Ceiling to keep my neighbours happy
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 12:22 pm
Hi everybody!
Since this is my first post here, I'll take time to say that this is great what y'all doing, taking time and efford to help each other. I've been lurking this forum for a past few weeks, and all I can say that you guys are amazing! You ROCK!! (rock wool or rock'n'roll, however you want it...hehe)
Well, here's the situation I'm in...
I've just rented with a partner a small basement (44 m2) here in Zagreb (that's Croatia... former Yugoslavia... you know... mid-eastern europe). I plan to build a studio. The location is great (center of town) and the rent is great considering size... lot of good factors but we have to deal with a small problem... neighbours!
We have to insulate ceiling to some extent to avoid unhappy neighbours banging on our doors. This building we're in is old-type, built in 1911 with thick thick wall (and I really mean thick - 64 cm thick brick wall), and entire basement has been redecorated few years ago with gypsum board ceilings. We still didn't take off the mounted lamps off the ceiling to check what is the depth from building's ceiling to gypsum board ceiling and if it's filled with anything or it's just air in between. But on a first impression, I think that this gypsum boards were done very well. They seem airtight in connection with walls (except we'll have to handle few holes I mentioned above - with lighting). I definitely want to keep them since we're on a tight budget.
This gypsum ceiling will provide some insulation, but we'll most probably have to build additional ceiling to add more STC. The problem is that the height from the floor to this gypsum ceiling is rather low (2.45 m), so I'm not sure what to do! I was thinking 10 cm thick Helmholtz with mineral fiber tuned to frequencies as low possible. What dou you think? Will that work?
I want to be able to record drums and bass instruments and still keep neighbours off my neck.
I know it's not a perfect situation but I'll have to deal with it.
And also, please excuse my bad english. I'm trying to explain as precise I can, but...hm...
Also, since I live in this f**ked up cuntry, I don't have access to some brand name acoustic materials so I'll have to use standard coustruction stuff found in typical hardware store.
Tough situation... uff...
Please folks... advice me!
Since this is my first post here, I'll take time to say that this is great what y'all doing, taking time and efford to help each other. I've been lurking this forum for a past few weeks, and all I can say that you guys are amazing! You ROCK!! (rock wool or rock'n'roll, however you want it...hehe)
Well, here's the situation I'm in...
I've just rented with a partner a small basement (44 m2) here in Zagreb (that's Croatia... former Yugoslavia... you know... mid-eastern europe). I plan to build a studio. The location is great (center of town) and the rent is great considering size... lot of good factors but we have to deal with a small problem... neighbours!
We have to insulate ceiling to some extent to avoid unhappy neighbours banging on our doors. This building we're in is old-type, built in 1911 with thick thick wall (and I really mean thick - 64 cm thick brick wall), and entire basement has been redecorated few years ago with gypsum board ceilings. We still didn't take off the mounted lamps off the ceiling to check what is the depth from building's ceiling to gypsum board ceiling and if it's filled with anything or it's just air in between. But on a first impression, I think that this gypsum boards were done very well. They seem airtight in connection with walls (except we'll have to handle few holes I mentioned above - with lighting). I definitely want to keep them since we're on a tight budget.
This gypsum ceiling will provide some insulation, but we'll most probably have to build additional ceiling to add more STC. The problem is that the height from the floor to this gypsum ceiling is rather low (2.45 m), so I'm not sure what to do! I was thinking 10 cm thick Helmholtz with mineral fiber tuned to frequencies as low possible. What dou you think? Will that work?
I want to be able to record drums and bass instruments and still keep neighbours off my neck.
I know it's not a perfect situation but I'll have to deal with it.
And also, please excuse my bad english. I'm trying to explain as precise I can, but...hm...
Also, since I live in this f**ked up cuntry, I don't have access to some brand name acoustic materials so I'll have to use standard coustruction stuff found in typical hardware store.
Tough situation... uff...
Please folks... advice me!