Sound Comparison • Family-Owned Since 1970 • CSLB #265709
QuietRock vs. Traditional Soundproofing
QuietRock is one way to add damping in a thin panel. Extra layers, damping compound, and clips are others. The right choice is the assembly on your drawings — or the wall you still have room for.
We Hang the Specified Wall
Ron Hogan Drywall has been family-owned since 1970. We install QuietRock 510 and 530, extra layers of gypsum, and commercial assemblies on wood or metal. Clips, channels, and specialty membranes get hung when they are on the plan. We do not invent an STC score for your office.
The Common Options
QuietRock
Gypsum with a damping core. One panel instead of building a sandwich when space is tight. Still needs sealed edges. Install page →
Extra layers of drywall
More mass. Thicker wall. Works. Takes space at doors and boxes.
Damping compound between layers
A viscoelastic layer between two boards. Effective when the listing or the plan calls for it. More labor than one QuietRock sheet.
Clips / channels
Decouple the board from the stud. Easy to ruin if the channel gets short-circuited with a screw into the stud. Follow the listing.
How to Choose
- Plan already names a product — hang that
- Tight room, existing wall — QuietRock as a new layer is often the clean add
- Open framing and a listed assembly — build the listing, even if it is two layers
- Windows and doors are the leak — no wall product fixes that alone
Cost, Without Fake Sheet Prices
QuietRock costs more per panel than regular board. A two-layer wall costs more labor and eats thickness. Which is cheaper depends on height, openings, and whether you are covering a finished room. Ask for a line-item bid — not a blog average from last year.
Get a Comparison Bid
1. Describe the Wall
Text (925) 791-9099 open framing vs. finished, home vs. office.
2. Pick a Build
QuietRock, extra layers, or the listing.
3. We Hang It
Licensed crews. 12-month warranty.
Comparison FAQs
Is QuietRock always better than two layers?
It is thinner. A listed two-layer wall can outperform a single panel. Compare assemblies, not brand names.
Can you mix QuietRock with extra board?
If the plan says so. Do not stack products just to spend money.
Home or office?
Not Sure QuietRock or Extra Layers?
Send the wall. The family-owned Bay Area crew since 1970 will bid the assembly that fits.
Call / Text (925) 791-9099