ᐅ Lowering the ceiling – experiences with acoustic ceilings

Hi,
I have a new build with concrete ceilings both upstairs and downstairs. At friends’ houses with the same setup, the bare concrete ceiling was simply plastered and painted, which resulted in very unpleasant acoustics. Now, for sound and lighting planning, I am considering installing a suspended ceiling, at least in most rooms. Since two companies have given me completely different advice, maybe someone can offer a third opinion.

I want to minimize/absorb sound in the living room (L-shaped with kitchen and dining area), children’s room, and bedroom. After some research, I found products like Knauf Cleaneo acoustic panels or Rigitone Activ’Air. I couldn’t even find prices for the latter online. Does it make sense to run a strip of these panels across the room? They are quite expensive. Are there any alternatives?

Regards

Numrollen schrieb:

In the home of acquaintances it was the same, and there the bare ceiling was just plastered and painted,

Completely normal in millions of rooms in Germany.

Numrollen schrieb:

very unpleasant acoustics.

What kind of rooms? What shapes? Exterior surfaces like walls or windows? How is it furnished? Floor coverings?
The ceiling alone does not directly make the room acoustically unpleasant. There is more to it. Almost all rooms in Germany have no acoustic ceiling panels.

Numrollen schrieb:

I want to minimize/absorb sound in the living room (L layout with kitchen and dining area), children’s room, and bedroom. After some research, there are products like Knauf Cleaneo acoustic panels or Rigitone Activ’Air. I couldn’t even find prices online for the latter. Does it make sense to run a strip across the room? These panels are quite expensive. Are there alternatives?

How about starting with “normal” methods?
- avoid hard floor surfaces, add rugs here and there
- furniture
- plants
- wall decorations (these can also be pictures with absorptive properties)
- lamps
etc.

In most rooms, special measures are not necessary—unless you want a very minimalist design and have, for example, limited possibilities on the walls (room with full glazing around a corner, etc.).

And honestly, sound problems in a children’s room? I’m glad when my kids’ rooms don’t look totally cluttered. Then sound has no chance. And sound problems in the bedroom? Just don’t shout loud—and otherwise, I don’t see sound issues in the bedroom either.

I have installed the gravel board. That already helps.

hanghaus2023 schrieb:

I installed a perforated panel. That already helps.

The entire ceiling? Do you think it makes sense if I take the 1200mm (47 inches) width in the middle and run a strip across the room with it?

Kuckmada: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/deckenheizung-als-akustikdecke-moeglich.46792/ – someone else had the idea to discuss a similar topic an hour earlier.

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Ask @rick2018, if I remember correctly, he installed Lignotrend acoustic ceilings.