Exercise rooms:Your home gym likely has loud equipment and music. If it’s located in the basement, your ground floor might serve as a front-row seat to each workout session. Soundproofing insulation, sound isolation systems and acoustic panels can help keep the jams and slams in the gym,...
Wood shops come in all shapes and sizes and whether you work in your basement, garage or an external structure, you’ll know that the whirring and howl from power tools create extensive wood shop noise. Reducing the noise that escapes your wood shop goes a long way to keeping your neighbor...
you need to take down the old drywall, and remove the old insulation if there was any. You only need to do this to theroom you are trying to isolate. If you are finishing a basement, or have new construction, your walls likely already have open stud frames...
Short of building a complete room within a room, there are things you can do to reduce the amount of sound that escapes your practice space. To do it right, however, requires some modification to the existing structure. If you’re renting an apartment, loft, or basement, or if you’re ...
Whether it’s your room, garage, or basement you play your drums in, it’s worth considering soundproofing the space. Apart from reducing the sound coming out of the room, you will also get a more acoustic environment foryour practice or recording. ...
will help make a room soundproof include using a double layer of sheetrock on walls, with a layer of silicone or another sticky sound-dampening compound in between them; installing double- or triple-hung windows; installing a drop ceiling; and installing carpet padding and carpet on the floors...
will help make a room soundproof include using a double layer of sheetrock on walls, with a layer of silicone or another sticky sound-dampening compound in between them; installing double- or triple-hung windows; installing a drop ceiling; and installing carpet padding and carpet on the floors...