Building a Recording Studio

torquemada · 12th October 2008, 12:40 AM

I want to build a recording studio on the 3rd floor of my house, I have two options for the wall construction

Option 1: build concrete or brick walls and then apply 2 layers of drywall attached with green glue with fiber insulation.

Option 2 : build the walls with 2 layers of drywall attached with green glue with fiber insulation inside leave a gap of air and mirror the construction on the other side like it`s described on Rod Gervais book. This option has an STC of 63.

Should I have enough with an STC of 63 or should I need more cause I don`t want the neiborghs to complain.

Thanks for any help

Edward

avare · 12th October 2008, 12:58 AM

Option 1 is better.

Andre

torquemada · 13th October 2008, 07:46 PM

Thanks Andre

So far there`s a house were I can build a recording studio it has wide rooms on the first floor but the ceiling is too low I guess it`s 2.45 m (8 feet) so I was thinking some options, one is building the studio on the third floor and another one is to dig the first floor so I can have at least 3.00 m (9.8 feet) ceiling, so far I have a room of 7.00 m x 8 .00 m (22.9 ft x 26.2 ft), is 3.00 m (9.8 feet) a good ceiling height or can I live with a lower ceiling?

torquemada · 14th October 2008, 06:08 AM

Would you rent a house with an 8 ft ceiling for a recording studio?

Weasel9992 · 14th October 2008, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by torquemada

Would you rent a house with an 8 ft ceiling for a recording studio?

Not if I had another, better choice, no. You're going to run into small-room issues no matter what the length and width are if the ceilings are at 8'.

Frank

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12th October 2008, 12:40 AM	#1
torquemada Gear Head Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 40	Building a Recording Studio I want to build a recording studio on the 3rd floor of my house, I have two options for the wall construction Option 1: build concrete or brick walls and then apply 2 layers of drywall attached with green glue with fiber insulation. Option 2 : build the walls with 2 layers of drywall attached with green glue with fiber insulation inside leave a gap of air and mirror the construction on the other side like it`s described on Rod Gervais book. This option has an STC of 63. Should I have enough with an STC of 63 or should I need more cause I don`t want the neiborghs to complain. Thanks for any help Edward

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12th October 2008, 12:58 AM	#2
avare Lives for gear Join Date: May 2004 Location: Hamilton, On Canada Posts: 948	Option 1 is better. Andre

13th October 2008, 07:46 PM	#3
torquemada Gear Head Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 40	Thanks Andre So far there`s a house were I can build a recording studio it has wide rooms on the first floor but the ceiling is too low I guess it`s 2.45 m (8 feet) so I was thinking some options, one is building the studio on the third floor and another one is to dig the first floor so I can have at least 3.00 m (9.8 feet) ceiling, so far I have a room of 7.00 m x 8 .00 m (22.9 ft x 26.2 ft), is 3.00 m (9.8 feet) a good ceiling height or can I live with a lower ceiling?

14th October 2008, 06:08 AM	#4
torquemada Gear Head Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 40	Would you rent a house with an 8 ft ceiling for a recording studio?