Dear Lanee, There is an easier way to do this without quite as much framing and construction. involved and using your existing drywall in the soundproofing.
There is a material called Mass Loaded Vinyl (MLV) for short. It is a 1/8" thick vinyl that was designed to emmulate lead sheeting, but it contains no lead. This vinyl would be stapled to your existing drywall, or glued to a plaster wall. Then you'd caulk the seams and all the way around the perimeter of the vinyl with an acoustical caulking compound. (Acoustical is the operative word here) and then you could either paint the (MLV) with a vinyl or latex paint, or what I would recommend is layering over top of the installed (MLV) with a layer of 5/8" fire code drywall, and finally tape mud and paint.
Lanee, this should definitely keep the "Sounds of Erotica" out of your apartment. ("Sounds of Erotica" is that a Simon and Garfunkle...) never mind.
I sure hope this is the answer you are looking for. Thanks for reading.
Bob Orther
(The Bob Vila of Soundproofing)
Super Soundproofing Sales/Technical Associate.
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