Soundproof: What Works And What Doesn't!

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i grew up in construction family, did all this with my father when I was a younger man. 5/8" drywall is a BEAST! people can't appreciate how much heavier it is than 1/2". You my friend are gold on youtube. there is so much on your channel that is the right way to build things compared to other people. Watching your channel is like listening to my father. you are awesome!

i'm 16 and will not be soundproofing anything anytime soon i only came here out of curiosity but i stayed the entire vid for some reason. you have very good and friendly vibes. cheers

One thing I will add as a hvac installer, If you connect the last 5 feet of pipe to the register with insulated flex duct there is much less sound transmission.

A staggered stud wall with 2X6 framing and 2X4 studs has almost the same sound transmission level that a double wall does. The advantage is that you lose less than 2 inches around the entire perimeter of the room instead of about a foot of area around the entire perimeter of the room. I designed a home theater for a friend of mine and he was on a budget. Instead of an acoustical door, we went to Home Depot and bought an exterior door for the entrance to the theater room. This actually sealed the room quite well. We used the staggered stud method. We installed a raised floor for the second row of seating and put insulation in this enclosure to keep it from becoming a bass drum. When building a home theater in an unfinished basement, you need to take acoustics into consideration to decide on the size of the room. Some size rooms are better than others for acoustics. One great ratio acoustically is 1X1.4X1.9, and this is what we used. He had 10 foot ceilings so we used that for the 1 in the ratio. Multiplying the other parts of the ratio by 10 gave us a room that was 14X19 feet. By my standards, he had very inexpensive audio gear. This room was so good acoustically that even with his equipment it sounded awesome. His family room was right above the home theater and his wife wanted it quiet in the family room. When we finished the room, we actually did exactly what you said and put Star Wars on at movie theater sound pressure level and went upstairs to check it out. When his air conditioning kicked on, you can hear air coming out of the vents if you listen very carefully. But for the home theater, you couldn’t hear that at all wether the air conditioning was on or not. He enjoyed this home theater for several years up until a couple of months ago when he sold the house. I guess someone else is enjoying my design now.

Living alone is the best sound proofing.

I don't know how many years it took you to learn all of these things. But as a construction contractor I praise you for all you do for the community, you are the king of diyers

This is the first link I clicked from my Google search, and this video was extremely informative. It gave me most of what I wanted to learn in one place: 1 the basics of how sound insulation works 2 rough comparisons of different methods 3 lots of useful tips (insulation choice, multiple on drywall installation, where to find a drywall lift, spacing/placement of the studs for the extra wall, etc.) 4 and pointed me where to look for additional information (wikipedia stc rating & a linked video focused on building a wall) The information was clearly stated and very easy for me to understand even as someone who only just became interested in anything home renovation related the other day. The video pacing was also very well balanced. There were no 10+ second patches of useless footage, but still showing everything without feeling rushed. 10/10 best video I've ever watched among the hundreds of thousands (if not millions) I've come across while researching something I was curious about.

I wish this guy was my dad. I'd have built a house by the time I was 16. This guy is almost my sole place for house reno info

This should be on tv.....wow so much better than DIY shows. Awesome job!

I have always found that grunting and snorting when lifting heavy objects is helpful also

I spent years designing custom audio video systems. The clients who were ultimately the happiest understood and addressed the notion that "The ROOM, is the BIGGEST component in any sound system design". If they agreed with that, then we'd utilize all of the techniques discussed in this excellent video and more. When we added really great components to a room DESIGNED for sound - the results were amazing. But ALL of these techniques are, in my opinion, spot-on.

I love this guy! He’s made me so much more confident in doing DIY projects myself after watching his videos.

This is great! You can't hear the screams for help coming from my cellar anymore.

I'm a Plasterer by trade. I will test it out on my downstairs bedroom so I don't have to listen to my neighbours trying for a baby every single day in lockdown.

The sound cancelation used when I was growing up was my mother's leather slipper across the head! Cheap, effective and reusable.

I went with 5/8" fiber soundboard under my sheet rock in the theater room. Best investment I ever made. I did the roof and all the walls. Also gave me a great opportunity to run all my wire etc.

I just found this channel yesterday; I’m already a subscriber. It is refreshing to hear someone talk sensibly and honestly instead of just pushing product and wasting their viewers money!

This man is saving lives here... For the sanity of silence.

Finally found down to earth, practical, clean, clear and to the point hands on guy!!! It wouldn’t surprise me you’re getting lots of offers from TV companies to do shows and entertainment using your extensive knowledge and experience. You’re awesome and so fun to listen to! I found you 5 min ago and am instant subscriber.