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Insulating my garage!!

  • 22-03-2005 6:50pm
    #1
    bumblebeemouth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭


    I currently have my drum kit set up in my garage and am looking for a way to reduce the amount of noise that escapes out the front door, anyone know of any decent material that would do the job? Im not looking to sound-proof it, just wanna damp it down a bit!!


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  • #2
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Heavy cloth is pretty good, if hung about a foot away from the wall. Also, check out stuff called Rockwool. Heard good stuff about that.


  • #3
    jcoote
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭jcoote


    i helped a bloke in work build a gaff in wexford over the past while and we insulated the whole place with an acoustic fibre glass and it did the job 100% ... for a garage i'd say about 4 roles at 25 notes each would do ya...just ring your local builders providers and ask about acoustic insulation...awight


  • #4
    daram
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭daram


    Theres a company called atil who sell rockwool. http://www.atil.ie . They're based in Dublin.

    It wont do it 100% and whoever said it does is talking out there arse. 100% sound proof is bordering on impossible, but it will help a little. You'll find that the most problematic areas you have are the door and any windows, seeing as your in a garage, your most likely behind a gable wall which should be fairly sound tight already. The best way of sound proofing a door is the build a soundreducing panel on the back of it which seals the gaps the whole way round the edge. You can buy professional acoustic door seals also, but they're expensive. Another approach is to put as much material and fabric in the room as possible as it soaks up the noise before it has a chance to escape.


  • #5
    jcoote
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭jcoote


    daram wrote:

    It wont do it 100% and whoever said it does is talking out there arse.


    figure of speech man ...tut


  • #6
    dabhoys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 800 ✭✭✭dabhoys


    Hey man here is a great site on insulating rooms. It goes into great detail on everything you want. Hope it helps..

    http://www.saecollege.de/reference_material/index.html


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  • #7
    PersonalJesus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 196 ✭✭PersonalJesus


    I made my garage into a perfect vacumn so its 100% soundproof.

    However the downside is i cant here anything either... and the lack of oxygen.


  • #8
    dabhoys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 800 ✭✭✭dabhoys


    Thats sounds like fun alrite :p


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