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Sound-Proofing a basement (or part of)
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| Alex |
Ok so ya, I'm stereotypical, I live in my mom's basement, c la vie.
Have any of you sound-proofed a room before?
Or had it done professionaly?
I've heard of the egg carton trick, is that more of a myth than a practical solution? Where do you find a lot of egg cartons anyway?
Perhaps a ton of pillows piled up? Stick a sign on it that reads "omg huge pill0w dj fortressez"?
I'd appreciate people's suggestions, I'm beginning to do some research into it and first hand experience is always best.
Thanks in advance! |
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| skip |
| from what i understand egg cartons don't soundproof anything. what they do is stop sound from reflecting from the walls (that's why such shapes are good in recording studios). you need some material that absorbs sound. |
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| jpisani |
| Do you have open rafters? If so, ceiling tiles would help quiet things down a bit. If you have ceiling tiles, maybe buy insulation and put that up, on top of the ceiling tiles. |
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| Alex |
I do have open rafters, more like exposed beams actually.
I was thinking of having some tiles put in or a proper ceiling, but what kind of insolation/foam should I stick in, is there a specific kind that works better than others?
(thanks for the replies so far, btw) |
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| denigade |
check out HOME DEPOT, they have soundproof insulation.
when my cousin built her house she put in soundproof insulation between the ceiling of the living room and the floors of the master bedroom, i was over once for family get together and it was pretty loud in the living room, but when i went to the bedroom i didn't hear anything from the living room right underneath. |
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| Alex |
That's amazing, I will check out home depot for sure!
Good part of them being such a big store is (hopefully) lowered prices! |
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| denigade |
well the soundproof insulation is more expensive than the regular one, and also depending on the thickness of the insulation too.
still look around on the net and try to find design ideas and incorporate the soundproof insulation into them perhaps.
if i have time i'll look around as well, i'm interested to see if there are some DIY cheap methods of soundproofing a room.
oh ya i just remembered there is soundproof drywall as well, so i guess you can look at how much it would cost to have both sound proof insulation and drywall installed. |
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| DjWoody |
Really heavy thick drapes do the trick. There's some sound proofing drapes that you can buy too. Otherwise, build a room within a room with Cinderblocks! lol
:toothless |
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| Existo22 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Alex
Ok so ya, I'm stereotypical, I live in my mom's basement, c la vie.
Have any of you sound-proofed a room before?
Or had it done professionaly?
I've heard of the egg carton trick, is that more of a myth than a practical solution? Where do you find a lot of egg cartons anyway?
Perhaps a ton of pillows piled up? Stick a sign on it that reads "omg huge pill0w dj fortressez"?
I'd appreciate people's suggestions, I'm beginning to do some research into it and first hand experience is always best.
Thanks in advance! |
Real soundproffing of a room consists of a room within a room and is very very expensive! More than you would ever want to spend.
Now if you are more concerned with acoustics rather then ''cancelling the noise'' you could try using foam. foamymail.com is a good place to start for basstraps and foam.
You are right, egg cartons are a myth and won't do much than make your room look ugly |
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| Alex |
| quote: | Originally posted by DjWoody
Really heavy thick drapes do the trick. There's some sound proofing drapes that you can buy too. Otherwise, build a room within a room with Cinderblocks! lol
:toothless |
Drapes eh? I've heard this before, thanks for all the suggestions guys, I'll look into some of these very soon. |
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| the_gamemaster |
| Try playing around with the positioning of your speakers. You want then at aprroximately ear level, then try moving them closer and further away to get them so they sound loud to you without actually being loud. Also get stands for them or place a towel or something soft underneath them to minimise vibrations. |
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