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BigSteve
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OK, so I have one side of the garage I've set aside as my practice space. The garage is three car that is really a small two car with a small one car attached and separated by a short wall between the two. The problem is that the sound from the drums gets in the house through the open space and makes it hard for me to play on the kit when my wife is home.
I have started to close in the open space with a wall and a door hoping that this will reduce some of the sound coming in the house. I'm not looking for a sound proof studio, just some sound reduction in the living area.
I used a decibel meter to record the volume level inside the house where my wife might sit and watch TV. I played for a few minutes (loud!) to get a peak reading in the house. The peak decibel reading was between 74 and 75 decibels.
I have the project started and will post some pictures. I'll also post some finished pictures and the decibel reading when the project is done, just to see if $250 to $300 spent made any difference.
The space before the frame.
The Frame
The space after the frame is up.
Next I'll calk/seal all the air spaces, install 5/8" sheetrock on one side insulate and install sheet rock on the other side once the hole for the door is cut out. Then tape up the sheet rock and measure the sound again....hopefully it's much less inside the house.
I have started to close in the open space with a wall and a door hoping that this will reduce some of the sound coming in the house. I'm not looking for a sound proof studio, just some sound reduction in the living area.
I used a decibel meter to record the volume level inside the house where my wife might sit and watch TV. I played for a few minutes (loud!) to get a peak reading in the house. The peak decibel reading was between 74 and 75 decibels.
I have the project started and will post some pictures. I'll also post some finished pictures and the decibel reading when the project is done, just to see if $250 to $300 spent made any difference.
The space before the frame.
The Frame
The space after the frame is up.
Next I'll calk/seal all the air spaces, install 5/8" sheetrock on one side insulate and install sheet rock on the other side once the hole for the door is cut out. Then tape up the sheet rock and measure the sound again....hopefully it's much less inside the house.
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