I want to build a 10 x 10 room in my below grade basement using 2 existing 16″ brick foundation walls. The foundation walls are already framed, insulated (3 1/2″ fiberglass) and sheetrocked. There’s a suspended grid ceiling over floor joists. I want to put some sort of plexiglas panels on the remaining 2 walls to be built and I thought of hanging some kind of carpet on the existing walls. I just wondered if anyone has any experience with reflecting noise & soundproofing. My son is drummer (11 cymbals so far). I’ve looked at commercial foam soundproofing and it’s really expensive so I’m trying to go the less expensive route. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Do not try this at home!
I am a trained professional!
Mr. T. - why not?
The "Do not try this at home" is part of his signature. It appears on all his postings. Don't take it too personally.
thanks, uncle dunc. here I am with plugs in my ears hoping one of you experts can help me out and I'm thinking maybe I shouldn't try this after all!
Glad I could help.
The one sentence summary is that mass attenuates low frequencies and sealing up all the little holes attenuates high frequencies.
You might want to try the Advanced Search link near the top of the left frame. We get sound control discussions here fairly frequently, and I've seen some input that looked very informative.
The question I had was why the Plexiglass, and why on both interior walls? It's a lot harder to soundproof a window than a wall.
my eldest son, who is now a college graduate and music teacher, had his drum room in the garage. back then, I built 8" insulated plywood & sheetrock walls, ceilings and floors. It had a door like a meat locker. real quiet. since then, the garage has become my workshop so my second son and the new drum set are in the basement. the reason for the plexiglas is so the new room would seem more open and I've read that a substance like plexiglas would reflect the noise back towards the other walls that would absorb the sound.
many layers of cardboard egg containers work well.
Be Ginger Baker
Namaste'
Andy
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not too aesthetic but the price would be more manageable. (what would my cholestrol be???)
Just use the whites.more boxes that way and lower cholestrol
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Hi George,
Try this link http://www.mcmaster.com/
Look up sound insulation. They have 6 pages of materials. Egg crate on the interior wall and double 5/8" drywall walls works great.
George,
30-odd years ago, a drummer and I (a bass player) practiced in a room with two layers of drywall covered by fiberglass insulation (rolls) held in place by cardboard egg cartons attached with coarse-thread drywall screws through plaster washers. We framed and insulated a "maze wall" to separate the door and entry from the practice area.
As I recall, the job took three of us a weekend to complete, and virtually eliminated the complaints of the curmudgeon next door.
In hindsight, I wish I knew then what I know now about hearing damage resulting from high sound pressure levels; if I'd used hearing protection back then, maybe I wouldn't have hearing damage now.
Good luck,
Jazzdogg
And I bet George thought I was kiddin' <G>
Be well
Namaste
Andy
"Attachment is the strongest block to realization"
http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
and/or...carpet remnants.
and drywall attached to highhat's..no drum pun intended.
cheap closed cell foam insulation works pretty good too...think old couch cushions.
layers and seperation of framing members....less transfer of vibrations.....
Tell the kids to look it up...I'd bet there's tons of info on the net for rigging something up.
Jeff
I still remember the drum/music room in the old grade school...a big plexiglass box with a door. Buck Construction Pittsburgh,PA
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Just a thought, but if cost is an issue. I'm a chef and we get cases and cases of eggs. No need to eat them all yourself. Find a good diner and offer the dishwasher a quarter a piece. You'll have plenty in no time.