My friend has a basement theater room with a projector and surround sound with drop ceiling but he wants to sound deaden a little more since their is a bedroom right above this room.

What are some effective methods to perform sound deadening with the current drop ceiling in place?

Thanks,
Dan

What are some effective methods to perform sound deadening with the current drop ceiling in place?



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tell him to go to www.soundproofingcompany.com and read up in the library of articles what steps are required to soundproof the room

Replace the drop ceiling with a double layer of Drywall mounted using a mechanical isolation method together with a viscoelastic dampening layer between the drywall layers

Replace the drop ceiling with a double layer of Drywall mounted using a mechanical isolation method together with a viscoelastic dampening layer between the drywall layers

Translation: Replace the drop ceiling with two layers of drywall mounted using whisper or RSIC clips, with green glue sandwiched in-between the two layers. Otherwise, no chance ;).

Obviously, the suggestion to replace the ceiling with drywall is the best answer.

However, in lieu of that being an option, filling the cavity above the ceiling with fluffy insulation will help at some frequencies but it will by no means eliminate the problem... but it may make it bearable. Earplugs are another option.

Lot's of variables here including the construction of the walls, HVAC ducts that may be shared between the basement and the bedroom, some people are bothered by noise more than others, etc, etc, etc.



Best of luck.

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okay I was hoping they made some thicking/sound deadening tiles that I can put in and then like spray or stuff insolation.

Its a room probably 20-25 feet by 10-15 feet.

lol at the responses. come on guys.

okay I was hoping they made some thicking/sound deadening tiles that I can put in and then like spray or stuff insolation.

Its a room probably 20-25 feet by 10-15 feet.

Hard to beat the simple and straightforward. There's really no way to build a really dependable sound isolated surface without at least drywall. But obviously a lot of people stick with the suspended ceiling. It's a matter of what your priority is.

My friend has a basement theater room


okay I was hoping they made some thicking/sound deadening tiles that I can put in


So what is it ? ... your friends theater or yours ? :p