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DaDunc205x
10-10-2005, 01:24 PM
im looking for any recommendations for a sound insulator for my garage(drywall walls/ceiling with concrete floors). Im just looking for something cheap(if possible) to keep noise from escaping the garage and entering the neighbors adjoining house. I was thinking about foam matress pads or just extra sheets of plywood or drywall to put up over the existing walls. thanks
fabcam
10-10-2005, 01:40 PM
im looking for any recommendations for a sound insulator for my garage(drywall walls/ceiling with concrete floors). Im just looking for something cheap(if possible) to keep noise from escaping the garage and entering the neighbors adjoining house. I was thinking about foam matress pads or just extra sheets of plywood or drywall to put up over the existing walls. thanks

The first thing I would keep in mind is the potential of a fire.
andyr354
10-10-2005, 02:27 PM
just buy them all these
http://www.professionalequipment.com/product_images/A404-0474_product.jpg

Are the walls insulated behind the drywall with regular insulation? That would help a bunch.
fabcam
10-10-2005, 02:30 PM
just buy them all these
http://www.professionalequipment.com/product_images/A404-0474_product.jpg



LOL
DaDunc205x
10-10-2005, 02:50 PM
Im not going to do major grinding/welding, so im not worried about a fire. It just echoes like crazy and im worried that everyone else will have to listen to me work on the truck, beat things with a hammer, drill metal, etc.. The shape of the room amplifies the sound a lot.
trainrech
10-10-2005, 03:09 PM
My brother's garage is underneath the kids' bedroom. He insulated and drywalled the whole thing and it knocked the noise transmission way down.
Norcaljr
10-10-2005, 03:31 PM
Are the walls insulated behind the drywall with regular insulation? That would help a bunch.

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DaDunc205x
10-10-2005, 03:59 PM
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honestly, I have no idea. Its just this place we are going to rent and i dont want to get the landlord or neighbors pissed, its a really nice place and dont want to lose it.
Clodhopper
10-10-2005, 05:16 PM
so go outside, close the garage door, and have your wife/gf/buddy wail on some steel with a big hammer inside the garage. You might be surprised at how quiet it really is.