Recent content by Klamnops

I had thought about doing drywall between the joists but my "worst case scenario" thinking mind shot it down with the thought of it getting wet and moldy. I couldn't imagine what trying to remove it would be like. I've played with the idea of a soft ceiling with insulation and either cloth or...

Hey thanks for the reply. So would you recommend filling the cavity. I have 2x10 joists so with the R19 there would be space left in the cavity.

I'm debating on putting insulation in my basement ceiling before closing it up with Sheetrock. I have done so much reading on the subject that I'm more confused now then before. The area is 22x26 and will be a multi function family/music area. I would like to limit noise transmission from going...

Hey thanks for the input man. I'm going to eventually get into the acoustic treatments of the room. I'm just trying to get it usable at this point. The space was two rooms and I took down the partition wall to make one room. Some of the walls are still bare studs at this point. One room was wood...

So I been doing a lot of reading on flooring for my basement studio and so far the consensus is carpet is a no no. But if a thin carpet was glued down to the concrete would it really make that much of a difference and absorb the high frequencies? Would it not just bounce off the mass of the...

Hey finally picked up a 388. Got it not working and took a chance on it. So far I replaced the belt and adjusted The tension rollers but I'm still having some trouble with it. When I first turn it on it works great now. But after awhile all the rtz, play, rw, and ff functions start acting up...