[ifeliciano]

Hello Gents,



I recently discovered this amazing forum and have read many of your posts regarding sound proofing. My room converted to HT is small 16' x 12' and 2 walls face the living area and a guest room.


The walls were built with studs 24" O.C. and have no insulation being interior walls. They transfer quite a bit of sound through them and I'm limited to how loud I can listen to music or movies.


I'm in the process of sound proofing the room but wanted some advice on the product mentioned in the subject line: Homasote 440 SoundBarrier.

• Any of you used this product before?
  
  Was / Is this product worth it ? ($22 a 4x8 sheet)

Any info would be appreciated...


Regards,



Ivan

 

[ifeliciano]

60 views and no replies Any opinions on the product at all ?


www dot homasote dot com slash sb dot html



Sorry about the way the link was posted, but I can't place a link without 5 posts...



Regards,



Ivan

 

[bentson]

Try: searching for Homasote-I used the slow search & got a bunch of hits

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/searc...der=descending


I think $22 is a little steep. i think I got it for about $12/sheet at home depot. Too early to tell how it works but it is much easier to install than drywall but VERY DUSTY when you use a circular saw to cut it. So get a good mask or a bunch or razor blades.

 

[ifeliciano]

Thanks bentson,



For some reason my prior search did not bring any hits. I didn't understand the format for the search function. I apologize about that.



Ivan

 

[Toxarch]

$22 is a bit high. I used an alternative from Temple bought at Home Depot for about $8 per sheet. Same stuff, different pile. The fibers from cutting it will get EVERYWHERE so definitely use a mask. And using a circular saw was the easiest way to cut it, but also the messiest. I installed it between my framing and the sheetrock. Works pretty well, but I wasn't expecting it to be awsome since the theater is away from most of the living spaces of the house and far away from the bedrooms. It does a pretty good job though. Though I haven't heard anything other than single drywall to compare it to.

 

[Ron Yost]

If you can find them, those cheap orange knives with the segmented break-away blades work really well for cutting homasote .. or any other fiber board. No dust, either. Get the wide-blade ones, if possible. The narrow blades break off too easily in the board, and it's harder to follow a line with them, I found. It takes two or three cuts over the same line to cut all the way thru, tho .. unless you're stronger than me. (likely).


Make the side you cut from the 'good' side. The other side may have a fairly rough edge, if you don't back up the cut with something. Also, it's not so easy to make perfectly vertical cuts by hand. I laid mine on a 2x4 ft. sheet of masonite and it worked very well. If the knife breaks thru into 'air' the cut isn't as nice. Try a sample first, if you can.


How thick is that board? If it's 1/2", $22 is very expensive. Out here in Calif., 1/2" 'soundboard' is about $9 for a 4x8 sheet at HD. It's brown, kinda' like a cardboard box in color.


I have a very bad back and can't lift drywall, so I used soundboard instead. It probably isn't as good as drywall, but it worked well for me. Along with tightly stuffed fiberglas insulation between the studs (also from HD). Didn't use any firm insulation.


Ron Yost