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How to soundproof with SoundGuard materials

Installation and application instructions for SoundGuard sound insulation materials

Thank you for choosing SoundGuard products. Our company strives to make comfort and quietness accessible and familiar attributes of everyday life. For this purpose, our specialists have developed a wide range of sound insulation products that meet strict European quality standards and have excellent performance characteristics.
We pride ourselves on the quality of our products and are confident that they will protect you from unwanted noise for years to come with impeccable efficiency.

What are we going to soundproof?

Sound insulation of the wall in the apartment

Sound insulation of the wall can be made by frame or frameless technology. The choice depends on the type and level of noise you want to get rid of. The two types of sound insulation of the wall have their disadvantages and advantages. The frameless system takes up less space and is cheaper, but does not have the same sound insulation characteristics as the frame system.

By what technology?

Frameless sound insulation (+9 dB - 2 cm)

Frame sound insulation (+21 dB - 7 cm)

1. Frameless wall soundproofing. (Thin soundproofing)

This type of sound insulation is suitable if you have fairly flat walls and want to get rid of airborne noise. For example, the neighbors have a loud TV, conversations are heard, the crying of a child interferes. With such noises, frameless sound insulation is an excellent solution that will not waste extra space and money.

How to make a montage?

1. The SoundGuard Roll is attached to the wall with a small amount of SoundGuard Seal.

2.The soundproofing panels are attached to the wall through the installed SoundGuard Roll damping layer using SoundGuard DAP acoustic dowels, which are hammered into holes pre-drilled through the panel in the wall.

3. The head of the acoustic dowel is slightly recessed and insulated from direct contact with the plasterboard (gypsum fiber) facing sheet using SoundGuard Seal.

4. Places of joints and seams of adjoining panels to the floor, walls and ceiling are filled with SoundGuard Seal using a spatula or an assembly gun, preferably not earlier than 24 hours after installation. Panel joints are glued with SoundGuard Tape.

5. Fastening of the finishing cladding layer to the surface of the soundproofing panels is carried out with universal self-tapping screws 5 × 25, reinforcing the connection using the spot application of SoundGuard Seal

2. Frame soundproofing walls.

This type of sound insulation is suitable if your walls are not completely flat and you want to get rid of not only air, but also impact noise behind the wall. For example, neighbors have a loud home theater, music is heard, renovations are in progress, or a dog is barking. With such noises, only frame sound insulation will help, since this is a solution that does not allow structure-borne noise to enter the apartment

How to make a montage?

1. Along the perimeter of the future structure, guide profiles with SoundGuard Band Rubber damper tape pre-glued to the profile are attached to the floor, walls and ceiling.

2. To reduce the transmission of structure-borne noise at the mounting points of the guide profile, a SoundGuard Vibro Washer 8 × 18 with a pitch of 600 mm is used. When using the SoundGuard Vibro Washer 8 × 18, the diameter of the hole in the profile for the nail dowel should be 10 mm.

3.The side wall of the guide profile and the end of the ceiling profile are glued with SoundGuard Band Rubber damper tape.

4.Ceiling profiles are installed in increments of 400–600 mm. Wall mounting is carried out using SoundGuard vibration damping wall mounts with a vertical pitch of 600 mm. The internal cavity of the frame is filled with sound-absorbing material from the SoundGuard line.

5.Using GM 3.5 × 30 self-tapping screws, the frame is sheathed with SoundGuard soundproof panels. Panels of the next row are fastened apart in relation to the previous row, close to adjacent surfaces (walls, floor, ceiling).

6. The screw cap is slightly recessed and insulated from direct contact with the cladding sheet with SoundGuard Seal.

7. Seal joints and joints of panels to floors, walls and ceilings are filled with SoundGuard Seal. The joints of the panels are filled with a sealant using a spatula or an assembly gun, preferably not earlier than 24 hours after installation. Panel joints are glued with SoundGuard Tape.

8. The finishing cladding of the structure is made in two layers: the first layer is made of gypsum fiber or gypsum plasterboard, the second is made of gypsum plasterboard. The first cladding sheet is attached with GM 3.5 × 35 self-tapping screws to the frame profile, reinforcing the connection by spot application of SoundGuard Seal.

9. The final layer of gypsum board is attached with universal self-tapping screws 5 × 45 with reinforcement of the connection to the gypsum fiber sheet using the spot application of SoundGuard Seal. In this case, it is important to avoid getting self-tapping screws into the metal frame of the structure.

Ceiling soundproofing

Noise insulation of the ceiling can only be performed using frame technology. All other options for soundproofing the ceiling do not work as efficiently! But there are options! You can make a single-level or two-level frame and use different types of vibration suspension and thereby achieve maximum sound insulation.

Soundproofing under a stretch ceiling (+21 dB - 7 cm)

Ceiling soundproofing for finishing (+21 dB - 9 cm)

1. Soundproofing under a stretch ceiling

This type of sound insulation is used only if in the future you plan to make a stretch ceiling. This is due to the peculiarity of vibration isolation mounts, which, with this system, can eventually settle within 1-2 mm, which can affect the aesthetic side of the ceiling. This type of noise insulation is very effective and allows you to remove up to 70% of all noise and add 21 dB

How to make a montage?

