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Soundproof dot and dab plasterboard

Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.36 PM

Hello, I recently had my home renovated and the builder used dot and dab plasterboard on the party wall - however, they are not very soundproof. You can hear the neighbours in their living room talking etc. Is there any way of making the wall more soundproof without having to take down the plasterboard and put on acoustic plasterboard one etc? Is there anything that will involve something simple like drilling holes into the plasterboard and filling the gap with the brick wall with some sort of sound proof foam etc? Any advice and tips would be very much appreciated. Thanks

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4 Answers

S.N.G Plastering

Rating: 1 out of 5

Wolverhampton

You could possibly dab a sound proof board over the top of that so it’s double they done always work like they should tbf but you could try it that way if it’s just one wall

Answered16 January 2021

Stonycroft plasterers

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Liverpool

He should have used one and half inch plasterboard with insulation on it. You can to do that to make sure.

Answered17 January 2021

S J L Plastering

Rating: 5 out of 5

Dunmow

i would dot and dab 50m insulation board over existing board

Answered20 January 2021

AR Interiors

Rating: 5 out of 5

Wakefield

Soundproof plasterboards unfortunately arent soundproof! If you dont mind losing 100mm off your wall, you could opt for a stud partition filled with 100mm of Rockwool, which is then plasterboarded and skimmed over. Its also worth your neighbours doing the same if they can hear you too. If the building is a concrete shell, you will still hear noise as sound travels very well through concrete.

Answered22 January 2021