Sound Engineered Drywall For Ceiling

For a typical 12 x 12 room with a wall height of 8 the price averages around 815 for just the walls or a total of 903 if including the ceiling drywall.

Sound engineered drywall for ceiling.

As you can see in figure 1 sound engineered drywall with insulation does a respectable job of impeding sound transfer in the middle frequencies but won t prevent bass from permeating an adjacent room. It is very different from other boards such as plywood fiberboard and hardboard because of its unique properties. Drywall is a panel made of gypsum and encased in paper. Engineered to maintain precise module spacing.

Drywall grid system from armstrong ceiling installation systems commercial. Higher stc numbers mean better sound proofing. Iic for sound transmission and impact insulation control a crucial yet. Quiet brand products improve architectural freedom and promote sustainable construction.

Adding insulation between the joists further improves sound absorption and the stc rating. The sound engineered drywall can be attached to the joists existing ceiling drywall or resilient clips and channels. Soundbreak xp gypsum board is a sound deadening drywall that has an acoustically enhanced high density gypsum core encased in a heavy abrasion and mold mildew moisture resistant 100 recycled purple paper on both sides. The latter will result in better stc values.

It also has a sound isolating property and is quite easy to remove. You can also fix them yourself. The average cost to install drywall is between 1 60 and 2 35 per square foot. This soundproofing sheetrock is approved for use on walls and ceilings.

Pre engineered drywall ceiling suspension system that is three times faster to install than traditional track and channel framing. Drywall panels both sound dampening and conventional are rated for sound transmission class stc. Quietrock 500 is a multi layer engineered drywall panel made of gypsum and viscoelastic sound absorbing polymers installs like standard drywall requiring no special tools 1 2 in quietrock can deliver an stc rating of 42 on a 16 inch on center wood stud assembly higher stc possible on more flexible assemblies. Those who have a lot of ceiling noise issues can install specialized drywall as opposed to the common wall and ceiling types.

This reflects a cost of 2 12 per square foot for walls and 2 35 per square foot if including the ceiling. Drywall ceilings are also the best for soundproofing. Quietrock sound reducing drywall by pabco gypsum pushes the boundaries of building science to eliminate the need for extra material or complex soundproofing methods.