Substantial posts by shutupandshave, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 16 of 22 posts are listed.
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shutupandshave, 6 September 2004I've posted on these boards a couple of times, and I certainly read them a lot. I may have mentioned that I am building a studio in the house I am buying... Well the…
knightfly, 6 September 2004What you've drawn is called a triple leaf wall, and will actually REDUCE the amount of isolation, especially at lower (drum) frequencies. you would be better off using a…
shutupandshave, 7 September 2004I have a friend that owns a metal work business, and having knocked him up a little website for free recently, thought I might call in a favour, and have an metal…
shutupandshave, 13 September 2004How about using office partitioning instead of the double gypsum layer. From what I can tell it is just two pieces of gypsum board mounted on an aluminium frame. I do…
cadesignr, 13 September 2004Pre manufacture office partitions offer a solution for partitioning off large spaces to create cubbys that absorb typical speach and office noise within the cubby. They…
shutupandshave, 14 September 2004The panels are supposed to be free (or very very cheap), which is why I was considering this. I think the potential problems you mentioned was pretty much what I was…
shutupandshave, 15 September 2004This is what I was afraid of. I was kind of hoping that the fact the gypsum layers only had a VERY small gap between them wouldn't count. I am not after an increase in…
knightfly, 15 September 2004Yeah, what you just described is a 4-leaf wall :cry: Even a couple mm qualifies as an air gap, although not drastically so at low frequencies - it will, however, stand a…
shutupandshave, 20 September 2004I laid the concrete at the weekend. It was pretty hard work, and I didn't have enough, so I was making up concrete by hand at the last minute. I am not looking forward…
cadesignr, 20 September 2004It's not the sweating I'd worry about. It's breathing :lol: When you hermetically seal a room correctly, that means airproof! You may not need air conditioning, but if…
shutupandshave, 3 October 2004I'm still trying to decide what to do on the outer wall. I am leaning towards feather edge cladding, however I'm in debate as to what I am going to do definitely. What I…
knightfly, 3 October 2004Not familiar with the term "feather edge cladding" - is this something like lapped shakes or shingles? Can you post a link or picture? From your description of wall…
knightfly, 4 October 2004OK, thanks for the link - that looks like what's called Lap Siding here in the US - is yours thicker at the lower edge and rabbeted to fit the top of the piece below it,…
shutupandshave, 4 October 2004It is like the stuff on the right. Marine plywood is about £60 +V.A.T. (17.5%) for 25mm, and WBP (lower grade marine - I believe) is £43 for inch board. There is also…
knightfly, 4 October 2004At those prices, have you considered using sand-filled concrete block outer walls? You would come a lot closer to your goal of being able to play drums 24 hours a day by…
knightfly, 5 October 2004OK, how about using your original siding, with a vapor barrier under - insulate, then put a layer of "greenboard", which is drywall intended for wet locations, then 3…