Is there anything louder in the world than a couple of kids having a good time? If you find that the noise in your kid's rooms is filling the rest of your home, consider soundproofing their rooms. Soundproofing can be done quickly and cost effectively. This article will teach you soundproof your kid's rooms through a step-by-step process. With only minimal carpentry experience you can have a quieter home with just a few days of work.
Instructions
Build a Soundproof Room for Kids
1. Begin soundproofing by surveying your child's room. Out of what materials are the walls, ceiling and floor made? Is the problem because of sound coming from a downstairs, upstairs or adjacent room? If the problem is mostly because of a downstairs room, you need to focus on the ceiling. With adjacent rooms, the walls and floor should be your focus, and with an upstairs room you will need to work on the floor. However, there are some basic factors that will almost always limit the sound in the room. Soft furniture and carpet tend to absorb noise, thereby lessening the total vibration in the room. Hard and thick materials such as brick or concrete trap noise in a room, although if your child's room is made from this kind of stuff you probably do not need soundproofing.
2. Begin soundproofing the room's ceiling and walls by adding an extra layer of drywall. There are heavy forms of drywall, such as fireproof drywall, that provide more noise reduction, although they do cost more than standard drywall. The key to almost all noise reduction is to create a space between the child's room and the other rooms of the house. If you are building the room from the ground up, you can do this by applying an even layer of silicone to the studs before applying the drywall. Use screws instead of nails to attach the drywall, because this tends to produce fewer holes through which sound can travel.
3. Next, apply a second even layer of silicone to the first layer of drywall at the point where it meets the studs. Attach the second layer of drywall to this layer with screws. Make sure that a clear space is created between the layers of drywall. It is this space that will trap passing sound, preventing it from continuing on into other rooms in the house. Do the same to ceilings, or install soundproof tiles. Make sure that any gaps between pieces of drywall, or between ceiling and wall are well filled with caulk. Any gap or hole will allow sound to escape.
4. If adding a second layer of drywall to a ceiling does not reduce the noise coming from above, consider installing a resilient channel. Resilient channels create a large space between floor and ceiling designed to trap a large amount of noise. These channels are usually used for severe noise problems and should be installed by a professional. If for some reason a window is the source of sound problem, invest in a new soundproof window. You might also want to consider a window insulator, which although covering the window, will help to deaden sound.
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