How To Treat Windows and Doors in a Rental?

sirdemon · 8th March 2010

heylo!

i am renting 2 rooms in an old house. one room will be a makeshift control room and the other a recording room.

i am looking for advice on blocking as much sound as possible from the windows and doors in the recording room (of course!). being a rental, i can't do wholesale changes to the structure of the house.

can anyone provide an example (photo, sketch) of a workable solution?
i know "soundproofing" is virtually impossible, but anything ideas to lessen sound would be greatly appreciated.

my budget for this shouldn't be more than say 2K.

attached are pictures of the doors and windows.

thanx for your help!
b.p.

Bubbagump · 8th March 2010

Lots of weather stripping and fill the windows with insulation. That is about all you can do with out getting nuts. Past that, gobo like a mad man.

hart · 16th March 2010

I have seen people build a "plug" out of mdf or sheetrock to put in windows like that with insulation in between the plug and the window. I would assume you'd need to caulk it or something to make it airtight. Anyway, it's a sort of temp solution but I can't speak to how effective it is having never tried it.

drummerboy1533 · 19th March 2010

Stuff with 703 and seal with calk ( I just used tape)..REALLY shut out the outside noise for an apartment window.Can't speak for you pissing off the neighbors.

8th March 2010	#1
sirdemon Gear interested Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 3 Thread Starter	How To Treat Windows and Doors in a Rental? heylo! i am renting 2 rooms in an old house. one room will be a makeshift control room and the other a recording room. i am looking for advice on blocking as much sound as possible from the windows and doors in the recording room (of course!). being a rental, i can't do wholesale changes to the structure of the house. can anyone provide an example (photo, sketch) of a workable solution? i know "soundproofing" is virtually impossible, but anything ideas to lessen sound would be greatly appreciated. my budget for this shouldn't be more than say 2K. attached are pictures of the doors and windows. thanx for your help! b.p. Attached Thumbnails

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8th March 2010	#2
Bubbagump Gear addict Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 445	Lots of weather stripping and fill the windows with insulation. That is about all you can do with out getting nuts. Past that, gobo like a mad man.

16th March 2010	#3
hart Gear interested Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Foley, AL Posts: 28	I have seen people build a "plug" out of mdf or sheetrock to put in windows like that with insulation in between the plug and the window. I would assume you'd need to caulk it or something to make it airtight. Anyway, it's a sort of temp solution but I can't speak to how effective it is having never tried it.

19th March 2010	#4
drummerboy1533 Gear addict Joined: Feb 2005 Location: Phx,AZ Posts: 390	Stuff with 703 and seal with calk ( I just used tape)..REALLY shut out the outside noise for an apartment window.Can't speak for you pissing off the neighbors.