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Hypothetically - How difficult to keep sound contained ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Norval" data-source="post: 775227" data-attributes="member: 62"><p>You are correct, acoustic treatment and sound proofing is not the same.</p><p></p><p>Soundproofing is probably a fair bit more difficult and more expensive, depending of course how much you want to isolate.</p><p></p><p>For starters, a brick wall is a fairly good insulator, but windows, doors and ceilings are not.</p><p></p><p>getting better insulated windows will be a good step forward, but it also depends on your window frames. Good windows with leaks through the frames is not very efficient. Steel frames are close to impossible to seal.</p><p></p><p>2nd step is to get ALL the air leaks sealed. The joints of the cornices to the walls etc. Rigid fiberglass or something similar in the ceiling will help, but must be tightly packed, and only after all joints are well sealed.</p><p></p><p>Doors are different beasts. a thick solid door helps, but much more important is the seal. A door with a "lip" that goes over the door frame is almost a must.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Norval, post: 775227, member: 62"] You are correct, acoustic treatment and sound proofing is not the same. Soundproofing is probably a fair bit more difficult and more expensive, depending of course how much you want to isolate. For starters, a brick wall is a fairly good insulator, but windows, doors and ceilings are not. getting better insulated windows will be a good step forward, but it also depends on your window frames. Good windows with leaks through the frames is not very efficient. Steel frames are close to impossible to seal. 2nd step is to get ALL the air leaks sealed. The joints of the cornices to the walls etc. Rigid fiberglass or something similar in the ceiling will help, but must be tightly packed, and only after all joints are well sealed. Doors are different beasts. a thick solid door helps, but much more important is the seal. A door with a "lip" that goes over the door frame is almost a must. [/QUOTE]
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