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Aurora
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Hey, I'm currently planning to build (with the help of my band) a room-within-a-room practice space and project studio in the basement of our house, and I wanted to check my plan with some of the veterans in this forum:
13' X 18' space, hopefully 11 1/2' x 16 1/2' interior dimensions, 7 1/2' ceilings (low, I know, but nothing can be done). The floor is concrete, we'll probably carpet it.
The plan is, from outside wall to inside: 5/8" drywall; special frame with good insulation; 1/4" drywall on the inside, covered by a material called "homosote" or something like that (acoustile stuff, but supposedly better) for the innermost layer.
The frame would look like this:
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with 2x6's for the top and sides (frame) and 2x4's for the studs.
And with insulation:
What kind is best for a project like this (low budget here, guys), and does one put insulation on both sides of the frame above, or just one to allow for dead air space? Or one person suggested we thread it through the beams horizontally, but that sounds maybe not so good.
Ok, hope that wasn't too confusing and thanks for sticking with me. Any suggestions? Should that be enough not to piss off neighbors? Anything that would be less expensive?
Rian
13' X 18' space, hopefully 11 1/2' x 16 1/2' interior dimensions, 7 1/2' ceilings (low, I know, but nothing can be done). The floor is concrete, we'll probably carpet it.
The plan is, from outside wall to inside: 5/8" drywall; special frame with good insulation; 1/4" drywall on the inside, covered by a material called "homosote" or something like that (acoustile stuff, but supposedly better) for the innermost layer.
The frame would look like this:
______________________________________
I_I I_I I_I I_I
_ _ _ _
_____I_I_______I_I________I_I________I_I__
with 2x6's for the top and sides (frame) and 2x4's for the studs.
And with insulation:
What kind is best for a project like this (low budget here, guys), and does one put insulation on both sides of the frame above, or just one to allow for dead air space? Or one person suggested we thread it through the beams horizontally, but that sounds maybe not so good.
Ok, hope that wasn't too confusing and thanks for sticking with me. Any suggestions? Should that be enough not to piss off neighbors? Anything that would be less expensive?
Rian