So what is the most cost effective way to deaden a ceiling?

S.Filpansick · 8th October 2009

Hey guys, I'm working on treating the "jam room", and it has a VERY low ceiling (with a tile floor), so I'm going to just deaden the ceiling completely to make it more transparent.

I would like to do this on the CHEAP, and Menards is only 3 miles away, so here's what I was thinking:

Build 8' square frames out of furring strips.
cover the bottom with black "weed control" fabric
fill them with unfaced R19
attach to ceiling (likely with short chains so I could have a small/adjustable air gap)

Would this be reasonably effective?

Anything that would work better on the same kind of (or cheaper) budget?

FYI: the nearest source for rigid fiberglass or mineral wool that I've found is 60+ miles away (and I'm not even sure they'd sell to the public), so fuel expense would also play into the equation.

Thanks!
Steve

Glenn Kuras · 8th October 2009

I think that will work fine. You can compress it to 2 or so inches to save space.thumbsup

S.Filpansick · 9th October 2009

Awesome! Thanks Glenn!

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S.Filpansick Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2009 Location: Flint MI Posts: 502 Thread Starter	So what is the most cost effective way to deaden a ceiling? Hey guys, I'm working on treating the "jam room", and it has a VERY low ceiling (with a tile floor), so I'm going to just deaden the ceiling completely to make it more transparent. I would like to do this on the CHEAP, and Menards is only 3 miles away, so here's what I was thinking: Build 8' square frames out of furring strips. cover the bottom with black "weed control" fabric fill them with unfaced R19 attach to ceiling (likely with short chains so I could have a small/adjustable air gap) Would this be reasonably effective? Anything that would work better on the same kind of (or cheaper) budget? FYI: the nearest source for rigid fiberglass or mineral wool that I've found is 60+ miles away (and I'm not even sure they'd sell to the public), so fuel expense would also play into the equation. Thanks! Steve

8th October 2009	#2
Glenn Kuras Gear Guru Joined: Jul 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 11,995	I think that will work fine. You can compress it to 2 or so inches to save space.thumbsup __________________ Glenn Kuras GIK Acoustics USA GIK Acoustics Europe 770 986 2789 (USA) +44 (0) 20 7558 8976 (UK) See the NEW Scopus Tuned Trap

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S.Filpansick Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2009 Location: Flint MI Posts: 502 Thread Starter	Awesome! Thanks Glenn!