ᐅ Interior wall: gypsum board or solid construction in terms of sound insulation
Created on: 7 Sep 2012 07:10
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Roti86Hello everyone,
In our new house, we are now trying to decide whether the non-load-bearing interior walls should be built from solid masonry or made with gypsum boards. Our main concern is better sound insulation. We are already aware of the other pros and cons (like hanging pictures, etc.). This is especially important in wet areas such as the guest toilet and the bathroom. Since both rooms adjoin the living room or bedroom, you don’t want every visit to the toilet to be easily heard.
Thank you very much in advance for your replies!
In our new house, we are now trying to decide whether the non-load-bearing interior walls should be built from solid masonry or made with gypsum boards. Our main concern is better sound insulation. We are already aware of the other pros and cons (like hanging pictures, etc.). This is especially important in wet areas such as the guest toilet and the bathroom. Since both rooms adjoin the living room or bedroom, you don’t want every visit to the toilet to be easily heard.
Thank you very much in advance for your replies!
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Bauexperte8 Sep 2012 11:00Hello,
Every material has its advantages and disadvantages, and you can’t just hammer a nail easily into calcium silicate brick either.
Gypsum boards provide excellent sound insulation—contrary to their reputation, which I don’t understand. A Poroton block wall also meets sound insulation requirements:
Sound Insulation:
Single-layer exterior walls made of lightweight bricks with lightweight mortar, 30 cm (12 inches) or 36.5 cm (14.4 inches) thick and plastered on both sides, usually meet the requirements of DIN 4109 “Protection against external noise.”
The sound insulation requirements for partition walls in DIN 4109 are easily fulfilled by walls made from bricks with bulk densities up to 2.4 kg/dm³ (150 lb/ft³).
Source: my homepage
Kind regards
Roti86 schrieb:
In our new house, the question now is whether the non-load-bearing interior walls should be built with solid masonry or constructed from gypsum boards. Our main concern here is better sound insulation. We are already aware of other pros and cons (like hanging pictures, etc.). Especially in wet areas such as the guest toilet and bathroom. Since both rooms are adjacent to the living room or bedroom, you don’t want to hear every visit to the toilet.
Every material has its advantages and disadvantages, and you can’t just hammer a nail easily into calcium silicate brick either.
Gypsum boards provide excellent sound insulation—contrary to their reputation, which I don’t understand. A Poroton block wall also meets sound insulation requirements:
Sound Insulation:
Single-layer exterior walls made of lightweight bricks with lightweight mortar, 30 cm (12 inches) or 36.5 cm (14.4 inches) thick and plastered on both sides, usually meet the requirements of DIN 4109 “Protection against external noise.”
The sound insulation requirements for partition walls in DIN 4109 are easily fulfilled by walls made from bricks with bulk densities up to 2.4 kg/dm³ (150 lb/ft³).
Source: my homepage
Kind regards
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