Construction Questions / Iso room

Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:16 am

Hi,
This is my first time posting.Ive read many of the posts and Rod book.
Its time to put it into action.
Im looking for some help with a small room design for my home studio.
Im on the second floor in a pretty old building.The space im in was redone 10 years ago or so.Its a decent size 1 bedroom apt. There is a business below me so I would like to isolate it as much as I can. It is my own personal work space
Im trying to figure out the the best way to go about getting the room to be able to handle m guitar amps. Its will be my own personal work space
I was thinking about building a iso booth but I dont really like the sound of them so im thinking of doing some sort of treatment on the room. I realize I cant totally sound proof it but I think some thing can be done to turn this into a great work space
Its 12 x 12 with 10 foot ceilings with oak floors. Its the old bedroom for the space that im in.
Im thinking doing a room within this room.
My main question is the floor. I cant pour cement so i was wondering my options. What type of insulation to use
I also need some help with the walls as well. The existing was are typical interior walls .
Whats the best way to deal with them ? Do I remove the existing sheet rock or can I include it in the new design?
Im in central NJ is there anyone you can refer who does this kind of work in NJ

Thanks for any help

Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:30 am

the squareness of the original room would be a problem but if you're going to build a room within a room, that can alter things a bit. the floor can be a problem since the structure likely would need reinforcement to support a poor man's floating floor (sand filled). maybe an isolation box for your amp(s) is the answer?

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 10:08 am

There are several products that can be used to decouple one room to another in terms of vibration (Sheet Block from Auralex is one of them). Using sand in an old building is crazy unless your neighbor in the floor below likes to have a beach inside his house Smile

Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 12:03 am

Does sheet block or other mass loaded vinyl products really work ?
Im looking for some options. Any input from you guys will be a great help
Id like to get this under way in July..

Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:04 am

yes they work... you can also check for Green Glue (http://www.greengluecompany.com), it is used also to prevent impact noise and it works wonderfully in terms of decoupling materials

Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:57 am

Thanks..
I've been checking out Green Glue.I read about it in Rod's book as well .
I want to make sure I dont turn this room into a 3 leaf situation. Is there a way to keep the existing walls in the design ?
Last night I measured the space out.
It can work out but Im somewhat comfused what to do with the walls and floor
I also measured the space I have in the basement.
Im thinking of making myself a iso box for my louder amps down there.
My ceilings are only 7 foot down there so its kinda tight but I think the iso box down there can work well.

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