From a thread back in March, I followed Ausrock's suggestion of installing a second sliding glass door in a newly framed wall to isolate two existing sliding glass doors on the south wall of my live room.
The new wall is framed with 2x4's, with rockwool in the cavity; two layers of gypsum mounted on rc channel on the live side; a single 5/8-in layer of gypsum on the interior side. The door I got at Ho' Depot for about $100--a cheapo model they were closing out; single glazed, thin glass.
I haven't finished treating the room yet but we went ahead and did a rehearsal there with the full band on Sunday and I'm super happy to report that the isolation achieved on by the door assembly is nothing short of amazing! This was the biggest leap of faith I took on the whole construction, as I was never convinced of how much isolation I'd actually get.
Suffice it to say Ausrock - you rock!
Thanks,
Alex
The new wall is framed with 2x4's, with rockwool in the cavity; two layers of gypsum mounted on rc channel on the live side; a single 5/8-in layer of gypsum on the interior side. The door I got at Ho' Depot for about $100--a cheapo model they were closing out; single glazed, thin glass.
I haven't finished treating the room yet but we went ahead and did a rehearsal there with the full band on Sunday and I'm super happy to report that the isolation achieved on by the door assembly is nothing short of amazing! This was the biggest leap of faith I took on the whole construction, as I was never convinced of how much isolation I'd actually get.
Suffice it to say Ausrock - you rock!
Thanks,
Alex