Suspended Ceiling Noise Insulation

If you are tired of noise coming down through your ceiling or up through the floor from the basement below and you ve already got a suspended ceiling or can install one soniguard.

Suspended ceiling noise insulation.

Soundproofing a ceiling involves preventing the transmission of sound wave vibrations from the underside of the ceiling to the floor above it and vice versa. Insulation in a drop ceiling is not very effective. How to soundproof a drop ceiling. Quiet batt soundproofing insulation not only reduces sound it also insulates.

If you have a drop ceiling you make holes in it every 16 inches or so to be patched later and spray foam insulation in the space. Drop ceilings are designed in such a way that they offer already built in decoupling. This dense recycled cotton material is installed between ceiling joists eliminating the vibrations of sound between the ceiling construction. To combat airborne noise further a second material can be added such as quiet batt soundproofing insulation.

The best way to insulate a drop ceiling is to install batt insulation between the ceiling joists before installing the hanging grid. You spray it in really tight says michael hershkowitz president of redonyc who notes that the foam which expands comes in different densities which provide different degrees of sound attenuation or. However other features such as the presence of ductwork light fixtures and other mechanical systems provide a pathway for sound.