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Tweak says, "Jump off the bandwagon!"

gwen (spidergwen) wrote in thedisplaced,
@ 2018-06-10 15:59:00

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gwen stacy / spider-woman (65), jason todd / red hood (au), johnny storm / human torch (616), matt murdock / daredevil (mcu), mia dearden / speedy, sam winchester

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I'm either going to need some sort of soundproof warding on my apartment, or, like... move before I piss off more neighbors. Who'd be willing to help me? I'll pay even. Cash or food.

And by that, I mean helping with the soundproofing. I am definitely not leaving this apartment in my state.

Filter: Johnny Storm

So how about a trip to NYC Pride in two weeks with your bisexual girlfriend? Not amidst the crowd per se, but I'm sure we can find a rooftop that won't be crowded.

Filter: Matt Murdock

Are we still working on being a better superhero without sight with meditation and stuff like that?

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bornunder
2018-06-10 09:58 pm UTC (link)

Well, there are a few different ways to do it. Which one you choose depends on how soundproof you really need the place to be.

One of the simplest ways is to add more drywall, with or without additional layers of caulk. Then there are other materials like mass-loaded vinyl, or acoustic panels made of porous expanded polypropylene. Vinyl is my personal preference in terms of durability and sound diminishing, but it's also heavier and harder to install.

And there are a lot of other little things you can do, like adding caulk around doors and switch boxes and so on can help plug up sound leaks, too. Sometimes the door itself is the leak and could be replaced with a heavier one. Adding rugs and curtains and so on does add some soundproofing as well.

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	spidergwen 2018-06-11 06:37 am UTC (link)
	I'm not exactly rolling in money right now so I wouldn't have enough for labor that involves "heavier and harder". We can start with the latter then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bornunder
2018-06-12 02:44 am UTC (link)

Well, it's not really much more expensive, since it comes in big rolls. The acoustic paneling is about $25 bucks for a 2' x 2' square, and the vinyl is $95 for a 15' x 54" roll. That's before my employee discount on everything from the hardware store. Also, it's not a lot more labor -- in terms of time spent -- than putting in new drywall and caulking, especially if Jason's helping me.

Of course, if even the material costs still sound too expensive, I can just do the drywall and caulking and plugging up the leaks, and you can add in some wall hangings or carpets, that's the cheapest option. But, if you really need the heavy duty stuff, I'm sure we can work out the money part.

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	spidergwen 2018-06-12 04:52 am UTC (link)
	Getting wall hangings and carpet is still going to require someone helping me. We can go with the acoustic paneling then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bornunder 2018-06-12 05:05 am UTC (link)
	Okay. How many rooms are you looking to soundproof? I'll need to take some measurements. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	spidergwen 2018-06-12 05:23 am UTC (link)
	Just the living room is fine. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bornunder 2018-06-12 05:50 pm UTC (link)
	You got it. Let me know when a good time would be to come over and measure it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	spidergwen 2018-06-13 05:03 am UTC (link)
	This coming weekend sounds good. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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