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Originally Posted by mrface2112  As a customer, I ordered some 6lb Roxul from ATS acoustics. It shipped the same day I ordered and got to me within a couple days. They get an "A" for service from me.
From that, I made 8 4in deep 2x4 panels and 2 2x2 panels. It was a great DIY project and my room sounds a lot better now (and i need a lot more panels).
However, between the raw material costs (roxul, lumber for frames and felt for covering) and the time i spent on making these panels.......it came out only a few dollars cheaper than if I'd just ordered from GIK in the first place. DIY was nice......but i don't have that kind of time anymore.
next month, it'll be a phone call to Glenn.
cheers,
wade |
I also just made some OC 703 panels - 3 2x4 and 2 corner "superchunks" covered with GOM 701. However, I bought my raw materials from sensiblesoundsolutions.com (thanks Bryan Pape!) I've attached a couple of pictures.
They came out much better than expected. I was able to use this project as my "cover" to buy some power tools...I did a cost analyis and when I subtract the cost of the power tools my panels cost just a bit less than if I had purchased from Glenn.
I think when I get around to my "second phase" of treatment I'm already leaning toward placing an order with GIK.
I'm happy with the panels I made. I'm glad I did it.
But now that is over and I look at the time involved - I'll probably just buy from GIK and save all that time I spent in the garage.
On a side note, Ethan, Glenn, Bryan I know you hear this all the time, but seriously thank you for being so open with your acoustic advice. I know you have your own businesses and have your own proprietary way of making these panels, but in my opinion you really have gone above and beyond with giving "free advice." Seriously - thank you.
So, there's my 2 cents.