but
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| glorified garage. With the price of
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| | the best way to alleviate the majority of
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| housing ever on the rise, many people are
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| | the footfall or impact noise is to float
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| converting their basements into rental
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| | your ceiling using sound clips and metal
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| spaces where they can make a little extra
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| | furring channels. I will talk more bout
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| income each month. There are also a lot
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| | them in subsequent articles.
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| of folks who want to create a refuge
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| | There is one other method for
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| space for reading or meditation or even a
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| | soundproofing a basement ceiling that I
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| home theater in their basements. In this
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| | will briefly discuss. Instead of using
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| article I am going to talk about
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| | the mass loaded vinyl, consider
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| soundproofing your basement from the
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| | installing 2 layers of sheetrock with a
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| tenants below or from the noise
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| | layer of Green Glue applied between the 2
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| transmitted by a home theater.
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| | layers. Here's how it works. First you
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| The first order of business is to talk
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| | make sure you have your batt insulation
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| about the ceiling. Many times pipes and
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| | in place between the joist cavities, this
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| conduits as well as electrical and cable
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| | is only necessary if your need the
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| lines run between the joist cavities in a
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| | thermal protection of the insulation.
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| basement ceiling. A lot of people feel
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| | Next you would screw in a layer of 5/8"
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| that need to have access to these
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| | drywall. Always screw in your drywall;
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| components, but in order to achieve great
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| | never nail it in especially in a ceiling
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| soundproofing, there devices need to be
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| | application. Then you will lay out your
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| sealed up by constructing a sealed
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| | second layer of 5/8" drywall on saw
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| drywall ceiling below. If you are
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| | horses, but on this layer you will apply
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| concerned about the plumbing and wiring,
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| | 3 tubes of a product called Green Glue
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| have a professional come in before your
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| | top the backside of the drywall. Green
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| drywall in your new ceiling. Remember
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| | Glue is a visco elastic damping compound
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| that 90% of your plumbing and wiring is
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| | that is used to deaden or dampen the
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| behind drywall and if there are problems
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| | existing drywall and the newer layer that
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| with them then naturally the drywall will
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| | is being installed. You could apply only
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| need to be removed. My point here is that
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| | 2 tubes of Green Glue per 4' X 8' sheet
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| if the plumbing and wiring has been
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| | of drywall, however using 3 tubes per
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| inspected and given a clean bill of
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| | sheet of drywall is much better for
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| health, then go ahead and seal up the
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| | soundproofing. Once you have applied the
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| ceiling below.
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| | Green Glue to the backside of the second
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| Generally most basement areas have low
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| | layer of drywall, you will simply screw
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| ceilings which prevents us from
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| | in the second layer directly over top of
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| installing a fully floated ceiling,
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| | the first layer. A little hint here is to
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| however there is always room for
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| | screw the second layer of drywall down as
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| materials like mass loaded vinyl that can
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| | tightly as possible without pulling the
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| be stapled or nailed directly to the
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| | screw through the drywall, this will
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| bottom of the joists like a membrane. You
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| | insure the best dampening possible of
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| will caulk all of the seams as well as
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| | both pieces of drywall.
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| around the entire perimeter of the MLV
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| | After that second layer of drywall and
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| using a good quality acoustical caulk,
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| | Green Glue are installed, you will simply
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| stay away from cheap silicone caulks,
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| | tape mud and texture the ceiling as you
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| they do not work as well.
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| | would a normal ceiling. Well, that's all
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| Once the MLV membrane is caulked and
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| | there is to soundproofing a basement
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| sealed properly, it is advised that you
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| | ceiling. For more information about
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| also tape the seams with a lead tape or a
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| | soundproofing a ceiling, walls or floors,
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| mass loaded vinyl sealer tape. You will
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| | read my subsequent articles or simply
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| tape directly over the dried caulk. Now
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| | call a reputable soundproofing company,
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| it is time for a layer of drywall. I
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| | they will be glad to help you. Until next
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| would recommend a layer of 5/8" fire code
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| | time, this is Dr. Bob...Out!
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| drywall. This application will stop most
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