I'm looking to soundproof my bedroom, I'm a university student and am dealing with a very noisy home which makes studying very difficult.
I'm looking to soundproof the window, wall, and door but am unsure how to proceed.
I believe most of the noise is coming through the door, window, and the side of the room which shares a wall with the kitchen.
So here is what I'm thinking of doing now.
1. I'd like to replace the door (which currently has an STC of 27) with an exterior metal door and add weatherstripping and a rubber door sweep to it. If it continues to let in sound I'm planning to add plywood to one or both sides with Green Glue sandwiched in between.
2. I'm going add two layers of drywall to the wall which joins the kitchen with Green Glue sandwiched in between.
3. Add a window plug for the window and some sound-blocking drapes.
The noises that are giving me trouble:
1. I'm across the hall from my mother's room, she's somewhat hard of hearing and so her television is loud when she watches it. In addition she has a nasty smoker's cough which very loud (this is probably the worst source of noise).
2. We have two small dogs, the tenants who rent out part of our house have one small dog, and there are a number of dog owners who's backyard backs on to our backyard. Obviously this results in a great deal of barking at pretty much all hours of the day. My window faces the backyard so I get the worst of this.
3. We have guests coming in often, and usually they're very loud and have conversations near my door.
4. Clinking cups and plates in the kitchen.
*Note: The floor below me has some soundproofing and doesn't seem to be an issue.
My questions:
-Will I need to soundproof all the walls, or just the one which joins the kitchen? The other ones join the walls of rooms which aren't used.
-Any suggestions that are cost-effective? Aesthetics don't matter, I don't care how it looks as long as it works. (I don't have tons of money to spend on a college student budget).
-How much soundproofing could I expect to get from this?
Edit:
Ear plugs and sound cancelling headphones aren't an option.
Thanks a lot for any replies!