Today, residents of high-rise buildings often have the problem of a high level of noise coming from their neighbors. Arriving at his apartment, a person wants to relax, be in silence and comfort. However, if the apartment above is noisy, then the house ceases to be quiet and calm. Because of this, you can get a whole bunch of neuroses, from which a person does not sleep well, he has a bad mood, nervous breakdowns occur, and depression begins.
To effectively solve this problem, you need soundproofing the ceiling in the apartment.
Production of Acoustic False Ceiling
This design will help reduce noise in the apartment, especially since it is quite simple to install. Many manufacturers of conventional tile suspended panels produce acoustic ceilings for the best sound absorption. The installation of the suspended structure can be done independently, it will result in excellent sound insulation of the ceiling. Moreover, it will not take a lot of time, and everything will pass without dust and noise. In theory, a special construction of suspensions and battens is attached to the surface of the original ceiling. After that, noise-absorbing material is placed in the resulting cells , which is fireproof, does not absorb moisture from the air, reduces the effects of the echo in the apartment and perfectly absorbs noise.
Soundproofing Drywall Ceiling
To reduce noise, you can make a structure of drywall, which is attached to the ceiling using a metal frame. Sound- absorbing materials are laid in the free space formed between the drywall and the ceiling .
Soundproofing the ceiling with your own hands will require preparation and the availability of such building tools and materials as level, drywall, metal frame, special fasteners for installing a false ceiling. Also, pencils, tape measure, sealant, scissors for metal, mineral and fiberglass are required.
Soundproofing work begins with redecorating the ceiling, on which all cracks, cracks, corners and joints are closed. To do this, use acrylic sealant. These defects must be repaired, since they are additional sources of noise entering the room.
After eliminating all the shortcomings, you can begin to install the profile. To do this, a line is drawn that indicates where the fastening of the initial metal profile will be located , it is drawn at a distance of 20 centimeters from the ceiling border. The profile is fastened by means of dowels, the distance between which will be about half a meter.
Sound insulation of the ceiling provides for the application of a marking on the surface for fastening the main bearing rails, the distance between which should be 25 centimeters. Then, along the outlined lines with a periodicity of 40 cm, the suspensions are fixed. Bearing rails are installed in the frame using self-tapping screws, and transverse are fixed in increments of 0.6 meters. The required size of the guides is cut with scissors for metal. Starting the installation of drywall, it is necessary to fill all existing cavities with soundproof materials.
At the final stage, gypsum plasterboard sheets are fastened to the metal frame. Drywall is attached with self-tapping screws in increments of 0.2 meters. Between the sheets it is best to leave a small gap of 2 millimeters. After that, the ceiling is leveled by applying putty and prepared for painting.
A good soundproofing option would be a floating floor made of polyethylene foam, fiberglass or technical cork, which neighbors can make during repairs. But for this they will have to agree.