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Old 16th May 2006   #9
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Originally Posted by Matthew Murray
Also, when insulating walls for soundproofing to the outside world, does anybody know what the best kind/specs of general insulation to buy is? The only concern here is blocking as much sound as possible to neighbours. Thanks :-)
Hmm. I could be wrong but I'm not sure that any kind of insulation will make a huge difference towards sound proofing. 703 or Roxul would definitely be better than regular pink insulation but there are a number of other things you can do that are way more effective - resilient channel, mulitple layers of drywall, floating rooms, staggered studs, etc. Check out this link for some general ratings on different construction techniques. Just click on STC chart when you get there.

http://www.saecollege.de/reference_material/index.html
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