Decouple Your Ceiling

GenieClip
Ceilings are much heavier and less resilient than walls which makes sound isolation in ceilings more complicated. Most products can not isolate sound in ceilings at a high level, however, resilient sound clips will. This is because a resilient sound clip system provides what the ceiling is missing most, resiliency. Expect around 2 to 3 times the isolation with clips over using damping compound and pre-damped drywall in your ceiling. Our recommendation is the GenieClip for its high performance, easy installation, and well documented testing for sound isolation and fire rating.

Dampen Your Ceiling

Green Glue Compound
Damping in ceilings is not nearly as effective as it is in walls, but will still be able to cut down on airborne sound transfer between floors. Green Glue Noiseproofing Compound is tested to not only rate better than other damping compounds, but maintain that rating permanently. Other damping compounds have a similar rating initially, but they will harden over time which renders the product practically useless. Green Glue Compound does not have this problem as it maintains permanent flexibility.

Add Mass To Your Ceiling

TotalMass 2 LB
Adding mass to your ceiling will reduce airborne sound transfer. Ceilings already weigh quite a bit as it is so if you prefer to use MLV then we strongly recommend installing 2 LB barrier over 1 LB barrier against the joists and then overlay with drywall. Our TotalMass Barrier is used to isolate mid and high frequencies with no real performance gain in lower frequencies.