Any elastomeric caulk and PVC coated tape will work just fine and save you a lot. No need to use expensive “acoustic” tape or caulk. Caulk and tape all the seams like you are waterproofing.
#Mass loaded vinyl 1lb install#
The better you install MLV, the better it performs. Go to the Burning River Buys website and read the installation tips, and it will work as intended. One big hole or a hundred little ones, the volume of transmitted sound will be the same. Think of sound like it is water…….wherever there is a hole, sound will travel through. Acoustic Soundlock Mass Loaded Vinyl 1LB soundproofing Barrier Rolls are a good example of MLV. The effectiveness of the mass loaded vinyl roll increases with its density. Barium Sulfate is commonly used to make the MLV since it is non- toxic and is of a high density. 1 LB Noise Grabber Brand Mass Loaded Vinyl. Additionally the flexibility of the 1 pound MLV allows you to wrap MLV around noisy pipes to significantly reduce noise transfer. non-reinforced mass loaded vinyl will have roughly the same STC (Sound Transmission Class) rating as a 5/8 layer of drywall. It is mostly made with Vinyl and another high mass compound.
The most common areal weight for Mass Loaded barriers is 10 lbsf.
At renovation time, I used 3″ Rockwool, 1 layer of Soundsulate and 5/8″ durock. Wooden Acoustic Panel Kingkus Micro Perforated Wooden Panel 12mm Veneer Micro wooden acoustic panel. I could hear the neighbor constantly when in the bathroom, I could transcribe the conversation if I needed to. I live in a 1970 building, with 2 x 4 steel stud and party wall with neighbor that is only double 1/2″ rock on outside, single 1/2″ on my side, fiberglass insulation.
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