When coming home, you always want to relax and relax from the tension that you had to experience during working hours. However, in modern buildings such a desire is often impossible because the builders did not take care of sufficient sound insulation, and we have to endure the thunder of heavy rock in the neighboring apartment, the sleepless neighbor's roulades or even participate in absentia in clarifying the family relations.
All these problems or at least parts of them can be avoided if we think about increasing the noise insulation level of the apartment walls. And for carrying out such work, it is not always necessary to resort to the services of specialists, this can be done with your own hands.
How does noise isolation begin?
First of all, you need to find all the cracks and holes on the walls, which should be carefully puttied. This event is one of the most important in the matter of noise insulation, since it is these defects in the wall material that are one of the main conductors of noise in our apartments.
A significant supplier of neighbor noise is the holes for the outlets, which are often through. To cover this noise source, it is necessary to do the following:
- switch off electricity in the apartment;
- remove sockets and switches from the sockets in the wall;
- to lay the nest with soundproofing material( fiberglass, foam, foam rubber, etc.);
- seal the nest with gypsum or other fast-setting material;
- insert sockets and switches in place and turn on electricity.
In addition, by means of a special elastic sealant that is not affected by temperature, it is necessary to carefully seal the slots in places where heating pipes and other communications enter walls and ceilings.
Installation of sound insulation by own forces
Completing all possible sources of noise, it makes sense to strengthen the sound insulation of walls. For this, a crate is installed on the walls, on which a layer of sound-absorbing material should be laid. To give greater aesthetics, the resulting anti-noise sandwich can be covered with sheets of gypsum board or other finishing material. And the greatest effect is achieved when the drywall and soundproofing material are separated by a layer of air.
From what has been said, it can be seen that the provision of noise insulation by one's own forces is quite feasible. The only condition for achieving maximum effect is the thoroughness of the performance of all works and the absence of haste.
Modern materials for noise insulation
Currently, there are materials that greatly facilitate the work on noise insulation of premises, as in these materials their soundproofing function is combined with decorative, which eliminates the need for additional work on the decoration of the room, as well as its insulation.
Pressing and thermal processing of these boards gives them sufficient strength, and they constitute a worthy alternative to plasterboard. Their smooth surface makes it easy to paste wallpaper on them, and the natural antiseptic in the form of resin contained in them resists the appearance of mold. They are resistant to changes in humidity and temperature, which allows them to be used for sound and heat insulation not only in apartments and offices, but also in holiday homes.
Using ISOTEX decorative panels, soundproofing of walls in your apartment can be made in one day with minimal formation of dust and dirt. The outer surface of these panels is already covered with linen cloth or washable wallpaper. The spike-groove connection ensures quick and convenient assembly, as well as tightness of the coating. The panels are made in two versions: for low( 2.55 m) and high( 2.7 m) ceilings. The thickness of the panels is 1.2 cm and the width is 58 cm.
At the same time, there are a number of other soundproof materials on sale, the use of which will save you from those noises that often overwhelm the city's houses.