Soundproofing - Wikipedia Adding dense material to treatment helps stop sound waves from exiting a source wall, ceiling or floor Materials include mass-loaded vinyl (MLV), soundproof sheetrock or drywall, plywood, fibreboard, concrete or rubber
Popcorn ceiling - Wikipedia Popcorn ceiling Popcorn ceiling texture A popcorn ceiling, also known as a stipple ceiling or acoustic ceiling, is a ceiling with one of a variety of spray-on or paint-on treatments [1] The bumpy surface is created by tiny particles of vermiculite or polystyrene, which gives the ceiling sound-deadening properties
Dropped ceiling - Wikipedia A dropped ceiling is a secondary ceiling, hung below the main (structural) ceiling It may also be referred to as a drop ceiling, T-bar ceiling, false ceiling, suspended ceiling, grid ceiling, drop in ceiling, drop out ceiling, or ceiling tiles and is a staple of modern construction and architecture in both residential and commercial applications
Acoustic plaster - Wikipedia Instead, conventional plaster or drywall systems were more frequently used in homes and other environments where interior aesthetics is a more important consideration but these are, however, not ideal in sound absorption [4] Limitations of acoustic panels or conventional drywall systems also affect the flexibility of room configuration and uses
Sound transmission class - Wikipedia Sound Transmission Class (STC) is an integer rating of how well a building partition attenuates airborne sound In the US, it is widely used to rate interior partitions, ceilings, floors, doors, windows and exterior wall configurations
Acoustic panel - Wikipedia Acoustic panel installation in a hi-fi showroom, to reduce ceiling echo Soundproofing in a studio isolation booth Acoustic panels (also sound absorption panels, soundproof panels or sound panels) are sound-absorbing fabric-wrapped boards designed to control echo and reverberation in a room [1] Most commonly used to resolve speech intelligibility issues in commercial soundproofing treatments
Ceiling - Wikipedia Alternatively, ceilings may be spray painted instead, leaving the pipework and ducts exposed but painted, and using spray foam A subset of the dropped ceiling is the suspended ceiling, wherein a network of aluminum struts, as opposed to drywall, are attached to the joists, forming a series of rectangular spaces