Placing sound isolation in garadge

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Hi,

We rented new garadge and we started isolating it. We have pro piramid isolation materials but we dont know where is the best to place it in a garadge. There is a large garadge door on front and a small window on back. Back window sounds were eliminated quite sucesfully but front door remains the problem. Where do we need to place those piramids? Directly on garadge door or on side walls?? We tried placing directly on doors but effect is very dissaponting.
PLEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAASE!!
Thanks!
 
Magpie7787 said:
Hi,
We have pro piramid isolation materials but we dont know where is the best to place it in a garadge.
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What are "pro pyramid isolation materials"? (Did the Egyptians use these?) Can you describe them, who manufacters them, and how they were originally designed to be used?

If your main sound leakage is occurring through the garage door, the best solution would be to build an interior wall that is not mechanically coupled to the door in any way (with around a six-eight inch airspace between). Obviously you lose some square footage this way, so you have to decide if you can afford that loss.
 
I know what you're talking about. The egg crate stuff. Aurelex like.
If you don't have a ton a money, and since your not going to get a pro enviornment in a garage anyway, I would just do the old hanging carpet trick. Hell, hang carpet, matresses, whatever you think is best. It won't be soundproof but it will help.
 
Yeah, like SS454 said. Hang stuff, don't nail it to the wall. Leave some space between the blankets and the wall.

Sure, put the pyramid stuff up. Everything that absorbs or diffuses sound is useful. But big heavy blankets and mattresses are the best.

When you finish playing, you can put the mattresses on the floor and sleep on them. And stuff.
 
dobro said:
Yeah, like SS454 said. Hang stuff, don't nail it to the wall. Leave some space between the blankets and the wall.

Sure, put the pyramid stuff up. Everything that absorbs or diffuses sound is useful. But big heavy blankets and mattresses are the best.

When you finish playing, you can put the mattresses on the floor and sleep on them. And stuff.
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plus... all of those suspicious stains can make pretty patterns and stuff that lead to ummm... creativity?
 
If you're talking about foam, remember that it is NOT designed for sound proofing. There is a big difference in a product or technique designed to reduce or diffuse sound REFLECTION vs.one that is designed to reduce sound TRANSMISSION. Sound-proofing is reduction of sound transmission. That's why putting foam on your garage door isn't very effective.
 
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