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Soundproof Wall Solution 4


Genie Clip - Highest performance wall solutions

When soundproofing a wall it is necessary to improve three basic components.

1) The mass of the wall- This is normally achieved by adding acoustic plasterboard.
2) The Resilience of the wall- This is the springiness of the wall. Without this, the addition of the mass will have very little impact. The Best product available on the market today to maximise the performance of this element is the Genie Clip system.
3) The sound "absorbancy" of the wall. By adding different components the sound gets trapped more easily within the wall- The most cost effective method is the use of acoustic mineral wool
4) A fourth component that can be added is a barrier component. A membrane that acts to block the sound but not by mass alone. For most of our systems we offer Tecsound 50 as a cost effective method of upgrading any soundproofing system.

If you want to achieve outstanding performance for a soundproof wall simply click on the blue calculator below to obtain a quote for all the materials necessary to erect a Genie Clip soundproofed wall. ( Stud work not included)

The Genie Clip

For those customers wanting to incorporate the highest performance materials into their soundproofing projects we introduce the Genie Clip solution. The Genie clip is a very high performance solution that provides the best single component we know when soundproofing a wall. The clip itself outperforms a resilient bar by around 7 db, an impressive amount.

The Genie Clip

 

 

Installing clip into stud wall

 
Image of Genie Clip
Image of Genie Clip
 

The Genie clip is screwed direct to stud working the same manner that a resilient bar cling would be and it houses "furring strips". To these furring strips plasterboard is screwed.

The Genie Clip system is a superior alternative to the conventional resilient bar system producing better performance and is far less prone to fitting error. In fact its virtually impossible to fit incorrectly.

Image of Genie ClipImage of Genie ClipImage of Genie Clip

The Genie Clip is a moulded rubber and steel isolation clip used to to control the passage of noise. The integral springing mechanism providing much dampening than the corrugations of a resilient bar system. In fact performance numbers are superior even with a single layer of plasterboard potentially saving on materials cost and labour.

It Significantly improves low frequency sound control performance and this is often the hardest frequency to cope with. Of all the resilient solutions that fix direct to joist it offers the best performance.

Performance of Genie Clip

Important note on recessed lights

If you are adding recessed spotlights in this ceiling you will need to add an acoustic fire retardant light hood to each light, otherwise your soundproofing efforts will be severely compromised due to the hole you have created. These can be purchased from our on-line store. Spotlight hoods

Room Size Loss Labour intensity Airborne Sound
(improvement db)
Relative Material Cost
42-52mm Low 13-16db* (brick party wall) Low

Solution 2: Genie Clip Wall (independent) ( with tecsound Membrane)

132mm High 27db (30db with Tecsound) Medium

Solution 3: Independent Wall Resilient Bar(with Tecsound Membrane)

107mm High 22db (26db with Tecsound) Medium

Solution 4: SS20 Panels

41mm Medium 19db+
High

Solution 5: Stud Wall Soundproofing

35mm Medium 16db+
Medium

 

There is a lot to take in from the above table. However it is important to spend a few moments interpreting the figures

1) One of the most commonly misunderstood things regarding soundproofing is the performance of various materials. We try and give you the performance increase from an existing structure. In the above table we assume a brick wall ( or stud wall as in solution 5). When comparing competing products it is essential to understand what is there performance in a real world situation. Many products are rated 30, 40 even 50db. However once they are added to a wall this figure might drop to just 15db or 20db of improvement ( read more)

 

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