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Author Topic: Hay bales vs Cellulose  (Read 884 times)
Vieyra17
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« on: January 26, 2006, 03:06:24 PM »

Hello users, l am looking on options for isolating two rooms from each other as effectively as possible (for buget reasons the room inside the room solution  is out of question).
I use one room for band rehersal, a collegue uses the other for music production an mixing.
The wall between rooms is about 15"thick, built with brick or possibly adobe. Let me say that I write from Mexico City and  the rooms in question are inside a late 19th century house.Back then interiors where big, cellings high and walls thick.
Since space is not a problem I was considering stacking a layer of hay bales on my side of the wall , but a friend has recomended a cellulose spray-on system.
I find it difficult to believe that a 2" layer of cellulose can be more effective than a hay bale wall.
Any advise out there?
My regards to all you soundproofers.

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supersoundproofing
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« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2006, 07:30:08 PM »

You are right, cellulose has little sound "PROOFING", but good absorbantcy and will deaden the room.
Bagging the hay bales will add to their sound blocking qualities.

BJ Nash

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Vieyra17
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« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2006, 12:55:23 AM »

Thanks for your reply BJ.
I have seen the catalog for this spray-on product. It offers three solutions: one for noise reduction, another claims to reduce noise plus acoustic insulation, the third calims an up to 58 sound transmission control when sprayed on a  wood stud assemblies.
What do you estimate the total STC raiting would be for the bagged hay bales together with a 16" brick wall?
Thanks again,
Vieyra17

Generally, cellulose has proven fairly ineffective as a sound control product.

No way to estimate STC- What frequencies are we talking about?...

BJ Nash


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