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QuietGlue® is the world’s best selling and highest performing viscoelastic soundproofing glue (over 25M square feet installed since 2003) for use in the construction of walls, ceilings, floors and other architectural elements. QuietGlue is ideal for hobbyists and do-it-yourselfers, as it can provide the lowest cost method of creating high STC walls for home theaters and other rooms when labor cost is not an issue. QuietGlue is available for consumers in tubes, 1 gallon, and 5 gallon buckets, and for OEM and volume manufacturing applications in 50 gallon drums, 250 gallon totes, and 5000 gallon tankers.
How does it work?
QuietGlue® has been designed to dramatically improve damping across all audio frequencies, especially low frequencies at room temperatures, when compared to regular drywall or other soundproofing glues. When placed between sheets of drywall, QuietGlue forms a Constrained Layer Damped system (CLD). As acoustic energy hits this system, stress and strain forms at the shear layer, which requires work to be exerted by the limited acoustic energy, thus dissipating it (converting it to tiny amounts of heat). The result is a wall structure that can remove
75% to 95% more acoustic energy than regular drywall in similar configurations.
DAMPING PERFORMANCE
The damping performance of QuietGlue is unrivaled in the industry. Damping can be measured
(and seen as in the examples below) by using an impact hammer and accelerometer to capture the decay of drywall as it is struck. The higher the damping factor the less the material will vibrate
due to noise.
Example of Standard 5/8” Drywall
Damping Factor = 0.03 - 0.08
Notice that the drywall panel continues to vibrate and “ring” for a long period of time after it is excited.
Example of QuietGlue between 5/8” drywall
Damping Factor = 0.45 - 0.65
Vibrations cease quickly with such a highly damped structure.
QuietGlue is an ultra-high damping viscoelastic construction adhesive for use as a glue layer between drywall, wood, or other combinations of materials where one or both layers are porous (such as wood to wood, wood to concrete, concrete to drywall, metal to drywall, drywall to drywall etc.). QuietGlue has virtually no odor, and may be applied during construction, or after-market by homeowners or contractors to significantly increase the Sound Transmission Class of walls, floors, sound barriers, or ceilings by 10dB to 20dB. With 58oz (2-tubes) used between two layers of 5/8” drywall, single stud walls can provide results between STC 55 and STC 59 depending on configuration. QuietGlue is more effective and less expensive than other methods or glues. It absorbs noise and vibration within the structure and significantly reduces noise transmission and impact noise room to room.
QuietGlue is a construction glue and must be used between two layers of material (it is not a coating). It is thick enough to “stand up” on existing walls. QuietGlue is easy to use: apply glue randomly and uniformly to one surface with a tube or square-notched trowel; put panels together within 5 minutes of applying QuietGlue; fasten both into place; and then screw to the studs. The glue will dry within 24 hours and create a high-tech viscoelastic constrained damping layer between the two layers.
Typical Use
- Do-it-yourself projects for high STC values at lowest cost
- Ideal for creating laminated radius (curved) surfaces that need to be soundproofed
- Use two tubes per 4’ x 8’ drywall panel for optimum results
QuietGlue is an aqueous-based acrylic polymer (no solvents), is nearly odorless, contains no ammonia, and ultra-low VOC’s (qualifies as a Zero-VOC product in all 50 states).
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*Download the application notes for detailed installation instructions.
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How does QuietGlue compare to other methods?
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Construction - 24 OC wood stud walls w/R13:
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STC
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5/8” gypsum on both sides
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39
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Mass-loaded vinyl beneath 5/8” gypsum, both sides
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43
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5/8” gypsum sandwich (2 layers gyp each side), with QuietGlue between
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56
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Quiet Solution is the leading developer and manufacturer of viscoelastic polymers in the world with experience in custom development, meeting cost and volume targets as well as meeting volume performance objectives. The QS development team has applied for more patents and developed products for more clients than any other soundproofing company in the world. Our current in-house manufacturing capacity exceeds 7 million gallons/year.
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Documentation
QuietGlue 315 Datasheet
QuietGlue 315 Application Notes
QuietGlue 315 MSDS
See collection of independent lab test reports for a variety of Quiet Solution products.
QuietGlue is available online for do-it-yourselfers, homeowners and other construction needs and also from thousands of dealers nationwide. QuietGlue is available in 29oz contractor tubes, 1 gallon and
5 gallon containers.
For OEM and large custom applications, high-volume requirements, 50 gallon drums, 250 gallon totes, or 5000 gallon tanker delivery please contact us at support@quietsolution.com.
Looking for ultra-high performance but concerned with the labor cost and hassles of spreading glue on the jobsite? Consider QuietRock for your high-volume projects. Highly engineered and tested, and no more labor than standard drywall. QuietRock soundproof drywall is available to meet a wide range of performance and budget needs, from 1/2” panels ($39.95) to 1-3/8” THX-certified
(tested to up to STC 80) from thousands of dealers nationwide. QuietRock is used by major hotel
chains, top 100 homebuilders, and the top home theater designers.
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