RSIC-V clips are a low cost alternative to an old fashioned RC channel setup. Unlike RC channel, RSIC-V clips with hat channel are impossible to install incorrectly and will provide a significant improvement in STC ratings over resilient channel. If combined with Green Glue you can get good results in both high frequencies and low frequencies. 

A major part of the equation for estimating the number of clips you need is figuring out the spacing of your clips. You will want to space the sound clips 48" apart 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. Also, all sound tests you will see for any resilient sound clip is done with 24" spacing of hat channel.

 View our .PDF for estimating clips for 24"or 16" on center spacing

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.

Standard or Staggered Layout: You will want to decide between the standard layout or the staggered layout when installing your clips. The standard layout method will work with the equation above and staggered layout will require roughly a 10% increase in the number of clips needed. The images below shows 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 is simple and does not require hiring a contractor.  

Review our installation guide for installing resilient sound clips

Standard Layout		Staggered Layout

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