| When I first moved into my house, I excitedly called | | | | are 2x6 boards, with regular 2x4 studs placed 16 |
| over the guys to come and have a practice session | | | | inches apart on each side. The layering is staggered, |
| in the basement. I had previously lived in a condo, so | | | | so the studs end up being about 8 inches from each |
| practicing there would be impossible, or very | | | | other, but the important part is that each wall does |
| unenjoyable. The basement of the house had about | | | | not touch the other wall. The only way vibration can |
| 4 feet of ground surrounding it, and the upper part | | | | pass through is to go through the 2x6 at the top an |
| was a regular wall with windows in it. I figured it | | | | bottom, so just by having that transfer is cut down |
| wouldn't be much of a problem, and since there was | | | | dramatically. Next step would be sheetrock - lots and |
| so much dirt around the bottom part of the house it | | | | lots of sheetrock! The only way to stop sound is to |
| would help absorb some of that vibration. I was dead | | | | absorb and isolate it. The staggered wall helps to |
| wrong! | | | | keep it isolated, and multiple layers of different sized |
| As soon as we started, my neighbor notified me that | | | | drywall help to absorb it. Each side of the wall has 3 |
| he could hear the loud sounds at his house, about | | | | layers of sheetrock, at different depths. Standard |
| 300 feet away. Disappointed, we stopped. The sound | | | | half inch, as well as 5/8th inch board (which was very |
| was going right out the thin glass windows and, there | | | | heavy!). Sheetrock layers should alternate, so first |
| was nothing I could do until I made some big | | | | batch vertical, next batch horizontal, etc... You can |
| changes. The noise from the back side of the house | | | | put as many as you like, and the more the better. |
| wasn't as bad, but there was still a window that let | | | | I used clear silicon on the studs before applying the |
| vibrations pass through easily. I had always dreamed | | | | first layer of sheetrock, and sealed it on the top and |
| about building a sound proofed room in my house, so | | | | bottom. Buy a bunch of these containers, you're |
| I set off on a mission to do so! | | | | gonna need a good amount - they will help keep the |
| I thought about building a room within a room, but | | | | pieces from vibrating against each other, and do their |
| that might be overkill for what I was looking for. I | | | | part in reducing transmission. You can also pick up a |
| wasn't worried about sound passing into the rest of | | | | product called Green Glue which is designed for this |
| the house, just outside. I decided that I would build a | | | | exact purpose. |
| wall closing off the back part of the basement, and | | | | There are many ways to accomplish the task of |
| treat that as much as I could to stop the sound. I | | | | sound isolation and absorption, and another good |
| would also build an angled wall in front of the | | | | method is mounting the sheetrock on special hangers |
| windowed wall to help fight standing waves, and stop | | | | that keep it from touching the studs. Ceilings hung by |
| vibration from passing through directly to the wall. | | | | wires, and floors resting on special pads can also be |
| Design of larger wall | | | | utilized to even further the affect. |
| To help keep transfer of vibration from passing | | | | In the end, I am now able to play with the full band |
| through the large wall to the windows, I utilized a | | | | and not disturb my neighbors - a job well done! |
| staggered stud approach. The base and top board | | | | |