Sand Bags hung on the ceiling

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I've been searching the net lately to find the best and most affordable way to soundproof my basement for rehearsals with my band, and found some advice regarding the use of sandbags as a means of soundproofing.

I am considering this option since sand is free nowadays and bags..well can't get cheaper, and i am thinking of hanging sandbags on my ceiling and also covering the windows with lots of them. For the ceiling, I will build a wooden framework to hold them together, and attach gypsum board to the bottom of it.I am still working on a way to make the entire construction suspend and not touch the original ceiling or walls on the side.

However ,I am not sure whether sand has soundproofing properties, the only reason I am considering this is because it would make a heavy false ceiling that would absord the vibrations.

Do you think sand would be a good choice or should i stick to mupliple gypsum boards to add weight to the false ceiling?
 
I think you should find out more about your existing construction and post it, so you don't kill yourself; sand isn't light, and not a lot of places are built for a bunch of extra wieght -

Sand itself is a good isolator, because it has quite a bit of mass; however, putting it over your head and then expecting to KEEP it there with gypsum wallboard is REALLY NOT a good plan -

For a better idea of things that work, try using the search at the top of the page; type in this exact phrase -

mass-air-mass

you'll get 15 thread to check out, probably all of which I've already explained most of this in. After you've read through them, post back with whatever questions you have (probably more than you started with :=)


Hope that helps... Steve
 
Imagine the walls of a studio being plexiglas-sand-plexiglas. That would be interesting..
 
One could apply silicone chaulk to the bottom of the ceiling joists, and apply MDF using deck screws, then sheetrock over that for a nice appearance, using the MDF to support the weight of the sand. The chaulk would seal the seams so sand doesn't seem through the MDF seams...

YOu probably wouldn't need to fill the entire depth of the joists with sand, maybe 1/2 way?
 
I filled my floor with sand to keep shit from vibrating. It has worked really well.
 
Please take the weight of this solution very seriously
 
"I filled my floor with sand to keep shit from vibrating. It has worked really well." - Yeah, it's been a long time since a FLOOR fell UP and hit me in the face :=) (Last time I think it was Jack Daniels' fault :=) ... Steve
 
Hey, according to that chart two leaves of Indium separated by rockwool would be the best soundproof wall - wonder how much Indium costs - might hafta go cheap and just use platinum - dang... :=((
 
Is this the reason behind all the bars hanging loads of crap (heavy stuff like cars ) from the ceiling. Is there something to this ? I have an old transit bus brake drum....
 
Imagine if the sand walls with the clear plexiglas were like sand art. It would be.. uhh.. cheesy?

Who needs lava lamps when you can have sand art walls?
 
Somehow visions of firemen combing the rooms with
the "jaws of life" trying to remove the bodies from under
the collaped building keep springing to mind....
 
knightfly said:
Hey, according to that chart two leaves of Indium separated by rockwool would be the best soundproof wall - wonder how much Indium costs - might hafta go cheap and just use platinum - dang... :=((
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Or, if you really want, you could use uranium, and then you don't even need to buy lighting. The walls would glow!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:


Light

"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi
 
This has been a fun thread, but seriously, what is a good way to soundproof a celing without adding a lot of weight? There has to be a way, I just dont know what it is. Of course if money were no object it would be a lot easier for me.
 
I'd rip down the existing ceiling if there is one, then apply fiberglass insulation (or rock wool, or rigid fiberglass, etc), then drywall over that with two layers, 1/2" first, then 3/8" on top of that. I'd even chaulk all the ceiling joists before applying the drywall.

Others would disagree, I imagine.
 
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