How To Install Green Glue

Light-green Glue Whisper Clips are installed in walls and ceilings to mechanically separate the two sides of the structure which helps eliminate the transmission of sound from one side to the other. The key is to properly install the clips and hat channel to ensure the best results.

The first thing to note is that when using clips and hat channel to decouple a wall or ceiling, the clips must be installed directly to the wall stud and/or ceiling joists. The clips should NEVER exist installed over a layer of drywall to avoid the "triple leafage" consequence.

Installation Instructions:

Footstep one: Mark out on the studs or joists the locations of where the clips volition be installed with a marking.

Dark-green Glue Noiseproofing Clip Layout

(1) Clips are spaced no further than 48 inches autonomously horizontally

(2) Hat channel must not be spaced more than 24 inches vertically

(iii) Lesser clips must be less than three inches from the floor

(4) Elevation clips must be less than six inches from the ceiling*

* For ceiling installation, the same pattern is used. Nonetheless the 3" minimum spacing should exist used at the drywall edges to ensure proper support for the sail, non 6" as used for walls.

***Clips must exist placed at the outermost studs on every piece of chapeau channel

Dark-green Gum Whisper Clip Layout Guide

Step ii: Fasten the Green Gum Whisper Clips onto the Studs and/or Joists.

Fastener Requirements:

Forest Studs / Joists:   Employ #viii x two-1/2" Fibroid thread screws
Steel Studs / Joists:    Use #8, 10 or 12 10 1-5/8" Type Southward self tapping screws
Concrete:                   Use three/16" bore x 2-1/4" long Tapcon anchor screws

STEP 3: Snap the hat channel into the clips

Lid Channel Requirements:

We take a neat web log post nearly the correct blazon and dimension of hat channel to utilise with Green Glue Whisper Clips

Click here to Run into the Hat Channel Blog Mail service

How to Handle Hat Channel Overlaps:

Overlaps of pieces of hat channel is going to be unavoidable in most walls and ceilings. Overlap 6 inches of hat channel betwixt two clips. Secure the hat channel with two 7/16" framing screws. 18 gauge tie-wire can also be used.

Stride 4: Install the Drywall onto the Hat Aqueduct

Place shims on the floor to permit spacing between the drywall and the flooring. This ensures decoupling from the floor to brand it impossible for vibrations to travel from wall to flooring and vice-verse. Spiral drywall in place through hat channel. Exist sure drywall is fully installed earlier removing shims from underneath.

**Important: Make sure to only screw into the hat channel and avert accidentally screwing into a stud or clip which is referred to as "short circuiting" a whisper clip.

Stride 5: (Optional Only Highly Recommended) Install a Second Layer of Drywall with Green Glue Noiseproofing Compound

Rather than elaborate on the benefits of adding Noiseproofing Chemical compound in this postal service, click here to go to another blog post on this production

STEP 6: Seal all air gaps and perimeter of the wall and/or ceiling

Be sure to apply an acoustical sealant to fill gaps effectually electric boxes, windows, doors, and areas below or higher up sheets of drywall. Green Glue Noiseproofing Sealant is perfect for this awarding every bit information technology allows flexibility while stopping audio from transmitting through unsealed areas.

ADDITIONAL BLOG POSTS RELATED TO THIS One:

Keys To Wall Soundproofing: Lesson ane Decoupling

Dark-green Glue Tin Assist You lot Easily Noiseproof Your Apartment Walls

Should I Use Light-green Mucilage Tubes or Pails?

What is Green Glue Noiseproofing Compound and How Does It Work?

Size of Lid Aqueduct For Employ With Dark-green Glue Noiseproofing Whisper Clips

Primal to Soundproofing: Avoiding the Triple Leaf Effect

All-time Soundproof Ceiling Options with Dark-green Glue

Comparing Green Gum to QuietRock