Rives, I have read so many articles abt sound isolation etc. Obviously building a room within a room concept is the most ideal solution. However its not a solution I m prepare to carry out due to time constraints and lost of width and depth of the room. I m not looking for perfect isolation but just sufficient so that it doesnt disturb my neighbour. Sound leak to my house is immaterial. Some how most articles I read use stud and gypsum board construction and not much on brickwall and RC construction. Also I can hardly find any company that deal in HT sound isolation in Malaysia. probably has to just take a risk and isolate only party wall. Reckon that even though wall/ceiling/floor are rigidly connected, the vibration effect may not transmit to much sound to neighbour. I also felt that flanking prob may not be a big prob as sound is travelling thru a big void in ceiling et.
Sound isolation for HT/2 channel
Hi I m constructing a 1st floor HT/2Channel for my 15 x 25 x 11.5 ft room with a soffit drop around perimeter to 8.5ft. All my walls are brickwall construction with 9" party wall ( with neighbour) all the wall to the roof. Front and back brickwall abt 6" thick. ceiling and floor reinforced concrete construction. Front wall has a 2' x 7' door 2 ft away from party wall opening to garden. Ceiling has a gap of 4'width , 16ft long created by reconstructing a wall to increase room size from 11' to 15". As all the wall are interconnected must I build a room within a room to contain sound ? this may be ideal but am not keen to lose room width. Will it be futile to just do sound isolation wall on party wall alone? sound leaking to my own house is not an issue. Your opinion is much appreciated tq