New ceiling

[mgv8]

Due to a damp problem I need a new ceiling in my living room. With a wooden floor sound reflection is quite high, so seems like a good time to fit some kind of acoustic absorbing paste broad. Has anyone done this and have any information that could help me?

[OldSkoolRS]

Are you trying to achieve sound reduction to other rooms or acoustic treatment within the room? The former can be achieved with acoustic grade plasterboard, the later would probably require something different as I don't know of any plasterboard that works as acoustic absorption (stand to be corrected though).

I've used concealed Rockwool in other areas of my room such as behind my acoustically transparent projector screen and inside a false 'pelmet' I built around the edge of the ceiling to hide my Atmos speakers and projector in. I have a wood floor too, but a large thick rug and fabric (ie not leather) seating which helps absorb the echo and shortens decay times. It was well worth it as I find the sound is much clearer now and the amp EQ has less work to do.

[VEX]

I fitted 'GreenGlue' inbetween a double plaster board in our demo / lounge and it has had a great effect in reducing the sound transeference to and from other rooms. However it is not Accoustic Treatment for a room.

You need to look at your reflective surfaces and hard surfaces to try to reduce the brightness of the room. Lots of soft furnishings and or unusual shapes on the wall help.

Saw these guys on FB this morning too. Will be interesting to see how they work.

https://www.skunkworksaudio.store/?fbclid=IwAR2cBF...

[Gingerbread Man]

VEX said:

I fitted 'GreenGlue' inbetween a double plaster board in our demo / lounge and it has had a great effect in reducing the sound transeference to and from other rooms. However it is not Accoustic Treatment for a room.

You need to look at your reflective surfaces and hard surfaces to try to reduce the brightness of the room. Lots of soft furnishings and or unusual shapes on the wall help.

Saw these guys on FB this morning too. Will be interesting to see how they work.

https://www.skunkworksaudio.store/?fbclid=IwAR2cBF...

Do you acoustic seal a plasterboard room before getting the spread in? Between butt joints of sheets?

[VEX]

I did on the new adjoining wall we had had built and it does work very well, I can hardly here the kids arguing at all, or the piano playing!! lol.

[MJNewton]

VEX said:

I did on the new adjoining wall we had had built and it does work very well, I can hardly here the kids arguing at all, or the piano playing!! lol.

That's because they refuse to talk to each other now, and dropped piano practice years ago... ;-)

[mgv8]

OldSkoolRS said:

Are you trying to achieve sound reduction to other rooms or acoustic treatment within the room? The former can be achieved with acoustic grade plasterboard, the later would probably require something different as I don't know of any plasterboard that works as acoustic absorption (stand to be corrected though).

I've used concealed Rockwool in other areas of my room such as behind my acoustically transparent projector screen and inside a false 'pelmet' I built around the edge of the ceiling to hide my Atmos speakers and projector in. I have a wood floor too, but a large thick rug and fabric (ie not leather) seating which helps absorb the echo and shortens decay times. It was well worth it as I find the sound is much clearer now and the amp EQ has less work to do.

So acoustic treatment in the room. Its a good size room but not much space for anything other than something on the ceiling. I do have dirac on the amp but I know if the room is a little more damped it would have a better effect.

[OldSkoolRS]

Yes, I have Dirac too, but the treatment helps as well as careful placement of the subs and optimising of the various delays after Dirac is run (since it never quite gets it optimally).