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We are talking about basement soundproofing and now I'm not talking about building a little music studio I'm talking about how to separate one room from another and from people upstairs
Or how to get a nice quiet space separated from the guy watching Star Wars what the surround sound turnbull on so stay tuned
We're going to cover all the different expectations and what you can realistically get for a good value All right,
so here we go Let's talk soundproofing now If you're watching this video and you came here because the Google machine has suggested
that this is a good way to get information You've been on blog maybe seen a few other videos you're seeing a lot of conflicting information out there most guys have a system for soundproofing
that they like to stick with and The reality is it there are dozens and dozens and dozens of ways to get a good result with soundproofing.
The question is How do you take someone else's information and apply it to your? Situation and have any confidence that you're going to get the result you're looking for?
So let's just break it down as best. I can one of the best results or one of the best resources You've got to get information is actually
Wikipedia do a Google search and look up STC rating ok the sound transmission class and What you're going to find there is charts and they'll show you all kinds of diagrams of all the different wall assemblies
that you can make and how quiet Those systems are ok and the higher the rating number the quieter or the better result you're going to get
So we are in a residential home. It's wood construction. We're in a basement We have central heating and air conditioning system And so as a result,
we've got a lot of complications here if you're gonna try to get a good result So if you're renovating a basement or you're putting in a theater room Or you're adding a bedroom to a basement and you want to know
how do I make this quiet or let's say you're putting in a secondary suite in the basement I'm gonna go through all the different options that you have to get a great result and some of the things that you can do that aren't gonna make you as happy as you think though they're gonna cost a lot of Money,
so let's stick with us today We'll start off by telling you that what you're looking for is a sound transmission classic.
It started its class 40 ok Now that's fancy talk for if someone's talking loudly in the next room
You can hear a little mumbling but you can't make out the conversation the kind of performance most people are looking for is
I Want my husband in the basement watching Star Wars on his surround sound full blast with all of his buddies And I can be sitting in the living room right above them Having a drink with my friends and we don't hear all that silly noise Okay,
so that is where most people are trying to live and that's their expectation now max Let's take a quick look at the ceiling here And we'll talk about the problems All right.
Now this is an i-beam construction and generally speaking with ceilings Because we've got these duct works.
They're going to connect to the main trunk lines and the cold air returns upstairs Downstairs and If you really want to have a quiet room
You need to remove these from the basement and don't have any heating system from the forced air furnace You've got to go to radiant heat flooring or no matter what you do. You're going to be disappointed.
All right I'm just telling you that straight out you might find that spending a thousand dollars of room to put it in floor heating
It's gonna be worth the investment Because otherwise trying to get rid of that noise transferring through the house is never gonna happen Let's face it when we were kids.
We all used to sit there with our ear to the register Listen to mom and dad Talk about what we did that night before they're so upset about to find out how much trouble
we were in And it's the same system today as long as these pipes are connected that noise travels through the house there's nothing you can do to stop it now if you're just looking for That class for tea or maybe a class 50
where people can be yelling You have a large noise in the next room and it's not really going to bother you You can hear it a little bit,
but it's not going to bother you That's probably a more realistic approach to soundproofing and that's where we're gonna head today
We're gonna talk about a good system a better system the best system and then the most awesome system ever We're gonna give you four different ways to soundproof let you choose the differences that are gonna suit your needs
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