[skeediddley]

Hi all.


I'm in the UK in a detached (but only just) house. I am in the process of getting quotes for a loft conversion. I wish to use the room as a home recording studio, which essentially involves running a pair of Genelec 1031As on full tilt all day long, and recording the odd drum kit/marshall amp. I obviously would like the room built with soundproofing in mind!


All the companies I've spoken to already specify their conversions with a suspended floor and a lot of heat/acoustic insulations in the walls, thus getting at least half the way there. But how do I make sure? What should I ask for to ensure that my neighbours suffer from the least amount of airborne noise pollution?


Shold I insist walls are clad in more walls or doubled up in thickness? Or is there any particular acoustic foams/wadding that are more efficient?


Any help on this matter would be great, and would greatly improve my chances of getting what I need built into the conversion.


thanks in advance!

 

[Ted White]

Hi. Welcome to the forum.


You might find this beneficial: http://www.soundproofingcompany.com/...within_a_room/

http://www.soundproofingcompany.com/..._construction/

 

[BIGmouthinDC]

It sounds like the companies you have talked to may not have all the knowledge you need to build a sound proof space other than making sure your footsteps won't be loud downstairs. What kind of an environment surrounds your house. Planes, Trains, Neighbors who are prone to sleeping with their windows open and complain about the noise?

 

[skeediddley]



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Originally Posted by BIGmouthinDC /forum/post/16887473


It sounds like the companies you have talked to may not have all the knowledge you need to build a sound proof space other than making sure your footsteps won't be loud downstairs. What kind of an environment surrounds your house. Planes, Trains, Neighbors who are prone to sleeping with their windows open and complain about the noise?

Thanks for getting back.


I am in a detached house - separated from my neighbours by about 1 metre either side. On one side i have a retirement home, who have extended every which way possible and are indeed accustomed to residing with the windows open & on the other a nice family who also have extended into the loft and who I do not wish to disturb. External noise is not a consideration.


In essence I simply wish to create a room in my loft that leaks the minimum amount of noise to the outside world. The loudest it will ever get is when I play the drums. Also it is worth noting that I do this for a living, and so would be constant rather than occasional.


Would I be better off attempting to find a loft-conversion company that specialise in AV/Music room conversions - or attempting to explain what I need to a local firm?


Cheers for any advice!

 

[BIGmouthinDC]

I might suggest that you PM BritinVA and get his input. Mark is an Avid theater builder and familiar with building methods and availability of materials on both sides of the pond. I would definitely be expecting the building company to be using some wall/ceiling isolation techniques (RSIC clips and channel), extra layers to give you more mass and use of a product like Green Glue if available for dampening. Insulation is a given but it won't provide enough sound proofing for your needs.

 

[Ted White]

We have dealt with a number of people from the UK and the EU over the years. Paradoxically, while the EU has higher sound isolation requirements in the building code, the home theatre and studio enthusiasts generally use much less sound isolation than here in the States. Not sure why.


If you could find an installer that really knew what they were doing, they would charge you an enormous sum to do it, I'm afraid. You might have better luck clearly understanding what needs to be done and overseeing the installation. The basic concepts are straightforward. The tricky issue comes into play when you marrry these basic concepts to your specific structure.