Spray foam insulation for a code ceiling?

Mar 15

Wanted to find out if it is possible to use spray Foam Insulation on the ceiling, by drilling holes and adding some from a can.
Looking to reduce noise from apartment above.
Old apartment building with no sound insulation between the floors, it feels like they are jumping on your head.
Need to get some sleep for a change.
Any simple solutions are welcome.
Did speak with the management and the neighbors , no luck.
Any alternative solutions, and I am not talking about moving.
Thanks

i would just cut sections out and throw some pink panther up there. it would be cheaper and the foam might crack your ceiling if you do it the w3ay your talking about it swells quite a bit and there’s no way for you to judge it the way your doing it. the same sections you cut out, just put back in when finished with insulation .plaster tape and a damp sponge for sanding down seams and paint. viola!
not a big mess from sanding with damp sponge. will not take to much longer and will most likely save you some big headaches
yes, it is possible to do it your way. do it a little at a time so you can keep up with how much it swells. it takes time stop swelling.

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3 Responses to “Spray foam insulation for a code ceiling?”

  1. Corky R, on March 16th, 2010 at 3:01 am Said:

    While your solution to the noise problem may work somewhat, it will take an enormous amount of the stuff, even though it expands so much. It sounds like you must live in an apartment building, which means that the floor joists above your head must be at least 8" , preferably 10" high, and at least 16" on center. This massive void will have to be filled completely for it to do any good. It will take lots and lots of stuff. Secondly, if you were to buy enough foam to fill the hole, and overfilled it, if this is an older building, with plastered ceilings, it’s possible to put enough pressure on the plaster to force it loose, which could lead to it falling on somebody. The foam exerts quite a bit of pressure trying to find a way out of the void it’s injected into. If it’s that difficult to sleep, possibly you should consider moving.
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  2. superduck, on March 16th, 2010 at 3:39 am Said:

    i would just cut sections out and throw some pink panther up there. it would be cheaper and the foam might crack your ceiling if you do it the w3ay your talking about it swells quite a bit and there’s no way for you to judge it the way your doing it. the same sections you cut out, just put back in when finished with insulation .plaster tape and a damp sponge for sanding down seams and paint. viola!
    not a big mess from sanding with damp sponge. will not take to much longer and will most likely save you some big headaches
    yes, it is possible to do it your way. do it a little at a time so you can keep up with how much it swells. it takes time stop swelling.
    References :

  3. tipster, on March 16th, 2010 at 3:50 am Said:

    there is a can from grainger’s that goe’s along way but is about 300.00 there are professional applications that could apply it get some bids!
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