Inconsistent Mass Distribution In-Wall
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2021 2:12 am
I'm beginning to convert an 8'x12.5' room in my garage into a control room. It's built into the corner of the garage and has 2 exterior walls, one stucco ext, one wood ext. in which I'd like to increase isolation as I live on a busy street and get lots of road noise. I understand adding mass is the way to go, and the most massive material I have on hand is scrap granite (from counter-top material)
My thought was to put it between the studs against the exterior sheathing before adding rock wool insulation, but I don't have enough granite to evenly fill the whole wall. Would it still make a difference even if it's only in the lower half of the wall? or should it be spaced out to every other stud bay? would it be problematic if it doesn't fill the entire area of the stud bay?
Thanks.
My thought was to put it between the studs against the exterior sheathing before adding rock wool insulation, but I don't have enough granite to evenly fill the whole wall. Would it still make a difference even if it's only in the lower half of the wall? or should it be spaced out to every other stud bay? would it be problematic if it doesn't fill the entire area of the stud bay?
Thanks.