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Gentlemen,
I have been watching this forum for quite some team now, learning tricks of the trade from Mr. Erkskine and others. My professional trade is a network LAN/WAN engineer, but I am an aspiring DIYer.
I am building my HT in the basement of my new house and created this thread to keep track of my progress. My HT is going to be about 22x15' and here is the WALL AND CEILING recipe from the inside out. Double Drywall > Sound Barrier > Sound Board > Insulation > Stud. I plan to use either "Great Stuff" or a contractor to seal all the cracks and holes in the room so that it is as close to air tight as I can make it. In addition, I am planning on de-coupling the topplates from the floor joists by using the RSIC isolation clips from www.silentsource.com.
I will be using an outside door and am currently investigating the possibility of applying Sound Barrier to the inside of the door. I have heard that they are "sandwhiched", but have not looked further into it yet. Because my wife and I would like to change our front door to the house, I may just move it into the HT and then buy a new front door.
I am about a month along now, and am doing all of the work myself, aside from perhaps the electrical wiring, etc ... I will soon add pictures to this thread. I have, however attached the floor layout. It took me several days to come up with, and would appreciate some constructive feedback.

I have been watching this forum for quite some team now, learning tricks of the trade from Mr. Erkskine and others. My professional trade is a network LAN/WAN engineer, but I am an aspiring DIYer.
I am building my HT in the basement of my new house and created this thread to keep track of my progress. My HT is going to be about 22x15' and here is the WALL AND CEILING recipe from the inside out. Double Drywall > Sound Barrier > Sound Board > Insulation > Stud. I plan to use either "Great Stuff" or a contractor to seal all the cracks and holes in the room so that it is as close to air tight as I can make it. In addition, I am planning on de-coupling the topplates from the floor joists by using the RSIC isolation clips from www.silentsource.com.
I will be using an outside door and am currently investigating the possibility of applying Sound Barrier to the inside of the door. I have heard that they are "sandwhiched", but have not looked further into it yet. Because my wife and I would like to change our front door to the house, I may just move it into the HT and then buy a new front door.
I am about a month along now, and am doing all of the work myself, aside from perhaps the electrical wiring, etc ... I will soon add pictures to this thread. I have, however attached the floor layout. It took me several days to come up with, and would appreciate some constructive feedback.
