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   bullet | Jan 27, 2000 09:28pm | #1

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   Guest_ | Jan 28, 2000 05:34am | #2

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   You guys still trying to quiet the room down? The homasote is compressed paper but looks like grey compressed paper. You need to probably go over it with sheetrock. If you use it leave some air in between the joints and at all walls and floors. She can pickup moisture and expand and buckle. Installed properly, it does alot to dampen the sound transmission. Use with sound batts between the studs. Best of luck.

   How'd that investigation turn out on the sound deadening paint? We'd sure like to know.

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   Guest_ | Jan 28, 2000 09:09pm | #3

   *Yep, Calvin- we're still trying. Thanks for the input.That ceramic paint-on product is a possibility. Its main use seems to be for temperature control, but microscopic beads of a ceramic material in the paint are supposed to prevent transfer of some sound by keeping it in the room. Our concern is that since it is a very very tiny powder room, if the sound is all just bounced around in there it will be very noisy inside... I think our objective should be to dull-down the noise, not merely bounce it around inside. Therefore, the "paper wallboard" (Homosote?) idea sounds better to us right now if it's thin and there's a way to attach it over the finished walls. I suppose we could try a thick embossed wallpaper like Anaglypta, since the walls are already finished and painted, and we could also remove the pedestal sink and install a wooden vanity with storage space for lots of paper and towels underneath...$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!One other option we have thought of is to spray Icynene foam into the walls- but that is probably the most expensive solution so far, and we fear the possibility of bulges! We'll have to decide soon- any other ideas are welcome!

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   Guest_ | Jan 28, 2000 10:27pm | #4

   *The guy who wrote the advertising copy for the microscopic ceramic beads must have also done the advert for Monster Cable oxygen-free speaker wire, with its "discernible" improvement on audio quality.

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   Guest_ | Feb 01, 2000 12:13am | #5

   *There is an EPA booklet on sound control mentioned athttp://www.soundhome.com/soundproof.html that you may want to see if your local library has.

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   Guest_ | Feb 01, 2000 12:57am | #6

   *If you're trying to reduce sound transmission through the walls, the homosote and between-stud insulation will help.If you're trying to deaden the sound in the powder room itself, honestly, your options (your effective options) are somewhat limited. Your best bet would be to soften up the room. A small throw rug on the floor, towels on towel rods on the wall, a tapestry-like wall hanging on the wall. Oh, and don't serve beans, cabbage, etc...A small powder room, to me, would not be a place where I'd like to spend my free time. I'm in, I flush, I wash, I'm out. It's nice that you are concerned and trying to make the room as nice as possible, but I'd recommend saving the money that would be spent on special paints, etc, and invest in heavy fabrics for the walls, and, possibly, hanging from the ceiling (like a canopy bed). May be too frilly, but it does work. another option, thought remote, would be a mock-up similar to the cubicle dividers used in offices. A hard quarter-inch panel, covered with foam, covered with fabric. Not sure how it would blend with your wall thicknesses, or how it would look from the aesthetic angle, but it would have far superior performance to paint w microscopic bubbles.Sound deadening is not an area of expertise for me. However, some engineering laws remain valid...for this small space, I'd think you would get your best results from sound absorption (fabric/foam) instead of dispersion (beaded paint).Then again...I could be wrong...Wishing you a silent solution, Mongo

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   Guest_ | Feb 01, 2000 12:59am | #7

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   Does anyone know of a product which looks like "sheetrock" but is made of a paper material for sound control?