I'm working on trying to decide for certain what to do with my soundproofing. I have a small room of approx. 15.5' x 14.5'x8'. It is in a basement room with 2 walls being foundation walls.
things I've decided so far:
1: ceiling will be clips and channels, recessed to have a half inch gap between the joist and drywall so as to lose as little height as possible.
2: 1 foundation wall is the right side of the theater. In order to hide a pipe clean out I've already decided on a completely separate, 2nd stud wall with an access panel for the clean out.
3: the screen wall is the other foundation wall. I'm planning on building another separate stud wall for that. though I will probably use 2x3 framing to save some space.
4: will be doing DD and GG.
5: will be doing insulation everywhere for a little more absorption.
things I'm trying to decide:
1: for the other 2 walls, I'm trying to decide between doing clips and recessing them like the ceiling or doing a staggered stud wall. Cost is somewhat of a concern as I'm not sure how excited I am to spend 4-7 dollars a piece for clips when I can get a couple studs for that much. generally speaking, is there a large performance difference between clips and channel versus a 2x6 sill with staggered 2x4s? I've read a lot of conflicting info on it.
things I've decided so far:
1: ceiling will be clips and channels, recessed to have a half inch gap between the joist and drywall so as to lose as little height as possible.
2: 1 foundation wall is the right side of the theater. In order to hide a pipe clean out I've already decided on a completely separate, 2nd stud wall with an access panel for the clean out.
3: the screen wall is the other foundation wall. I'm planning on building another separate stud wall for that. though I will probably use 2x3 framing to save some space.
4: will be doing DD and GG.
5: will be doing insulation everywhere for a little more absorption.
things I'm trying to decide:
1: for the other 2 walls, I'm trying to decide between doing clips and recessing them like the ceiling or doing a staggered stud wall. Cost is somewhat of a concern as I'm not sure how excited I am to spend 4-7 dollars a piece for clips when I can get a couple studs for that much. generally speaking, is there a large performance difference between clips and channel versus a 2x6 sill with staggered 2x4s? I've read a lot of conflicting info on it.