that sounds like a good idea mcraeh, what are acoustic tiles and where do i get them.
i got a pretty good method i used for soundproofing. nail 2"x12" wood rails on the wall(one on the top,then middle then bottom near the floor),then nail acoustic tiles to them.this creates a pocket of air between material and the wall.then u can use the auralex foam to tac on to the ceiling tile.(ceiling tile like the ones on offices,like 2 ft by 4 ft ones)..i used this in a spare room and it works really good,about 90%.plus its fairly inexpensive).hope this helps
that sounds like a good idea mcraeh, what are acoustic tiles and where do i get them.
Have been kicking around the idea of soundproofing a room in my basement, but not ready to fork over 3 grand yet. Was reasearching the topic and found some good info at this page.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">they sell them at lowes or home depot.Originally posted by DDrums:
that sounds like a good idea mcraeh, what are acoustic tiles and where do i get them.
T-Bo, you can use R30 instead of R15 thick insulation but you are still not going to cut enough sound down. It's still only 1 piece of sheet rock,insulation then the outside wall.. The optimum is building a room inside a room but it can cost upward of 15,000.
So, the use of furniture blankets, foam, styro inside the windows will cute more sound leaking outside than actually filling the inside of the walls with heavier insulation. When I built my house we used thicker in the walls it helped a bit but not much.
My neighbours don't care since most of the time I do my recording or practicing during the day when they are all at work, plus I was here first!
But I left my room really live, I covered 1 window to prevent leakage of outside noises getting in the mics, but that's all .
Good posts.
...& yeah, that's right, Randy...the topic SHOULD be "How to keep those @#$%& pesky neighbor[hood] noises from coming into/violating your home drum studio [& recordgs]!!" [img]wink.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ November 22, 2003 02:23 PM: Message edited by: FuseU1 ]</font>
Folks, a word of wisdom from a sadder but wiser first time home buyer:
Crooked Builder: "Sure, young man, we can soundproof your bonus room by adding extra insulation, for an extra $500...."
Young, Foolish First Time Home Buyer (Me):
Cool, dude! I can bash away any time.
Little did I know the builder threw maybe a couple extra strips of Owens-Corning into the walls, but that did absolutely nothing, because the windows were like sieves, and let 95% of the sound out of the room. Like I said, and like others said, to have REAL sound proofing, you need a room within a room, with free hanging sheetrock, and sealed windows.
Or, just grease your neigbors a bit every month or so....
My soundproof room cost me around 2,000$. I built two walls, not touching one another.
So from the outside in, the walls have:
Drywall, 2X3 metal studs, Pink soundproof insulation in between studs, 8x 4 x 3/4" paper base SonoPanel, space (approx 3"), metal studs, Pink soundproof insulation in between studs, horizontal resiliant channels, drywall.
So from the outside in, the Ceilling has:
Drywall, 8'x 4' x 3/4" paper base Sonopanel, Drywall, ceiling metal channels, Pink soundproof insulation stuffed within the 2 x 6 joists.
The only thing I'd change if I could do it over would be NOT TO USE THE PINK INSULATION SOUNDPROOF material. There is another one of a dark green color (more expensive) that would have done a much better job. But overall, I am satisfied. My little one can have his afternoon nap while I practice in the basement.
Here are some links that may help...
http://www.soundproofing.org/infopages/Music_room.htm
http://soundproofing.org/images/walls.gif
http://www.homehelpnet.com/HowTo/Sou...soundproof.asp
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