One-storey sound insulated cabin construction, concrete floo

Hello I'm new on this forum and I don't know if this is the right place to post this request. (I hope that you will forgive me if I made a mistake) I screw in France in a house built in 2008 and I would like to build a soundproof booth of about 3. 47 * 2. 2 in order to play at night without disturbing my family or neighbors. [b] I wish wish not right now ask for information on this project because I think I have much still to learn about your forum and the net in general about soundproofing and the concept ' box in the box '. [b] after much research on insulation, I am aware that my project starts with a certain handicap: I don't have the possibility of building this cabin on my floor and my house is equipped with a vacuum sanitary... as the upstairs floor is a concrete slab *, I have traveled in vain the forum seeking construction of studio on a concrete floor but found only little information... little command of English and the functioning of the research on this site have probably not help to be able to conduct his research. So let me ask you if you have links on the construction of studio or recording booth sound proof on a floor whose floor is concrete? I forget to specify that I play bass and begins in the composition of music and so I have, if I have understood correctly, to build a cabin which diminura also the low frequencies. I'll be nice to browse links on this type of construction to be able to learn about soundproofing a room especially those whose floor is concrete, and on a floor. Thank you for what you do because your site is a gold mine of information that you make available to all music lovers who want to learn things. Waiting for answers, I wish you a good evening. bassman972 * [Concrete compression slab B25 metered at 350 kg, (resistance 25mpa at 28 days armed with a welded mesh of 200mm * 200mm of diameter 4 5) on concrete beam and cement slab 16 + 4.

Hello I think that I did not have to be quite explicit (bad translation?) Or that I am not in the right place of the site because 36 people read my text but I do not have answers. . . :oops: Maybe you need some clarification to answer me: I will give them with pleasure. . . If you ask me :wink: : wink: Help me please :inn: bassman972

Hi there " bassman972", and WELCOME!!! :) Sorry that I only responded to your thread now, but I lost a lot of open threads when my old computer died a while back, and I'm only finding them again now.

I would like to build a soundproof booth of about 3. 47 * 2. 2 in order to play at night without disturbing my family or neighbors

What instrument(s) do you play?

I have traveled in vain the forum seeking construction of studio on a concrete floor but found only little information...

I'm not sure I understand what the problem is. Almost all of the studios in this forum are built on concrete floors! That's the best possible floor for a studio. Building your booth on a concrete floor is the best way to do it. - Stuart -

Hello stuart! :D Thank you very much for your reply and for your interest in my project.

What instrument(s) do you play?

I play mainly bass and my insulation project will be Done in the first place for this use, which I hope could allow me to play both day and night.

I'm not sure I understand what the problem is. Almost all of the studios in this forum are built on concrete floors! That's the best possible floor for a studio. Building your booth on a concrete floor is the best way to do it.

Yes, indeed, since I walked through your forum, I understood that concrete was one of the best sound insulation (heavy and dense) especially for low frequencies. However, I have seen several times on sites dealing with sound insulation that the desire to soundproof a room resting on a concrete floor on the floor of a house could create resonances. On the other hand, homes with a crawl space could also cause vibration problems. In your experience, what do you think? And so I have to take them into account when I Will I choose my acoustic insulation materials, especially for the concrete floor? If so how? Indeed, I think I understood the principle of isolation of box in the box, especially for partitions (well I will probably have questions to ask you as you go :)) but this is the Sound insulation of the concrete floor that asks me the most question. And as I think to start with this one, I think it's better for me to be better informed to do the best job possible. I hope to have answered your question well (because I use google translation) I'm impatient to read your answers. see you soon bassman972

bassman972 wrote:

I screw in France in a house built in 2008

I'm pretty sure that phrase didn't translate properly. :D ...or maybe it did. :wink: -Dan.

DanCostello wrote:

bassman972 wrote:

I screw in France in a house built in 2008

I'm pretty sure that phrase didn't translate properly. :D ...or maybe it did. :wink: -Dan.

Indeed, it didn't translate properly... It is rather 'I live in France in a house built in 2008' Ah, google translation !! :cry: Thanks Dan! :D

Hello Soundman2020 I hope that you don't have lost again a lot of open threads (like mine) because of your computer because i wanted a response of my question. Then I build my soundproof cabin without a floating floor, while this one is on the floor of my house, which is built on a crawl space? this text of Soundman2020 Puts me in doubt: Most studios and rehearsal rooms do not need floating walls or floating floors. Some do, but most do not. Many people who want to build a studio at home have the mistaken idea that the MUST float the floor in order to get good isolation: but that is not true. Very few studios need that, even professional studios. The only time you really need to float a floor, is if you are not building on the ground. For example, if your studio is on the 5th floor of a building, and there are rooms above and below, then you MIGHT need a floating floor: it still is not certain that you will need it, but you might. I also saw on the forum that you also give this idea: For drums, there's a much better idea than trying to float your entire floor: just float the drums! You do that with something called a "drum riser", that is basically just a floated platform inside the room, that you set up your drums on. It is easy and cheap to make, and works very well. It properly isolates your drum kit from the floor, and you can build it simply with common construction materials. It can be something simple like a 10cm layer of semi-rigid fiberglass insulation (such as OC-703) put directly on the floor, and two sheets of 15mm plywood screwed together, lying on top of the insulation. That makes a good drum riser. You can also make a frame for it, and do other things to make it better. There are plans and diagrams of how to build drum risers, right here on the forum [/b] Can I isolate my floor without making a floating floor and over floating only my guitar amps? Does this apply in my case when you originally responded to someone who was building a soundproof room for his / her battery? (The frequencies of the sound released by a battery must be be different from those sent by A bass amp or guitar).

Can I isolate my floor without making a floating floor and over floating only my guitar amps?

Yes, you certainly can! The same system will work for amps, as well as for drums.

Does this apply in my case when you originally responded to someone who was building a soundproof room for his / her battery? (The frequencies of the sound released by a battery must be be different from those sent by A bass amp or guitar).

It's more about vibration than about exact frequencies. In general, if something is good at isolating low frequencies, then it will be even better at isolating high frequencies. - Stuart -