1. SoundGuard Protektor Vibration Ceiling Mounts are M6 bolted to the ceiling using metal anchors. If the distance between the ceiling and the ceiling to be installed exceeds the length of the anti-vibration mount, M6 studs should be used.

2.Around the perimeter, using SoundGuard Band Rubber damper tape, guide profiles are attached to the walls.

3. To reduce the transmission of structure-borne noise at the mounting points of the guide profile, a SoundGuard Vibro Washer 8 × 18 with a pitch of 600 mm is used. When using a vibration isolating washer, the diameter of the hole in the profile for the dowel-nail must be 10 mm. The side wall of the guide profile is glued with SoundGuard damper tape.

4. The end of the ceiling profile is glued with SoundGuard Band Rubber damper tape. Ceiling profiles are installed in increments of 400–600 mm.

5.The internal cavity of the frame is filled with sound-absorbing material from the SoundGuard range

6.GM 3.5 × 25 self-tapping screws are used to attach SoundGuard soundproof panels to the frame. The frame is sheathed with panels at random in relation to the previous row, close to the walls.

7. The screw head is slightly recessed and insulated from direct contact with the cladding sheet with SoundGuard Seal.

8. The joints between the panels and the joints between the panels and the walls are filled with a spatula or an assembly gun with SoundGuard Seal, preferably not earlier than 24 hours after installation. Panel joints are glued with SoundGuard Tape.

9. The finishing cladding of the structure is made in two layers: the first layer is made of gypsum fiber or gypsum plasterboard, the second is made of gypsum plasterboard. The first cladding sheet is attached with GM 3.5 × 35 self-tapping screws to the frame profile, reinforcing the connection using the spot application of SoundGuard Seal.

10. The final layer of gypsum plasterboard is fastened sparsely with self-tapping screws GM 3.5 × 45 to the frame profile, reinforcing the connection to the gypsum fiber sheet using the spot application of SoundGuard Seal.

Soundproofing the floor

Noise insulation of the floor is carried out using frameless technology. The thickness of the structure depends on the type and level of noise to be eliminated.

Thin sound insulation of the floor

This type of sound insulation is suitable if you have fairly flat floors and you want to get rid of air noise. For example, the neighbors from below have a loud TV, conversations are heard, and the crying of a child interferes. With such noises, sound insulation of the floor is an excellent solution, which will not waste extra space and money.

How to make a montage?

1. A SoundGuard Roll is laid on the floor, and soft fiberboard with a thickness of 10–12 mm is laid on top of it.

2. On top of the SoundGuard Roll, soft fiberboard with a thickness of 10–12 mm is laid.

3.SoundGuard soundproofing panels are laid on top of the damper backing, edge to edge, flush to the walls, staggered, without gaps.

4. Seams between panels and joints with walls are filled with SoundGuard Seal and taped with SoundGuard Tape. The system's laminate and parquet flooring can be mounted directly to the SoundGuard or as recommended by the manufacturer.

5. Leave a 4mm gap between the finished floor and the wall and fill it with SoundGuard Seal

Soundproofing partitions

Sound insulation of interior partitions made of plasterboard and SoundGuard materials is the best solution for high-quality sound insulation between rooms. The minimum structure thickness is 100 mm. The maximum thickness depends on the type and level of noise to be removed. The sound insulation index of partitions depends on the thickness of the structure

How to make a montage?

1. Along the perimeter of the future structure, guide profiles with SoundGuard Band Rubber damper tape pre-glued to the profile end are attached to the floor, walls and ceiling.

2. To reduce the transmission of structure-borne noise at the mounting points of the guide profile, a SoundGuard Vibro Washer 8 × 18 with a pitch of 600 mm is used. When using the SoundGuard Vibro Washer 8 × 18, the hole diameter in the mounting profile must be 10 mm

3.The side wall of the guide profile and the end of the rack profile are glued with SoundGuard Band Rubber damper tape

4. Rack profiles are installed with a pitch of 400–600 mm. The internal cavity of the frame is filled with sound-absorbing material from the SoundGuard line.

5.Using GM 3.5 × 25 self-tapping screws, the frame is sheathed with SoundGuard soundproof panels. The panels are mounted in a ragged manner in relation to the previous row, close to adjacent surfaces (walls, floor, ceiling), without gaps.

6. The screw cap is slightly recessed and insulated from direct contact with the plasterboard cladding using SoundGuard Seal.

7. The joints between the panels and the joints to the floor, walls and ceiling are filled with SoundGuard Seal using a spatula or an assembly gun, preferably not earlier than 24 hours after installation, and glued with SoundGuard Tape.

8. The finishing cladding of the structure is made in two layers: the first layer is made of gypsum fiber or gypsum plasterboard, the second is made of gypsum plasterboard. The first cladding sheet is attached with GM 3.5 × 35 self-tapping screws to the frame profile, reinforcing the connection by spot application of SoundGuard Seal.

9. The final layer of gypsum board is attached with universal self-tapping screws 5 × 45 with reinforcement of the connection to the gypsum fiber sheet using the spot application of SoundGuard Seal. In this case, it is important to avoid getting self-tapping screws into the metal frame of the structure.