Thanks for advice. I will cancel my foam order now..
U did the false ceiling ??? I got quoted 3.2k for a room to do false ceiling with sound board inside.. madness..
I actually googled for ceiling soundproofing. Not many companies provide such services for residential budget price (below 10k). Majority are for businesses. Hence my search came out with 4 companies, ended up going with the cheapest one (5k). The rest were priced at 7k to 10k.
After doing research on the product they bring in from Europe...I thought why not.. seems legit.
But after the installation..perhaps it became worst. Its a 5cm drop from the ceiling. Insulated with a thin layer of sound deadening material and gysump board. Really disappointed with the outcome..put money aside..I just wanted to reduce the noise by at least 30 to 40% but it seemed it gained more noise by 20%.
4 days installation....5k total cost. End result was disappointing. Perhaps the company I engaged failed to do a proper installation, who knows. All I can say is...the source is from above...have to target from above.
I should have used my money to convince my neighbour upstairs for me to affix for them sound deadening matt covered by vinyl flooring of their choice, instead of soundproofing my ceiling.
But I have moved on from this and carried on in a positive way. I'll take it as a 'learning step' when buying a house next time.