TL;DR
Resilient channel is a springy, hat-shaped metal furring strip screwed across framing so drywall attaches to the channel instead of the studs or joists, mechanically decoupling the panel and cutting the structure-borne transfer of voices, footsteps, and music. Installed correctly it can raise a wall's sound rating by several STC points for little cost.
What it means
Resilient channel is a springy, hat-shaped metal furring strip screwed across framing so drywall attaches to the channel instead of the studs or joists, mechanically decoupling the panel and cutting the structure-borne transfer of voices, footsteps, and music. Installed correctly it can raise a wall's sound rating by several STC points for little cost. The detail fails easily, though: one screw driven long into a stud short-circuits the spring and erases the benefit.
Where it sits in the glossary
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