Soundproof membranes: types, characteristics, installation, reviews

If your house is close to a highway, railway or industrial enterprise, then you should be aware of the noise problem, which negatively affects the human nervous system. Having familiarized yourself with the sanitary norms, you will be able to find out that the recommended noise level is within 40 dB in the afternoon and 30 dB - at night.

Solving the Noise Problem

In order to reduce the noise level in the rooms, soundproofing should be used, which closes walls, ceilings and floors. This makes it possible to create an obstacle to extraneous sounds. On sale today you can find sound-absorbing materials in a wide range. As a rule, they have a fibrous structure, but sometimes they have a cellular or granular structure.

Sound absorbing material applies if its sound absorption coefficient is not less than 0.4. The principles of choosing a soundproof barrier will depend on the task. For example, noise-proof membranes are capable of reflecting noise, not letting sounds inside. You can learn more about them by reading the article.

The main varieties of soundproofing membranes

To increase the comfort of life, you can use soundproof membranes, which are presented for sale. Among the main varieties can be identified:

• "Texdown";
• SoundGuard Membrane;
• "Front Acoustics".

The first type allows to form noise-damaging barrier of a floor, walls and a ceiling, only minimally increasing their thickness. These soundproof membranes consist of a polymer, do not contain rubber and bitumen, which gives them flexibility, elasticity, durability and strength. Soundproofing "Texdown" refers to the materials of the latest generation. It has viscoelastic properties and a large bulk density. This provides key qualities for effective sound insulation.

The material is unique and suitable for use in apartments, private houses, office and industrial buildings. With its help, you can create soundproofing of any surfaces. The thickness of such membranes does not exceed 3.7 mm. Installation can be carried out independently, for this purpose there is no need to use additional tools.

Reviews of the membrane SoundGuard Membrane 3.8

Quite often during repair today noise insulation is used . The wall, which was supplemented by a membrane, can effectively deal with extraneous sounds. Consumers like the above-mentioned material in that it provides high-quality insulation and can be used indoors for any purpose.

The structures where the membrane can be mounted can be frame and frameless. According to users, the membrane can be used even as a layer where plasterboard or plywood is used. This soundproofing membrane for the floor is also great. You can lay it as a substrate for the arrangement of a floating screed.

The composition contains polymer binders and natural mineral filler. Buyers note that the membrane is elastic, and this characteristic is maintained at a temperature of -20 ° C. When bending, sound insulation does not break. You can use it for any surface, among which:

• walls;
• floor;
• Ceilings;
• Frameless and frame structures.

Consumers emphasize that this material is suitable for rooms with high humidity and for temporary residence buildings. The temperature range of operation is quite wide and varies from -60 to +180 ° C.

Characteristics of the soundproof membrane "Front Acoustics"

Sound insulation of interior partitions can be made using the "Front Acoustics" material, the dimensions of which are 1200 x 2500 x 4 mm. The weight of one square meter is 7.5 kg. For this amount of material you will have to pay 833 rubles.

The membrane has the form of a thin elastic material, which is made from rubber mixtures. The advantages are a large density, an impressive specific weight, as well as a level of sound insulation, which is 29 dB. With the help of this membrane can be made sound insulation of walls, materials of this type have a small thickness, so they do not steal free space. The membrane has almost no odor, does not absorb water and is resistant to rot. It has an adhesive layer, which greatly facilitates installation when working with vertical surfaces.

Diaphragm mounting schemes "Texdown"

Sound insulation membranes can be stacked by one or more technologies. For example, if we are talking about plasterboard partitions, we should use a 13 mm GCR and a "Texdown" membrane, which is closed with a second layer of plasterboard. The next layer is mineral wool, which again is covered with plasterboard.

If you want to soundproof the floor, then the ceramic tile can become the outer layer, under which the cement screed is laid. Between it and the concrete overlap will be located the membrane. Soundproof membranes are also used in conjunction with bricks.

The outer layer will be plaster, followed by a 13-cm brick wall, behind it - the "Texdown" membrane, followed by mineral wool, and then - 13 mm thick plasterboard. On the floor you can lay a tile, under which there is a reinforced cement screed, supplemented from below by the membrane "Texdown". The lowest layer will be a concrete overlap.

Alternative schemes for mounting the membrane "Texdown"

The membrane of the "Texdown" brand is often used in systems of facades, ceilings and pediments. The inner layer becomes the base, then there is a layer of plaster, followed by insulation. Below there will be a hollow space, and then - an adjustable acoustic caliper.

A layer that is closer to the room will become one more fragment of the specified material, and further, it follows the plasterboard. Sound insulation membranes are stacked also in conjunction with drainage pipes and duct systems. Inside there will be a pipe, fixed on a plastic element. The system is closed by a membrane and fixed by an aluminum tape.

Conclusion

Quite often, during the repair, noise insulation is carried out today. The wall or any other surface at the same time acquires the ability to capture and detain extraneous sounds. At the same time, modern materials are suitable even for small apartments, where the issue of lack of free space is actual.

It is important to choose the material not only for quality, but for the cost. For example, for a synthetic soundproof membrane in a roll, the area of which is 9.76 m ² , you will have to pay 6 500 rubles. The material can have a self-adhesive layer, while for 6.1 m ² you have to pay 7 400 rubles.