Does anyone have any soundproofing experiences / info they would like to share?
Soundproofing is an important question for us music fans for which there can be many answers to. It depends what ones needs are. Whether you’re building a brand new “state of the art” recording studio or need to soundproof a room so you won’t disturb the neighbors and other people living in one’s house or apartment, soundproofing information can help us create and enjoy our music in peace. Also, one can crank up the music and play “All By Myself” by Eric Carmen in Quad without fear of people looking at you funny.
In my situation I’m trying to soundproof the traditional California garage that does not have any insulation or sheetrock on the walls (outside stucco) for Band rehearsals/recording. I’m trying to do it proper without it costing an arm or leg; however more expensive materials or ideas could be used and added to the info.
For instance, should anything else be thrown in between the wall prior to putting in the insulation/sheetrock? Or should such materials be put outside the finished walls?
There is another thing one should consider if a homeowner, keeping it code cool and perhaps building it in such a way that eventually the space could be converted into another room or living spaces.
The idea so far is standard roll insulation and sheet rock for the walls in one corner of the garage and building 2 walls inside, to build (more or less) a 12x12 room, leaving the rest of the garage “as is” for storage and tools. It might be a good idea to get an electrician to add extra wall sockets for the walls before adding the insulation/sheet rock. All of which adds more cost when there might be a simpler way to insulate the garage than building the 2 walls. Perhaps one wall 10 feet from the garage door, leaving space there for tools/storage might work as well with fewer building hassles. Careful thought in the planning stages will save many headaches from happening later on. I’m sure there are many approaches and ways to do this.
Obviously building a brand new “state of the art” recording studio is a completely different animal than the needs of someone who just needs simple damping down of sound in a living room. The needs of a broke garage band is a different problem as well. Perhaps one would like info to “fine tune” a room for listening enjoyment? So we hope to get as much information as possible for different soundproofing needs and perhaps distil the info into a PDF. Thanks.
Soundproofing is an important question for us music fans for which there can be many answers to. It depends what ones needs are. Whether you’re building a brand new “state of the art” recording studio or need to soundproof a room so you won’t disturb the neighbors and other people living in one’s house or apartment, soundproofing information can help us create and enjoy our music in peace. Also, one can crank up the music and play “All By Myself” by Eric Carmen in Quad without fear of people looking at you funny.
In my situation I’m trying to soundproof the traditional California garage that does not have any insulation or sheetrock on the walls (outside stucco) for Band rehearsals/recording. I’m trying to do it proper without it costing an arm or leg; however more expensive materials or ideas could be used and added to the info.
For instance, should anything else be thrown in between the wall prior to putting in the insulation/sheetrock? Or should such materials be put outside the finished walls?
There is another thing one should consider if a homeowner, keeping it code cool and perhaps building it in such a way that eventually the space could be converted into another room or living spaces.
The idea so far is standard roll insulation and sheet rock for the walls in one corner of the garage and building 2 walls inside, to build (more or less) a 12x12 room, leaving the rest of the garage “as is” for storage and tools. It might be a good idea to get an electrician to add extra wall sockets for the walls before adding the insulation/sheet rock. All of which adds more cost when there might be a simpler way to insulate the garage than building the 2 walls. Perhaps one wall 10 feet from the garage door, leaving space there for tools/storage might work as well with fewer building hassles. Careful thought in the planning stages will save many headaches from happening later on. I’m sure there are many approaches and ways to do this.
Obviously building a brand new “state of the art” recording studio is a completely different animal than the needs of someone who just needs simple damping down of sound in a living room. The needs of a broke garage band is a different problem as well. Perhaps one would like info to “fine tune” a room for listening enjoyment? So we hope to get as much information as possible for different soundproofing needs and perhaps distil the info into a PDF. Thanks.
Soundproofing – Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundproofing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundproofing
