| American Sound Isolation tape is a great way to give | | | | will help to isolate the sub floor from the joists and |
| you new home or addition some good soundproofing | | | | the ceiling below. If you are in the process of new |
| without spending a fortune. This sound isolation tape | | | | construction or remodeling where you have removed |
| comes in 100 lineal ft rolls and it 1 7/16 " wide or | | | | all drywall, taping the studs and joists with the |
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| to the face of all of the studs or the joist prior to | | | | Sound Isolation tape is an effective and economical |
| screwing in the sheetrock. This will isolate the stud or | | | | way to give your drywall the isolation it needs from |
| joist structure from the finished drywall. This isolation | | | | the wood structure. This isolation will help to give you |
| helps to reduce airborne sound transmission as well | | | | some good soundproofing between bedroom walls |
| as structure borne transmission through the studs or | | | | for example and doesn't cost you an arm and a leg |
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| layer it on every other stud. If your studs are 16 OC | | | | article. Builders and contractors across the United |
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| Once you have double taped every other stud, you | | | | isolation tape as a low cost soundproofing alternative |
| will screw your drywall only into the taped studs. This | | | | to the more costly foams and barriers. For more |
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| give you the same effect as staggered studs. This | | | | Thanks for reading and learning about American |
| method can be employed on both sides of the studs | | | | Sound Isolation tape. |
| and to the end facings of joists. You can even tape | | | | More articles from this pro: W. |
| the joists above before installing a sub floor, which | | | | |