My old house has acoustic tile ceilings in every room. I hate acoustic tile because it can't be cleaned. Cobwebs stick to it like glue, and it gets stained from cooking. It also falls down easily. So it's time to put up something else. I want to start with one room where about a third of the tiles have already come loose or fell off. It's a storage room and I don't really care what it looks like, I just want it to be light enough that I (an elderly woman with a bad back) can do it easily by myself, and as inexpensive as possible. One material I am considering is Glasliner wall panels. I read about something that sounds even better (easier to install) that's called Duraclad interlocking PVC panels but can't find a dealer nearby. I also thought of using some thin wood panels, or something called PVC Beadboard. I won't even consider using drywall. What would be the easiest and cheapest lightweight thing that will do the job? What else do I need to know?

I have an oil-fueled boiler, and it's somewhat loud (tuned up annually and I'm told it's operating fine, it's just loud). In any case, it was never an issue but we recently had our basement finished, and now whenever the boiler is running, it's pretty annoying. The boiler is in the utility room marked by the b. I was thinking of putting something like [url]https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0894B4526[/url] perhaps on the inside of the utility room wall (the side where the arrow is pointing). As an aside, that inside wall is just studs and the back of the drywall that's on the finished side. There is no insulation or drywall on the utility room side. Would putting panels like that help? Or am I better off using something like rockwool between the studs, and/or adding drywall? And then maybe even the acoustic panels? I was also thinking of possibly putting up a cheap room divider and wrapping it in something like [url]https://www.homedepot.com/p/Xtrm-Ply-SoundSafe-Mass-Loaded-Vinyl-MLV-4-5-ft-x-10-ft-Soundproofing-Acoustic-Barrier-Roll-7102-11054-10/304268301[/url] , and placing it in front of the boiler, around where the curved line is. Any thoughts if that might help? Or would the sound just go around it unless I really enclose the boiler? I believe they also sell acoustic room dividers, not sure if that might be better to put around the boiler. Lastly, there is a door of course between utility room and finished space, so I'm not sure if I should possibly put panels or the vinyl roll on the inside of the door, which I believe is an inexpensive hollow door (or even perhaps drape the vinyl completely over the inside of the door so it covers all gaps). Or should I look into a more solid door as well? Thanks for any thoughts/suggestions. [img]https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.doityourselft.com-vbulletin/326x174/soundproof_f21af08fc527efbd151f6dfb46d681beba7c3c83.jpg[/img]