Any suggestion on insulation to use for a basement ceiling to reduce noise? Is open cell foam insulation a good option for this?
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Noise from the basement or from the floor above?
From the floor above.
What flooring is in the room above and what is your plan for the basement ceiling material?
Density is your friend.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1dD1qJSr20
I insulated the ceiling above what is our gym (in a basement room and is below my daughter's room) with Roxul mineral wool "safe and sound" (and 3/4 tongue/groove pine as the ceiling) and it does an excellent job at blocking transmission of the gym-quality Precor treadmill and tv to the floor above.