Iso / Drum Room (8' x 8') Plans / Drawings Here

I couldn't seem to find blue prints for and iso room, so I whipped up some drawings in Illustrator for an 8' x 8' x 7' tall iso room. The details for the door section, ceiling or floor are not fleshed out yet, but ... this is what I've come up with so far. What I'm using this iso room for: Maximum-ish sound containment for quiet drums in a second floor apartment (with no one above or below and easy going side neighbors) and also ultra quiet inside for vocals and acoustic guitar. My concern is building each wall 8' in two 4' x7' sections so I can get them into my apartment and connect them inside (with the drywall and plywood already screwed on). 1. I'd love some feedback on how I might connect the sections to each other once I get them propped up on the decoupled floor (yet to be drawn, but probably plywood on a 2"x2" frame. 2. I'd love some feedback on the layering order and thickness of drywall, plywood and fiber. I left out that I'll probably have some standard R13 fiberglass insulation filling the insides of the walls too, or Bonded Logic. 3. The Owens Corning 705 comes in six packs of 2'x4' panels... would it be worth the extra expense to cover the full 7' of the inside walls (for maximum sound containment). 4. Should I use the same layering and design for the ceiling or could I get away with a lighter ceiling design? (key: iso booth, vocal booth, blueprints, blue print, drawings, iso booth plans, isolation, CAD, vector, pdf)

Aloha, You may find some low end issues with the 8' x 8' x 7' dimensions.

http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=948&highlight=vocal+booth+jpeg Mode-wise, a 5 x 6 x 7 (inside) booth looks very good. It will also fit into an 8 foot ceilinged area if necessary, and is big enough for 3 (very) friendly vocalists or 1-2 with a guitar, so that's what I'm going to start with. Once I finish (don't stop breathing while you wait, I have 'way too many projects still open) you could change dimensions to suit, just do NOT make any two dimensions the same, or more than one dimension in even # of feet. Steve

Here's a few quotes & links from John and Steve on vocal booths I've collected along the way, and a small drum booth design by John (1.995m x 2.850m x 3.658m = 6.54520’ x 9.35028’ x 8.36604’) Perhaps they might be useful to you.

http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=948&highlight=vocal+booth+jpeg Mode-wise, a 5 x 6 x 7 (inside) booth looks very good. It will also fit into an 8 foot ceilinged area if necessary, and is big enough for 3 (very) friendly vocalists or 1-2 with a guitar, so that's what I'm going to start with. Once I finish (don't stop breathing while you wait, I have 'way too many projects still open) you could change dimensions to suit, just do NOT make any two dimensions the same, or more than one dimension in even # of feet. Steve

Vocal Booth Acoustic Treatment - http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewt ... booth+jpeg Venting a Vocal Booth - http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewt ... booth+jpeg Vocal Booths - http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewt ... ?p=443#443 Building a Vocal Booth - http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewt ... booth+jpeg Iso Booth Ideas - http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewt ... booth+jpeg How to Drywall & Caulk - Step Sequence - http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=20003 Reference Section - http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2125 Hope this helps, Aloha 8)

Also, in consideration for the knock down design,(where your illustration reads "big locking clamps or something?") you could install 2 studs on one wall section and keep one stud on the other at that joint. This would allow you to install your sheating materials projected past the single stud to create an 1-1/2" pocket. This pocket would allow the double studded section to be inserted into this pocket and be fastened together. The double stud section does two things. One it creates a backer for the sheathing applied to it up to that first stud. You then leave your sheathing materials 1-1/2" short on the double studded wall. Hope that makes sense,

aside from the square room causing problems, you need to consider the floor - isolating the structure borne sound of the drum kit from the floor and the ceiling - you need something to seal in the top as well. and since you're sealing it, you'll probably want air and lights in there as well... :-)