Hello,

I am getting a new apartment in january in the basement of the building I am currently living in.

It is a Studio Apartment here in NYC, the main space is about 600-650sq feet (haven't had a chance to go in an measure it).

I have spoken to the landlord about doing renovations and soundproofing on it and he is OK with my current plans.

In essence I want this new studio apartment to be one big home theatre. I have a Samsung LN52A750 I am going to be moving to the new space.

I want the design of the apartment to be inline with what most of the home theaters here look like, but I also want to have it function as a work area.

What kind of sound proofing should I do in the apartment. It is prewar, has a fire place, is in the basement, has one other apartment on the same floor as me, and thats basically it. I need for the sound not to leave the area, at all. Bass included.

Ill get pictures of the place next week.

Make it Air-tight and use: Mass, Isolation, Absorption, and Dampening.

Go to Soundproofingcompany.com

read these articles:

http://www.soundproofingcompany.com/index.php?/library/articles

Then take two aspirin and call us in the morning.

Make it Air-tight and use: Mass, Isolation, Absorption, and Dampening.

Go to Soundproofingcompany.com

read these articles:

http://www.soundproofingcompany.com/index.php?/library/articles

Then take two aspirin and call us in the morning.

It is actually your basement that has inspired me to get my new apartment and to do this kind of renovation.

If you have AIM or MSN please PM me.

Will they give you permission to work with the upstairs tenant - what if it is a heavy-set woman who walks around with high heels and likes the look of concrete floors?

Will they give you permission to work with the upstairs tenant - what if it is a heavy-set woman who walks around with high heels and likes the look of concrete floors?

My building has 2 studio apartments per floor. I currently own both apartments on the first floor, and will, in january buy one of the apartments in the basement.

I'm sure I wont mind.

Will I need a building permit if I am only putting up drywall and MLV?

Yo, it's NYC. Anything is possible. It's construction. Somebody wants a piece of the action including inspectors. I imagine that building inspectors tend to be more aggressive in multi-unit residential rentals for safety concerns.

In single family homes around here, that kind of a project would not require a permit.