How can I soundproof 1 wall?

Question

I know that sounds rediculous, but ONE wall of my baby girl's room is back to back with the kitchen. Whenever someone in the kitchen pulls open a drawer, opens and closes a cabinet, or grabs dishes in/out of the cabinet, the sound is SO loud and amplified in the babys room, that it wakes her up all the time. (Seriously, when someone opens a kitchen drawer, it sounds like someone is skateboarding across the wall!) So I can't use my kitchen when she is asleep. I'd really like to figure out how to soundproof that one wall, so that when someone is working in the kitchen, it doesn't carry through into her room.

BTW, I'd like to see if there is anything I can put BETWEEN the walls (like drop down from up in the attic), as I obviosly can't tear out my kitchen cabinets to put material behind them.....and I don't want to mount material on my baby's wall, because the nursery is painted and decorated and finished.

There is not an option of another room to move the baby to.

Answer 1

Sorry, there really is no cheap way to sound proof a wall after it's been finished, especially if you have cabinets on one wall.

Here are some things you can do:

Put a few drops of STP(oil treatment in automotive and hardware stores) on the drawer tracks. Glue some strips of rubber foam tape to the inside rims of the drawer face. Move anything that's in the drawers that makes noise to another drawer.

If you can get access to an insulation blower, you can drill some 2.5" holes in the 2x4's on top of the wall between each stud. The blow the thick insulation down into the wall. Make sure it's not conductive(obviously it wouldn't be).

If you want to spend some money, you can remove the sheet rock from inside your daughter's room, it will be easier to place insulation in there. Then you can cover the entire wall with rubber shower wall lining. Then re-sheetrock the room. That will give you more sound-proofing than you can get otherwise. Whatever insulation you use, make sure it's thick and has a sound proofing quality(like a pillow has)

How big is her room? Have you ever thought of moving her to a different room?

Answer 2

I don't know of any answer that would be exactly what you are looking for. I can tell you a basic design for soundproofing an existing wall.

Use construction adheasive and laminate the wall with soundboard. Build a 2" metal framed wall about 1/2 to 3/4 inch away from the wall. Fill the new wall with fiberglass insulation, hang new drywall, tape, finish and paint with Acousti-Coat #150 Sound Reduction Paint Coating.

Answer 3

Oh, my dear! You do not have a garage somewhere in which you can bang away? The wall has to get an extra layer of insulation - choose the one with the highest weight you can find. Then you cover that with double layers of dry wall (plaster), mounted so that the gap between the boards in the first layer is covered in the center of the boards on the second layer. But you still have cealing and floor problem, an those can be as big (if not bigger) than the wall. Really thick carpet will help on the floor. The cealing need the same treatment as the wall. I wote for you baking a cake, give it to the neighbors while explaining the situation and agreeing on a sollution. That will save you a lot of work and money!

Answer 4

Well I don't know much about this subject. I understand of course you wouldn't want to move your baby into another room or redo the wall because you mentioned you'd finished the nursery. I think you're best option outside of those would be to fill the wall with insulation. I don't know how much that would help, but you could possibly find out if there is different types of insulation that would muffle the sound better. Good luck!

Answer 5

If you have have access to the wall from your attic and you do not want to spend a lot of money you can fill your wall cavities with insulation by shooting the insulation down into the wall cavities, this can reduce some of the noise , but if you want to completely get rid of the noise and you are willing to redo your wall then visit this website " www.soundprooffoam.com " they sell superior soundproofing material for blocking noise for residential and commercial use and also show you how to install it. Hope this helps you!

Answer 6

Try to put bookshelves up against the wall, but before you do that put the egg crate matress pads behind it. It will dull the sound, but make sure you put books and stuff on the shelves to help absorb the sound. You might also want to try and put insulated foam between the walls.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Eggcrates or place a layer of foam between her room and the other room. Then place a extra wall over the foam to cover its uglyness.

Answer 9

Use old egg boxs

Answer 10

expansive solution: go to home depot and ask. they have those wall things to block the sound.
cheap solution: move your baby to other room..................