Author Topic: HELP with do-it-yourself sound damping room divider/curtain  (Read 1498 times)

cool7hand

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HELP with do-it-yourself sound damping room divider/curtain
« on: November 19, 2022, 10:44:26 AM »
Hey friends! We have a project that's entirely out of our wheelhouse. We're looking to create a sound damping room divider to hang from a curtain rod. They cost up to $600 new! We need something that's about 4 feet wide by 8 feet tall. We'd like to keep the weight under 20 pounds because we have a tension rod already with a max weight of 24 pounds. Any suggestions on materials we might use and where to find them? We've no idea where to start on this.

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Re: HELP with do-it-yourself sound damping room divider/curtain
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2022, 04:54:06 PM »
Mass loaded vinyl sheet
But you're probably going to need to put in a stronger curtain rod.
Aerogel mat is light, but costs way more.

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Re: HELP with do-it-yourself sound damping room divider/curtain
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2022, 03:47:19 PM »
Right on. Thanks!

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Re: HELP with do-it-yourself sound damping room divider/curtain
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2022, 01:52:57 AM »
Mass loaded vinyl sheet
But you're probably going to need to put in a stronger curtain rod.
Aerogel mat is light, but costs way more.
Wow! MLV looks awesome! Storing this for future reference.

 

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