Temporary treated practice space

[bhuard75]

After sharing this with a few friends privately, they all have strongly suggested posting these progress pics of me treating a room. This practice area is a temporary practice space in a finished basement with a tile floor. I couldnt be too intrusive with sound proofing as its not my home nor a permanent arrangement.

Wall panels were built by me.

Nothing like making yourself at home.... F'N dog.

 

[glassjaw7]

Looking good!

 

[Michi]

Sure looks good to me!

 

[rupe]

What are those blankets that you used? Are the panels just cloth covered fiberglass insulation in a wood frame? Nice work...looks great!

 

[nighttrain69]

very nice indeed are the boxes ply and 1x and what is the material you covered them in? id like to make a couple..

 

[bhuard75]

The blankets are sound dampening blankets from audiomute.com. Since I'm not playing louder than a loud TV they do somewhat help control the volume levels from the rest of the house.

After looking at a few videos on constructing the wall panels there was no way I was buying these things, I new I could build them for at least 1/2 the cost..LOL

Construction is really simple. The insulation is an owens corning 703 series insulation. You can buy a 6 pack of 24x48x2 for $70 from atsacoustics.com. The fabric is a simple burlap material you could buy from a local sew shop. I shopped but did not find the savings I was expecting to find locally so I wound up going through atsacoustics for the color burlap that I wanted.

The frames were made from 1x4 pine. Total wood material was 6 1x4x8s for the sides and
5 (or 6?) 1x4x6s for the tops, bottoms and support blocks (if I'm remembering correctly, do your own math..lol). There was not much waste. Once the frames were glued, nailed and dried I placed the fiberglass in the frame, nailed the supports blocks in. Cut the burlap in 1 yard sections, wrapped and stapled it on.

I think it cost just around $150 to build 6 vs $370 to buy 6.

 

[rupe]

The blankets are sound dampening blankets from audiomute.com. Since I'm not playing louder than a loud TV they do somewhat help control the volume levels from the rest of the house.

After looking at a few videos on constructing the wall panels there was no way I was buying these things, I new I could build them for at least 1/2 the cost..LOL

Construction is really simple. The insulation is an owens corning 703 series insulation. You can buy a 6 pack of 24x48x2 for $70 from atsacoustics.com. The fabric is a simple burlap material you could buy from a local sew shop. I shopped but did not find the savings I was expecting to find locally so I wound up going through atsacoustics for the color burlap that I wanted.

The frames were made from 1x4 pine. Total wood material was 6 1x4x8s for the sides and
5 (or 6?) 1x4x6s for the tops, bottoms and support blocks (if I'm remembering correctly, do your own math..lol). There was not much waste. Once the frames were glued, nailed and dried I placed the fiberglass in the frame, nailed the supports blocks in. Cut the burlap in 1 yard sections, wrapped and stapled it on.

I think it cost just around $150 to build 6 vs $370 to buy 6.

Great info...thanks! Were the support blocks placed between layers of insulation or in front and/or behind it?

 

[bhuard75]

The frames were laid flat on the work surface. One piece of insulation was placed in the snug fitted frame. The support blocks were tacked in with brad nails on each corner to support the frame and hold the insulation in place from the back. The burlap holds the insulation in from the front when wrapped.

 

[rupe]

The frames were laid flat on the work surface. One piece of insulation was placed in the snug fitted frame. The support blocks were tacked in with brad nails on each corner to support the frame and hold the insulation in place from the back. The burlap holds the insulation in from the front when wrapped.

Thanks again I plan to build a rehearsal studio in the garage that I just bought and have been wondering how to go about soundproofing...this should be a big help.

 

[jerrydyer]

looks like you know what your doing. cool dog. that straight line of black cracks me up.

 

[bhuard75]

have been wondering how to go about soundproofing

Soundproofing is different than what I did. I merely treated for reflection and sound dampening. As far as sound proofing... you'll need specific insulation, isotrack and quietrock amongst some other stuff for that. Can be done moderately if you can handle the labor.

 

[bhuard75]

cool dog. that straight line of black cracks me up.

Rescue dog, 1/2 pit & 1/2 greyhound. She just like a hyperactive german shepard. She cracks you up looking at her? I could post pages of the shit this dog pulls for attention on a daily basis...lol See my avatar!

 

[jerrydyer]

yeah thats an awesome dog. the fact that you rescued her frorm a pound or something. thats really cool. there are too many stupid people in this world hurting animals and making bad decisions as far as pets go.

 

[TroubledWine]

Well I'll be damned if this doesn't make me want to remodel my basement!

Looks very nice!

 

[Jordon]

If you bring the blankets an inch or so out from the wall, they will be more effective. Looks good!

 

[jlbaxe]

Nice Job Looks great and gives me some ideas. I like the Blankets also.

I had the same mix dog. Thought it was a very strange mix given the size of each dog. I kinda rescued her, GF 22yr old kid brought her home one day and then beat her, I defended the dog and she never left my side. She was great, Very Hyper, liked to dig and chase ,squirrels, rabbits, rats and any other creature that happened to be in front of her.