bluesfordan
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I'll have a bedroom that I can use as a dedicated music room. After I get done with the demolition of the basement's existing appointments, I'll be left with concrete walls with 2x4 stud framing 16" on center. Would the studs help for diffusion if I set up down in the basement? I'm not going to try to sound proof, just treat the walls. Or would I be better off sheathing the walls again with sheetrock and then apply acoustic treatment?
The existing sheathing on the walls in the basement is a horror show. They put paneling directly onto the 2x4 studs, with foil backed pink insulation. The current owner probably tried to start tearing it down and realized they were in over their heads especially with at least 2 young kids and the pandemic shut down keeping everybody in house. The dilapidated conditions are probably why we won the bidding process. I have demolition and carpentry experience, no job commitments. I expect to be spending about 3 months, throw in an extra month for the usual delays. Hopefully by fall, it will be all done and cleaned up. We won't be doing any finishing down there for at least a year or two but it will be ready if/when money becomes available.
Psyched. It's hard to believe that it's been 15 months since I've had a room where I could play music loudly through guitar amps and monitor speakers. I've done everything with headphones. Dang near strangled myself the other day when I turned around suddenly. I'm looking forward to this big time.
The existing sheathing on the walls in the basement is a horror show. They put paneling directly onto the 2x4 studs, with foil backed pink insulation. The current owner probably tried to start tearing it down and realized they were in over their heads especially with at least 2 young kids and the pandemic shut down keeping everybody in house. The dilapidated conditions are probably why we won the bidding process. I have demolition and carpentry experience, no job commitments. I expect to be spending about 3 months, throw in an extra month for the usual delays. Hopefully by fall, it will be all done and cleaned up. We won't be doing any finishing down there for at least a year or two but it will be ready if/when money becomes available.
Psyched. It's hard to believe that it's been 15 months since I've had a room where I could play music loudly through guitar amps and monitor speakers. I've done everything with headphones. Dang near strangled myself the other day when I turned around suddenly. I'm looking forward to this big time.