The GenieClip is manufactured by a Canadian engineering firm called Pliteq. The GenieClip is a unibody molded rubber and galvanized steel part engineered to allow reduction in assembly weight, used to attach drywall to either wall or ceiling assemblies. Made from recycled components, the GenieClip contributes to LEED certified building.
Advantages to the GenieClip
- One Screw Installation: The GenieClip only requires one screw down the center of the clip to attach to the studs or joists. This one screw attachment will save you around 15 minutes of labor per 100 clips installed when compared to clips that require two screws.
- High Quality Rubber Element: The dynamic stiffness and dynamic to static ratio control the performance of the clip, especially at low frequencies. The rubber on the GenieClip is engineered to achieve the highest level of performance possible by far exceeding the quality of rubber used in any other resilient sound isolation clip.
- High Performance: The GenieClip performs in line with our other high performing clips in regards to high frequencies (STC). That, coupled with the higher performance in low frequencies make the GenieClip a great solution for isolating sound regardless of the type of sound you are isolating.
- Incredible UL Rating: The GenieClip has achieved a 1 hour UL fire rating with only 1 layer of drywall in numerous constructions. To achieve the same rating with the others clips you would need to install 2 layers of drywall.
- Wider Teeth For Channel: Other clips have narrow teeth that can cause installation trouble with attaching furring channel near the perimeter. The teeth on the GenieClip are about 1/4" wide vs. the 1/16" width of the Green Glue Clip or RSIC-1 clip. The extra width allows you to attach your GenieClip closer to the perimeter without having to worry as much about having 1/4" of furring channel extend past the side of the clip like you would with other clips.
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A major part of the equation for estimating the number of clips you need is figuring out the spacing of your clips. You will always space the sound clips 48" apart when possible for maximum resiliency, but you will need to decide whether you should space your hat channel rows 16" apart or 24" apart.
16" on center: Space your hat channel 16" on center if you are using 3 layers of drywall.
24" on center: (The recommended spacing of hat channel) Space your hat channel 24" on center if you are using 1 or 2 layers of drywall. We recommend two layers of drywall for drastically improved results. All sound tests you will see for any resilient sound clip is done with 24" spacing of hat channel.
Increase the gauge of the hat channel from 25 to 22 or 20 when adding a third layer of drywall in addition to shortening the hat channel spacing from 24" to 16".Layout is another aspect to estimating resilient sound clips. There are two options for laying out your resilient sound clips. The standard layout uses the least amount of clips and is the most common way to layout resilient sound clips. The other option is the staggered layout.
It is believed that the staggered layout increases the effectiveness of the clips being used. You may notice from the layout images in our resilient sound clip installation guide that the staggered layout uses more clips than the standard layout. The staggered layout will require you to include roughly 10% more clips to your estimating total over the standard layout. We suggest using the standard layout since the increase in performance of staggering the clips is minimal and ultimately costs more money and takes more time to layout a staggered clip pattern.
Doors and Windows: Doors and windows will increase the number of clips you need for your project. Add 7 clips for every door in the room and anywhere from 6 to 12 clips for every window in the room. Each door will require 2 clips as the door header and each window will require 2 clips above and below the window.
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The drawing to the left of a GenieClip sliced down the middle shows the advanced design of this clip and offers a little insight into why this clip performs so well. When installed, the head of the attaching screw comes in contact with a metal washer that is decoupled from the base of the clip and runs through the center of a hollow neoprene chamber. The attaching screw only comes in contact with two parts. 1 - The framing that the screw is attached to and 2 - The metal washer that resides between the two thick neoprene elements. This unique decoupling system within the clip increases performance of the clip significantly. The efficiency of this design is increased by the use of the highest quality neoprene in any resilient sound clip on the market. |
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Standard or Staggered Layout: You will want to decide between the standard layout or the staggered layout when installing your clips. The images below show the difference between the standard layout and staggered layout. Staggered layout is believed to improve results slightly and tests for sound clips typically utilize staggered layout patterns.
Installing Clips: Installing clips is simple and does not require hiring a contractor.
Review our installation guide for installing resilient sound clips
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Width: | 1-5/8" |
| Height: | 2-1/2" | |
| Depth: | 1" |
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| Depth With Hat Channel: | 1-5/8" | |
| Weight: | .11 pounds | |
| Specified Hat Channel Width: | 2-1/2" to 2-3/4" | |
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