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Hey everybody,

I just started poking around here this morning and can see this is the place to be for acoustical knowledge! Basically I have been living away from home for the past 5 years and am finally looking to buying a home rather than living in an apartment. One of the big things I am looking for in a house is a place to put my acoustic drum set, but the big concern is I don't want to drive my neighbors and roommates nuts. As of now I'm not too concerned with the acoustics inside the room I would use, but more so isolating the sound from the rest of the house. Before I ask a whole butt ton of questions about the best materials to use and such only to be told to do a search...let me a do a search and read up some lol. I just wanted to introduce myself and say hi :D

BUT while I'm searching if anyone wants to give some suggestions I wouldnt say no :p . as of now I dont have a house yet so I couldnt tell you dimensions etc. But I'm going to assume I would be starting from scratch, so that's where my searches will take me!

Evan
 
oh, by the way NVM I THINK IM GONNE USE EGG SHELLZ CUZ I HURD DAT DEY BETTUR DAN CARTONZ LULZULZLUZLULZZ. see! I do search before I post!
 
EDIT: Maybe I was over complicating it. It maybe be more cut and dry than I originally thought. It seems that double dry wall (although I need to look into the meaning of staggered studs) with a dense material as insulation is the way to go for walls. Basements are best for floors (I kinda figured that from the get go). And I have yet to look into ceilings, but I am sure is included in some of the room within a room explanations.

That being said, what's the most popular insulation these days? And recommendations for wall thickness and stuff. I guess I am still grasping for more detailed tutorials or outlines as opposed to more vague theory.
 
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If you don't want to disturb the neighbors, then look for a house with no neighbors. Is that a possibility? Will it just be yourself or will you have family living with you that you don't want to bother?

If you can set up in the basement, you've done a lot towards keeping sound within your house. Double drywall is a good, mass is the key to sound isolation/transmission loss. Also, your room should be airtight, which presents some problems because you have to provide heat and ventilation.

good luck.
 
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I will be living with 2 roommates. I would honestly worry more about disturbing the roommates than the neighbors (as isolating from the rest of the house would most likely do a more than substantial job of isolating from the neighbors). I also forgot to mention that I am not looking at townhouses so really, neighbors are the least of my worries. Just my poor, poor room mates. Ideally, I would like to be able to play without disturbing them watching TV.

Unfortunately since I dont know about the area I would be trying to work with in great detail, it's a fruitless effort to get more detailed info back from you guys. I guess until then I will keep reading and trying to learn more in anticipation.
 
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