Hey,
Long time lurker, first time poster
I am looking to turn my freestanding brick built garage into a place to practice drums and guitar. I have done lots of reading and would like to do this on a budget, but so the sound is dampened (I realise it won't be soundproof!)
Please see my rough sketch of what I would like to achieve
The black outline is the exterior brick wall.
The black 'squares' are brick supports.
The blue is air/space, approximately 5 inches.
The gray is a stud wall, with a dry wall for the interior. In between this I am thinking of foam insulation.
The brown is a double door system
The red is the garage door
Would this be enough to dampen the exterior noise? Should I look to rockwall instead of foam insulation. Are there other products budget products that are better, or do I just need to get acoustic material to fill the stud wall?
Are the brick supports, where there is no 'air' between the stud wall and exterior wall a significant weak point? Could I bring the stud wall closer to the wall to get some more space?
Is the garage door a significant week point? If so, how best to address this without bricking up?
Any other comments greatly appreciated!
Long time lurker, first time poster
I am looking to turn my freestanding brick built garage into a place to practice drums and guitar. I have done lots of reading and would like to do this on a budget, but so the sound is dampened (I realise it won't be soundproof!)
Please see my rough sketch of what I would like to achieve
The black outline is the exterior brick wall.
The black 'squares' are brick supports.
The blue is air/space, approximately 5 inches.
The gray is a stud wall, with a dry wall for the interior. In between this I am thinking of foam insulation.
The brown is a double door system
The red is the garage door
Would this be enough to dampen the exterior noise? Should I look to rockwall instead of foam insulation. Are there other products budget products that are better, or do I just need to get acoustic material to fill the stud wall?
Are the brick supports, where there is no 'air' between the stud wall and exterior wall a significant weak point? Could I bring the stud wall closer to the wall to get some more space?
Is the garage door a significant week point? If so, how best to address this without bricking up?
Any other comments greatly appreciated!