H.D. green fibrous insulation
black fibrous board (4X8 sheets) that I have seen installed under drywall
that seems to help sound transmission.
Would that fibrous board be called "buffalo board"?
Or homasote soundboard.
I remember meeting someone who saved all his drywall scraps and cut them
into pieces 3 1/2" wide. He laid them down inside the wall cavity as a
sound proofing method. I never did find out how that worked. I was
Pure weight is a significant part of stopping sound, as is chopping up
any empty space into random-sized volumes.
wondering if something similar would work inside the joist cavities. I
would never try anything this silly but I'm visualizing lining the joists
and bottom of the upper subflooring with drywall.
Ivan
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