We did a clean up that evening with the help of family, trying to rid the house of the thick layer of dust. The clumping drywall compound didn't prove any less messy than regular compound as you can see here:
Our conclusion: SUCCESS!
Sunday, August 1, 2010
This just in...
After all the effort and about 1k in tools and materials, our soundproofing was completed. This is how it looked the morning before we moved in:
That afternoon/evening, we threw on a coat of low-odour primer so that the next day when we arrived with the truckload of stuff, we wouldn't be greeted with a strong paint smell. Normally, I love the smell of a newly painted room, but in fact what I am smelling isn't really good for me (formaldehyde? No thanks).
We did a clean up that evening with the help of family, trying to rid the house of the thick layer of dust. The clumping drywall compound didn't prove any less messy than regular compound as you can see here:
We didn't have time to take a photo of the bare, completed and primed wall before we started hauling boxes into the space. However, two miraculous (or at the very least, stupendous) results of our labours: one, we did a pretty decent job of drywalling, if I may say so. This was our first time doing this, and I'm pleased to report the wall looks mighty fine (photos will come). Two, we haven't heard a PEEP from the neighbours! Not a thing. We tested the noise levels on an evening we knew the neighbours would be having visitors, and we couldn't hear a single voice until we opened the windows and heard them. And upon asking, they reported not having heard the baby cry, which we assured them she has done in spades since soundproofing.
Our conclusion: SUCCESS!
We did a clean up that evening with the help of family, trying to rid the house of the thick layer of dust. The clumping drywall compound didn't prove any less messy than regular compound as you can see here:
Our conclusion: SUCCESS!
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Hi. I've discovered your blog looking for soundproofing options/reviews for a party wall. Interesting read and info. Thanks for posting this. Also, saw the info on soy based paint stripper. Looking into it myself now.
ReplyDeleteAre you still happy with your wall? Can't hear anything from your neighbours anymore? (I would have contacted you by email but don't see a way of doing so. lavagirl3@hotmail.com)
Andrea
Hello!
ReplyDeleteWe are thrilled with the noise reduction we got from the sonopanel and resilient channel a year later. The only thing we hear from the neighbours is a chair scraping across the floor, as we don't have soundproofed floors. As far as the wall is concerned, we hear next to nothing. We are so happy we did the soundproofing, it definitely improves our quality of life!
Good luck with your project!
Jennifer
Hi! Sorry to bother you. My name is Romina, I'm writing you from Argentina... I have to prepare a translation related to constructions, green products and such, and I'm having some problems with the term "clumping" which I found here in your text. I need to translate the following: "clumping drywall compound" so I was wondering if you could explain to me more or less what does the word imply so that I can understand better the whole phrase.
ReplyDeleteHope you can help me! Thank you in advance.
"Clumping" drywall compound is a drywall mud that, when dry and sanded, will not create a fine powder but will clump or stick together. It is supposed to avoid the messy dust that traditional drywall mud creates when sanded. However, the clumping compound (mud) was only slightly better than the traditional compound, as it still covered our house in the fine white dust.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck with your translation!
Jennifer
Thank you so much for the explanation!! I think I've got the right term now, just hope my teacher agrees with me haha
ReplyDeleteBy the way, great work you've done with the house!
Well, thanks again.
Best wishes.