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I am close to have the drywall guys come in to do their thing, but am considering applying a bead of Silicone sealant on all 2 X 4 studs and plates, and allowing to cure BEFORE hanging the drywall. I am speculating that the cured silicone bead will essentially act like a vibration dampening "gasket". Has anybody else done this? I have Googled and newsgrouped this topic with no specific reference to what I am proposing.My room will be constructed as follows:
1) Staggered 2 X 4 studs on 2 X 6 plates
2) 2 1/2" of CelBar sprayed on inside part of outer walls (inside the void between the 2 X 4's.
3) A silicone bead placed on all 2X4's and plates that will make contact with the first layer of sheathing.
4) Homasote hung to 2 X 4's
5) 5/8" drywall hung to Homasote, perpendicular to the direction of the Homasote layer, to minimize seam overlap.
6) Use silicone to seal all corners.
7) Float floor with Kinetics RIM material.Any suggestions? Everything is already framed-up and the electrican has done his thing. Size of room will be approximately 16' X 19' X 8.5' (8 feet ceiling with a tray ceiling to 9 feet). Floor is poured concrete and one of the walls is also poured concrete. I also have 4 dedicated 20A lines, wired with 10 AWG cryoed romex in this room.
Thanks in advance for any advice. :-)
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trying to get the drywall to adhere to the studs! With uneven beads of silicone, I can forsee the screws being sunk to uneven depths in the sheetrock, etc. If it's not too late, I'd think forget about it. Us resilient channel, double up the drywall/homasote, caulk all seams and be happy.
Oh, yeah, don't forget to get the expanding foam to fill in light fixtures, wall outlets, etc.! Thankfully, that's an idea you can retro
Depends on what you are trying to do...keep noise from travelling into the rest of the house or improve the sound."Heavy" walls & double dry wall will keep the house quiet, but I am not sure what it will do in terms of acoustics. I have read of a couple of people who have gone with 1/2 inch drywall, feeling it made the room "sound" better.
Seem to remember of something called soundboard for extra sound insulation. I think it might be simalar to an extra layer of sheetrock only better. Wish I had done it to my master while my house was being built. Really don't think extra caulk would do much.
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Plenty of ideas and feedback:
I don't think what you're proposing would work with a single layer of drywall. Instead of getting the effect you intended, you'll end up with the opposite effect - you'll decouple the drywall from the studs just enough to make the drywall act as a giant 70hz drumhead.
The silicone bead would be between the homasote and studs. Another layer of drywall would be attached to the homasote...
Ah, I see.Homasote strongly recommends using a panel adhesive between the Homasote and the studs. That's what I'd do if I were you - cured silicone caulk is not adhesive of course.
I don't know how far down the path you are into this room, but if you have a choice at this point, I'd suggest that instead of drywall over Homasote, you go with a double-layer drywall sandwich with damping material (such as Green Glue or similar) as the filler. Using this approach, you can better contain bass energy in the room, and get the sound transmission reduction you're looking for.
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