I'm putting 2 layers of 5/8 drywall on genie clips with hat channel. My question is about the second layer that uses Green Glue: I cannot find a clear answer for this but where do you put the screws on the second layer? Do they go on the hat channel again or do you just go for the first layer...

Newbie Question: I am decoupling my entire basement and upstairs bonus bedroom ceilings and walls. - I will be using Hat Channel + Clips and then add the DD + GG (standard AVS stuff). QUESTION: Can I use Hat Channel + Clips + DD + GG on a Sloped/Vaulted/Cathedral Ceiling (not sure what a...

This is a step by step virtual creation of my Home Theater. With everything explained, parts itemized and costs involved. Hopefully this will save other lots of time and wasted money (as I've spent learning things the hard way). In addition it can save those-who-know from having to answer the...

Hi folks, I'm just trying to lay out some framing ideas for a dedicated HT in my basement. Home is a ranch, poured concrete foundation with a single steel beam down the middle. The space for my HT room is ~15x24, with a foundation wall and beam running the long direction...joists obviously...

Hi All - I'm in the very early stages of planning my dedicated HT room, and taking a hard look at what it's going to take to isolate the room from the family room floor above it. By reading this forum as well as the info on soundproofingcompany.com, it looks like hat channels and isolation...

All the forum posts on noise reduction/isolation got me thinking about how I could incorporate some of that technology/methodology into our remodel. Since our HT and 2CH system is not in a dedicated room but in the living room on the second floor, I thought it was a great opportunity to try...

Hi! I have a room 9"x10" that I will be attaching two sheets 5/8" sheet rock (with green glue) to the ceiling on hat channel & whisper clips. The joists run parallel to the 9" walls. I'm wondering what my configuration and spacing should be for the hat channel and sheet rock. Given the 6" from...

I am at the framing stage and looking to complete the room in the near future. I have R19 in the walls and ceiling, but no sheet rock yet. I originally thought about MLV and sheetrock, but based on responses from this forum, I was leaning toward a double layer of sheetrock with green glue in...

Hi all, I'm a little puzzled on how to install some switches on the wall next to the door... I'd like to place 2 switches but don't know how. Because I have a hat channel with whisper clips and 2 layers of gips, how in the world do I placed the electrical box so that it reaches past the...

Hello, Doing some planning before drywall. The ceiling will be 5/8 drywall mounted to hat channel(connected to ceiling with clips) I'm only using one sheet of drywall What do I do to ensure a solid base for mounting the projector? Do I attach a piece of plywood to ceiling in area where...

I just started hanging my ceiling drywall and I had a box of #6 fine thread 1 1/4 inch drywall screws. They seemed to work ok but I stripped out the channel on a few so I wanted to see if that was the right solution before I go too far. Out of my searches it sounds like I should be using #8...

Hello friends, Tomorrow I'll have my insulation inspection, and then it's time for drywall. I'm building my theater on a budget, but I want to get as much sound absorption as possible so that my wife will actually let me use the theater. The plan was to use resilient channel + double 5/8's...

I'm going to be installing RSIC (whisper clips) plus two layers of drywall and green glue on my ceiling and one interior wall. (For three exterior walls, I may use the staggered stud construction.) I'm also going to be building boxes for my recessed lights. For the walls, I was thinking...

I am using Whisper Clips, and have gone around town and I am not able to find any furring/hat channel that is between 2 1/2" - 2 5/8". Lots of them are at 2 3/4" and I have seen on the forum that it is not advised by most to use them (really tight fit to get it in there). I have been able to...

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All, Are there diffetent types of hat channel? In some of the posts I'm seeing a type that looks like an I, in others I see a U looking channel. Thanks. -Forseti