Plasterboard soundproofing?

EVanB

I'm looking to do some quick and dirty soundproofing on a joining wall in an upstairs bedroom. After failing to source any cork in Ireland I was looking at other soundproofing solutions and came across Gyproc soundbloc plasterboard. Is it possible to just fire this up using industrial adhesive and then pain over it or would it need to be plastered?

BryanF

EVanB wrote: »

I'm looking to do some quick and dirty soundproofing on a joining wall in an upstairs bedroom. After failing to source any cork in Ireland I was looking at other soundproofing solutions and came across Gyproc soundbloc plasterboard. Is it possible to just fire this up using industrial adhesive and then pain over it or would it need to be plastered?

dirty?
how hard did you try to find answers in cork?
best to look again and search for any of the local reps, for any of the major board providers. they can advise you best on 'firing this up':)

isup

i got some in a while back from a builders suppliers in dublin, it was palsterboard with compressed fiberglass stuck on the back, and they advised it to be fixed with plasterboard adhisive, the fiberglass tends to un-glue itself if the board has to be cut

boatbuilder

I remember attending a very brief sound-proofing lecture in college and I remember some bits.

Some ideas....put several layers of plasterboard on the wall...this adds mass to the wall, making it harder for the sound to come through. Don't fix it with express nails though...you want a kind of "floating" effect...I'd use dabs of bonding.... rather than a solid metal connection like an express nail (which transfers noise)

isup

boatbuilder wrote: »

I remember attending a very brief sound-proofing lecture in college and I remember some bits.

Some ideas....put several layers of plasterboard on the wall...this adds mass to the wall, making it harder for the sound to come through. Don't fix it with express nails though...you want a kind of "floating" effect...I'd use dabs of bonding.... rather than a solid metal connection like an express nail (which transfers noise)

yep dont use the metal fixings, i dabbed mine,
if putting 2 layers of plasterboard on then put the 2nd layer horizontal i think:rolleyes:

Poor Uncle Tom

EVanB wrote: »

Is it possible to just fire this up using industrial adhesive and then pain over it or would it need to be plastered?

It comes with a plasterboard backing attached.