Single leaf design?

Hello, this is my first post and probably an easy question. I've lurked arount this excellent resource for a while and read Rod's great book. I'm getting back into drums and need a place to practice without bothering my wife and our future neighbors. We're currently shopping for a townhome, but we don't plan on living in it much more than 5 years. Thus I'd rather not invest the time and expense, nor incur the used space and property devaluation, of a full-blown room within a room. Especially since I'll likely be building another one in our next house in another 5 years. I play a club kit, so my lowest freqs come from a 16" kick. The kit's footprint is 4x4', so I don't need much space. I'm hoping these facts give me some slack in terms of isolation requirements. How well can I do with a single leaf, two or three layers of 5/8" drywall, maybe some green glue, a solid-core door, and sealing everything up tight? Something I can just throw up in the garage and tear down when we move out. Is it worth the effort or should I just get an *shudders* electronic kit? :( Thanks, Josh

Josh, It depends on how much effort you are willing to put into it as to if it will be worth it or not. Playing drums and not bothering anyone can be done, but the place you are in can dictate what you can/not do to achieve containment. "Thus I'd rather not invest the time and expense" /quote Having a garage can help and may well be your answer but I don't think what you erect will be something you will be "tearing down" in a few years :)

Isolation costs money. If the room is 8x8 or 20x32, whatever amount of isolation is wanted costs the same in money and space per square foot. If you want significant isolation for five years, I would take that being worthwhile to spend the money to do it right. If worried about resale value, and you are fairly certain you will not find a musician who will pay for the isolation, tear down the inner room before showing of the house to potential buyers. Andre