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Joseph C. Begin sent us this letter with regard to his use of our Resilient Sound Isolation Clips. "I'd like to tell you how impressed I am with your Resilient Sound Isolation Clip (ARSIC) system, now that I've had the opportunity to install it myself in my own home. As a practicing acoustical consulting engineer, I have specified the ARSIC-1 product for several projects, and I've also conducted ASTM sound insulation tests on a few installations. Based on that experience, I chose the Resilient Sound Isolation Clip system when I recently tackled a noise transmission problem in my home. Our 10-year old house is an unusual design; the master bedroom is on the ground floor and the two other bedrooms are directly above it. Unfortunately, we didn't realize until we moved it that the sound transmission through the floor/ceiling was terrible. We were bothered by the slightest sounds from upstairs such as one of our teenagers talking quietly on the phone or rolling over in bed during the night. It was truly awful! After two years of coping with this stressful situation, I decided to fix it. I ripped out the ceiling, and discovered (as I suspected), that it was ½" gypsum board directly attached to the joists with no insulation in the cavity. I chose the Resilient Sound Isolation Clip system for the new ceiling because I wanted to maximize the improvement in sound insulation. I installed two layers of 5/8" gypsum board on 7/8" furring channel with the ARSIC-1 clips spaced at 16", and added 6" fiberglass batt insulation. I was very impressed with how easy it was to install the Resilient Sound Isolation Clip system, and how unlike resilient channel, it is virtually impossible to short circuit the resilient attachment it provides by using screws that are too long (a problem we often see in the field when resilient channel is used). The new ceiling has made a tremendous difference to our peace of mind and our enjoyment of our home. We can now carry on normal lives, and living below two teenagers is no longer unbearable. The Resilient Sound Isolation Clip system is a great product - very effective and very easy to install." Sincerely, |
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