Metal Stud Wall Damper

What Metal Stud Dampers do:
Metal Stud Dampers are extremely handy vibration dampers for decoupling Metal Stud walls. The product is fitted with a rubber damper so that your metal stud wall does not make a rigid connection with the building. The dampers ensure that a wall cannot fall over, forwards or backwards while isolating impact noise.

Applications
Metal Stud Dampers are used when a Metal Stud frame or track wall is installed in front of an exciting wall to soundproof the wall behind it. The right way to install a metal stud wall: mount Polypress Strips on the floor where the stud wall is installed. Place the Metal Stud frame on top of the Polypress Strips and attach the Metal Stud frame to the wall with the use of the Metal Stud Dampers.

Do not use screws to mount a Metal Stud frame to the building, this will transmit vibrations to the building, the dampers and the strips prevent this. Fill the void with an Acoustic Wool product and close the wall with a double layer of plasterboard, with at least one layer of Isomat KE Fiber in between. Now this what we call a decoupled and soundproof wall. Take a look at our alternative for metal stud walls, Akoestikon Acoustic Studs.

What do I need for a wall?
The amount of Metal Stud Dampers to be used depends on the total weight of the wall that you are going to build. Metal Stud Dampers may be loaded with a maximum of 32 kg of pressure horizontally/axially towards the wall, and a maximum of 15 kg horizontally/axially away from the wall. We generally recommend 3 to 4 dampers spread over one square meter of wall.

Properties
One of the features is the built-in safety mechanism that maintains the mechanical construction of the damper in the event of a fire. The dampers have a central shaft connected to the wall bracket. Furthermore, the Metal Stud Damper can be used in combination with Metal Stud profiles or wooden beams that you can use to make a retaining wall. The dampers are not suitable for ceiling applications.

• Flexible in use.
• Fireproof mechanism.
• Dimensions: total length 160 mm (see product photo).
• Horizontal tensile force, against the wall, axial, max: 5 to 15 kg.
• Horizontal pull, from wall, axial, max: 5 to 32 kg.

What is an alternative for Metal Stud frames?
Although Metal Stud Walls are great to place in front of a wall, to soundproof that wall and a room, Akoestikon Acoustic Studs are better and easier in use. With these studs you can make real decoupled ceilings and walls to soundproof a bedroom, studio, home cinema or hifi room.