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What do you recommend for damping material, and if you had to guess, what would you estimate a 180 sqft ceiling (with 2 pot lights, a ceiling fan, and a smoke detector) would cost to redo? The quotes we've received seem totally astronomical.

I've heard QuietRock in action, and it's pretty impressive. The company publishes STC ratings which back up their claims. See: QuietRock Soundproof Drywall The big downside is that it's really, really expensive. Also, as far as getting on "speaking terms" with my upstairs neighbors...

Again, good tips from everybody. Quiet rock is 5/8 drywall that has the same sound dampening as 8 sheets of normal drywall. That's why its so expensive. In terms of the insulation not helping the sound very much, its gotta be better than what I have now, and will at least help my heating bill.

Thanks for the tips. Sound is being transmitted multiple ways. Some sound is vibration transfer (footsteps, for instance), but I can also hear them talking. If they're playing music... forget it, no sleep for me. I was given quotes in the $5000+ range for the removal of the existing...

I'm going to be getting foam injection insulation for my exterior walls to help with energy loss, and I was told I couldn't use this product in my ceilings. I live in the bottom two floors of a 5 story browstone condo, and my upstairs neighbors are very loud. I don't think there is any...