What about acoustic tile wrapped in fabric?

[undrgrnd studio]

I can get acoustic tile for .10 cents per 2x2 tile. I know it works pretty good as a sound absorber/deadener. But it is way too ugly to put on my brand new walls so I was thinking why couldn't wrap it in a colored cheesecloth or something and then hang some on the walls? I want to get some condensed fiberglass board, but it is only available as a special order. I would like to make a few of those eventually, but is there any reason I couldn't use some well placed acoustic tile maybe even double stacked for reasonable treatment?

 

[chugheshc]

hey undergrnd -
suspended ceiling tiles that are made of condensed fiberglass are nearly the same thing as OC703; they are readily available, and if you peel off the facing, you can stack them to whatever thickness you desire. I used 6 boxes in my litle pocket studio. You can even take the facing off, and put them back into the cardboard and then cover it with cloth.
C.

 

[gullfo]

or even use them back-to-back and glue around the edges. then take 2 sets of those and make a 2'x4' unit which you can then hang a couple of inches off the wall. here's a small booth concept. using rolls of insulation (still in plastic) in the corners.

 

[undrgrnd studio]

hey undergrnd -
suspended ceiling tiles that are made of condensed fiberglass are nearly the same thing as OC703; they are readily available, and if you peel off the facing, you can stack them to whatever thickness you desire. I used 6 boxes in my litle pocket studio. You can even take the facing off, and put them back into the cardboard and then cover it with cloth.
C.

What facing? You mean the chalky white finish? I thought that was "part" of the tile. I didn't realize it was just a facing. Don't those pits help with sound absorption though? This is sounding like a good solution for anyone on a budget.

 

[undrgrnd studio]

or even use them back-to-back and glue around the edges. then take 2 sets of those and make a 2'x4' unit which you can then hang a couple of inches off the wall. here's a small booth concept. using rolls of insulation (still in plastic) in the corners.

Why the insulation in the plastic? To help with sound deadening? I like the idea of putting the tiles back to back and placing them a few inches from the wall, that gives you two absorption surfaces. I think I might go ahead and use these, like I said they are 10 cents a piece at the local used construction materials store. I will definitely wrap them in some kind of thin fabric though.

 

[chugheshc]

the facing is plastic sheet, it pulls right off. if you leave it on it will just reflect sound. I have different size boxes with either 4 or 2 inches of these contained in them.
C.

 

[undrgrnd studio]

Yesterday I was talking about this with my father and he said that the acoustic tiles I had are made from compressed cellulose and not compressed fiberglass. Which once I thought about when I was cutting them I realized is true. I imagine it probably doesn't even matter because it is a dense absorptive material.

 

[mixsit]

... hard fiber board, chalky white finish, pits..
If it's that, lilely it only knocks the highs down some.

 

[undrgrnd studio]

... hard fiber board, chalky white finish, pits..
If it's that, lilely it only knocks the highs down some.

So no good? I wouldn't exactly call it hard, you could probably crush it with two fingers. But yeah, it's definitely pressed cellulose board. I imagine theres another type that's made from pressed fiberglass similar to the 703 by Owens Corning. I can't get that cheap like I can the other stuff.