I will be renting an apartment which shares walls with another unit. It's a commercial building so the sound mitigation is not great. I would like to install some temporary measures to isolate the shared walls as best as possible. Does anyone have any suggestions for sources and selection of materials that could help me build a temporary sound barrier?
My first thought was some sort of sound dampening blankets. However, they are extremely expensive if I am to cover the entire wall. Source for sound sheets. Is anyone aware of any similar and more affordable options? The second option is neoprene foam sheets. I may use these in combination with the sound blankets, but the cost is getting pretty high already.
Would placing mineral wool or other type of home improvement store insulation on the wall have any affect? I had considered this and just covering the whole thing in a cheap tapestry to make it look less terrible.
I understand that I cannot completely eliminate noise transmission, but these seem like reasonable options that I can implement with minimal trouble. The other thing I will do is put large metal shelves that are mostly filled in front of each wall. So the sandwich of materials will be WALL --> neoprene foam sheets --> Acoustical blanket ---> Shelving of stuff. The foam sheets or blankets will basically be hanging. As this is not a permanent installation, I'm not sure what more I can do.
Does anyone have any other suggestions?
My first thought was some sort of sound dampening blankets. However, they are extremely expensive if I am to cover the entire wall. Source for sound sheets. Is anyone aware of any similar and more affordable options? The second option is neoprene foam sheets. I may use these in combination with the sound blankets, but the cost is getting pretty high already.
Would placing mineral wool or other type of home improvement store insulation on the wall have any affect? I had considered this and just covering the whole thing in a cheap tapestry to make it look less terrible.
I understand that I cannot completely eliminate noise transmission, but these seem like reasonable options that I can implement with minimal trouble. The other thing I will do is put large metal shelves that are mostly filled in front of each wall. So the sandwich of materials will be WALL --> neoprene foam sheets --> Acoustical blanket ---> Shelving of stuff. The foam sheets or blankets will basically be hanging. As this is not a permanent installation, I'm not sure what more I can do.
Does anyone have any other suggestions?
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